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MT_Word Roots
Med Terms_Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| angio | vessel |
| aortal | aorta; main artery |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| audio | sound |
| axilla | armpit |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| broncho | bronchi; airway |
| bulbo | bulblike; bulbourethral gland |
| calculi | stone |
| cardio | heart |
| carpo | wrist |
| cele | tumor, cyst; hernia |
| cerebro | brain |
| cervi | neck; uterus |
| chole | bile; gallbladder |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cili | hair-like processes |
| colon | large intestine |
| costa | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| creatine | metabolic waste material in urine |
| cutis | skin |
| cysto | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| dactyl | finger |
| dent | teeth |
| derma | skin |
| ectasis | expansion, distension, dilation |
| emboli | vessel obstruction (embolism) |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood [anemia] |
| enchephalo | brain |
| entero | intestine [gastroenterologist] |
| esthesia | sensation [anesthesia] |
| galacto | milk |
| gastro | stomach |
| genito | reproductive system |
| glomerulo | nephron part; little ball |
| glosso | tongue |
| glyco | sugar; sweet |
| hapsia | touch |
| hema, hemo | blood [hematocrit; hemoglobin] |
| hepat | liver |
| homeo, homo | similar, same, like |
| hyster | uterus |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | hip [iliopagus - joined at the hip] |
| lactin | milk |
| laparo | abdomen (laparoscopy) |
| laryngo | larynx, voice box |
| lingua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| madaro | falling hair |
| manus | hand |
| mast | breast |
| medulla | brain middle |
| meningo | spinal cord; membranes [meningitis] |
| metr | uterus [endometriosis] |
| myel | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle [cardiomyopathy] |
| myxo | mucous |
| naso | nose |
| natal | born |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerves |
| occiput | back of skull |
| oculo | eye |
| odont | teeth |
| onco | tumor |
| onychia | nail beds |
| oophoro | ovary |
| opthalmo | eye |
| orchido | testicle |
| ortho | straighten [orthodontist] |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear [otoscope] |
| ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
| oxy | oxygen; keen |
| parietes | wall part; parietal [walls of a cavity or an organ] |
| pector | breast, chest |
| pedi | foot |
| pedia | child |
| pedicular | lice |
| peritoneo | lining of the abdominal organs |
| phleb | vein |
| pleura | rib side |
| pneumo | lung |
| pons | bridges |
| procto | anus; rectum |
| prurigo | itching |
| psora | itch |
| psych | mind |
| ptysis | to spit [hemoptysis - spitting up blood] |
| pulmo | lungs |
| pyelo | pelvis |
| pyloro | pylorous; gatekeeper |
| pyo | pus |
| radi | rays |
| reni | kidney |
| rhin | nose |
| salping | tube; fallopian |
| sarco | flesh |
| sclero | hard |
| sperma, spermato | seed |
| spondyl | vertebra |
| squama | scaly |
| stoma | surgical opening; mouth |
| tempora | temporal |
| thermic | heat |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| tricho | hair |
| uretero | ureter |
| urethro | urethra |
| uri | urine |
| uric | pertaining to urine |
| urina | urine |
| uro | urine |
| varico | varicose veins |
| vas | duct; vessel [vas deferens] |
| vaso | blood vessel |
| vena | vein |
| ventricu | heart cavity/chamber |
| viscero | internal organs |
| pnea | breath, breathing |
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