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Appendix A Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat;fatty plaque |
| audi/o | hearing;sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyst/o | bladder,sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o,gyn/e,gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o,hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water;fluid |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| immune/o | protection |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o,ophthalm/o,opt/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| pneum/o | lungs;air |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psych/o,psych/i | mind or soul |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| quadr/i | four |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ven/o | vein |