Frequently used root works - Medical Terminolgy
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| acr- | extremity, peak | ||||
| aden- | gland | ||||
| aer- | air | ||||
| angi- | vessel | ||||
| arthr- | joint | ||||
| blephar- | EYELID | ||||
| BRACHI- | ARM | ||||
| carcin- | cancer | ||||
| cardi- | heart | ||||
| carp- | wrist | ||||
| caus- | tail | ||||
| cephal- | head | ||||
| cervic | neck | ||||
| cheil | lip | ||||
| cheir-, chir | hand | ||||
| chol- | bile, gall | ||||
| chondr | cartlage | ||||
| col- | large intestine, colon | ||||
| colp- | vagina | ||||
| cost- | rib | ||||
| crani- | skull | ||||
| cry- | cold | ||||
| crypt- | hidden | ||||
| cutan-, cut- | skin | ||||
| cyan- | blue | ||||
| cyst- | bladder | ||||
| dacry | tear | ||||
| dactyl- | fingers toes | ||||
| dent-, odont- | tooth | ||||
| derm-, dermat- | skin | ||||
| dextr- | right | ||||
| dips- | thirst | ||||
| dors- | back | ||||
| duct- | carry | ||||
| encephal- | brain | ||||
| enter- | intestine | ||||
| erg- | work | ||||
| eryth- | red | ||||
| esthe- | sensation | ||||
| febr- | fever | ||||
| flex | bend | ||||
| gastr | stomach | ||||
| gen | produce | ||||
| gingiv | gums | ||||
| gloss | tongue | ||||
| glyc-, gluc | sugar | ||||
| gnath- | jaw | ||||
| grav- | heavy, pregnant | ||||
| gynec- | female | ||||
| hem-, hemat- | blood | ||||
| hepat- | liver | ||||
| heter- | different | ||||
| hidr- | perspiration | ||||
| hist- | tissue | ||||
| home-, hom | same | ||||
| hydr-, hydra | water | ||||
| iatr, | physician | ||||
| irid- | iris | ||||
| is- | equal | ||||
| kerat- | cornea | ||||
| kin-, kinesi- | move, movement | ||||
| lacrim- | tear | ||||
| lact-, galact- | milk | ||||
| lapar- | abdomen | ||||
| laryng- | larynx | ||||
| later- | side | ||||
| leuk-, leus | white | ||||
| lingi- | tongue | ||||
| lip- | fat | ||||
| lith- | stone | ||||
| mamm-, mast | breast | ||||
| melan- | black | ||||
| men- | monthly, menses | ||||
| metr- | uterus | ||||
| morph- | shape, form | ||||
| my- | muscle | ||||
| myc- | fungus | ||||
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord | ||||
| myring- | eardrum | ||||
| nas- | nose | ||||
| necr- | dead | ||||
| nephr-, ren | kidney | ||||
| neur- | nerve | ||||
| noct-, nyct- | night | ||||
| null | none | ||||
| ocul | eye | ||||
| omphal- | umbilicus | ||||
| onych | nail | ||||
| oo- | egg, ova | ||||
| opthalm- | eye | ||||
| er- | mouth | ||||
| orchid- | testes | ||||
| orexia- | appetite | ||||
| orth- | straight | ||||
| oste-, oss- | bone | ||||
| ot-, aur- | ear | ||||
| para- | to bear | ||||
| path- | disease | ||||
| pect- | chest | ||||
| ped- | child | ||||
| phag- | swallow, eat | ||||
| pharmac- | drug | ||||
| pharyng- | throat | ||||
| phas- | speak, say | ||||
| phleb- | vein | ||||
| phon- | voice | ||||
| phren- | diaphhram | ||||
| pil, trich- | hair | ||||
| pneum- | air breath | ||||
| pneumon- | lung | ||||
| pod- | foor | ||||
| proct- | rectum | ||||
| pseud- | false | ||||
| psych- | mind | ||||
| pulmo(n) | lung | ||||
| py- | pus | ||||
| pyel- | kidney pelvis | ||||
| pyr- | fire, fever | ||||
| quadri- | four | ||||
| rhin- | nose | ||||
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| sanguin- | blood | ||||
| scler- | hard | ||||
| sect- | cut | ||||
| sept- | contamination | ||||
| sial- | saliva | ||||
| sten- | narrow, constricted | ||||
| stomat- | mouth | ||||
| strict- | draw tight | ||||
| tax- | order, arrange | ||||
| ten- | tendon | ||||
| therm- | heat | ||||
| thorac- | chest | ||||
| thromb- | clot | ||||
| tox- | poison | ||||
| trache- | windpipe | ||||
| trachel- | neck | ||||
| traumat- | wound | ||||
| tri- | three | ||||
| trop- | turn | ||||
| troph- | nurture, nutrition | ||||
| ur- | urine | ||||
| vas- | vessel | ||||
| vert- | turn | ||||
| vesic- | bladder | ||||
| viscer- | internal organs | ||||
| vita- | life |
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Created by:
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on 2012-04-17