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section 3 Root Words
Medical terminology Most Common Root Words (A-L)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen |
| acanth | spiny |
| acetabul | hip socket |
| acou | hearing |
| acr | height |
| actin | radius |
| aden | gland |
| adenoid | adenoids |
| adren | adrenal gland |
| adrenal | adrenal gland |
| aer | gas |
| albumin | albumin |
| algesi | pain |
| alveol | alveolus |
| ambly | dull |
| amni | amnion |
| amnion | amnion |
| amyl | starch |
| andr | male |
| angi | vessel |
| anis | unequal |
| ankyl | stiff, bent |
| antr | antrum |
| an | anus |
| aort | aorta |
| aponeur | aponeurosis |
| appendic | appendix |
| arche | beginning |
| arteri | artery |
| arteriol | smal artery |
| arthr | joint |
| articul | joint |
| atel | imperfect |
| ather | yellowish, fatty, plaque |
| atri | atrium |
| aur | ear |
| aut | self |
| axill | armpit |
| azot | urea, nitrogen |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| balan | glans penis |
| bi | life |
| bil | bile |
| blast | developing cell |
| blephar | eyelid |
| brachi | arm |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bronchiol | bronchiole |
| bucc | check |
| burs | cavity |
| calc | calcium |
| cancer | cancer |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardi | heart |
| carp | wrist bones |
| caud | tail |
| cec | cecum |
| celi | abdominal cavity |
| cephal | head |
| cerebell | cerebellum |
| cerebr | cerebrum, brain |
| cerumin | earwax |
| cervic | cervix |
| cheil | lip |
| chir | hand |
| cholangi | bile duct |
| chol | gall, bile |
| choledoch | common bile duct |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chori | chorion |
| chrom | color |
| clavic | collarbone |
| clavicul | collarbone |
| col | colon |
| colp | vagina |
| coni | dust |
| conjunctiv | conjunctiva |
| core | pupil |
| corne | cornea |
| coron | heart |
| cortic | outer layer of body organ |
| cor | pupil |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| cry | cold |
| crypt | hidden |
| culd | cuidesac |
| cutane | skin |
| cyan | blue |
| cyes | pregnancy |
| cyst | bladder |
| cyt | cell |
| dacry | tear duct |
| dactyl | fingers, toes |
| dent | tooth |
| dermat | skin |
| derm | skin |
| dextr | right |
| diaphor | sweat |
| diaphragmat | diaphragm |
| dipl | double |
| dips | thirst |
| disk | intervertebral disk |
| diverticul | diverticulum |
| dors | back |
| duoden | duodenum |
| dur | hard |
| dynam | power |
| ech | sound |
| ectop | located away from usual place |
| electr | electrical activity |
| embry | embryo |
| emmetr | a normal measures |
| encephal | brain |
| endocrin | endocrine |
| enter | intestines |
| epididym | epididymis |
| epiglott | epiglottis |
| episi | vulva |
| epitheli | epithelium |
| erythr | red |
| esophag | esophagus |
| esthesi | sensation, feeling |
| eti | cause |
| faci | face |
| femor | upper leg bone |
| fet | fetus |
| fibr | fibrous tissue |
| fibul | lower leg |
| gangli | ganglion |
| gastr | stomach |
| ger | aged |
| geront | old age |
| gingiv | gum |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| gloss | tongue |
| gluc | sugar |
| glycos | sugar |
| gnath | jaw |
| gnos | knowledge |
| gon | seed |
| gravid | pregnancy |
| gynec | woman |
| gyn | woman |
| hem | blood |
| hemat | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| herni | hernia |
| heter | other |
| hidr | sweat |
| hist | tissue |
| hom | same |
| home | unchanging |
| humer | upper arm bone |
| hydr | water |
| hymen | hymen |
| hypn | sleep |
| hyster | uterus |
| iatr | medicine, physician |
| ichthy | fish |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | ilium |
| immun | immune |
| irid | iris |
| iri | iris |
| ischi | ischium |
| isch | deficiency, blockage |
| is | equal |
| jejun | jejunum |
| kal | potassium |
| kary | nucleus |
| kerat | cornea |
| kerat | hard tissue |
| kin | movement |
| kinesi | movement |
| kyph | hump |
| libi | lips |
| labyrinth | labyrinth |
| lacrim | tear |
| lact | milk |
| lamin | lamina |
| lapar | abdomen |
| larying | larynx |
| later | side |
| lei | smooth |
| leuk | white |
| lingu | tongue |
| lip | fat, lith, calculus |
| lob | lobe |
| lord | bent, forward |
| lymph | lymph |
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