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Root words
Term | Definition |
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ischi/o | ischium |
articul/o | joint |
ligament/o | ligament |
arthr/o | joint |
humer/o | humerus |
fibul/o | fibula |
sud/o; sudor/o | sweat |
squam/o | scale |
proxim/o | near |
later/o | side |
chondr/o | cartilage |
stern/o | sternum |
pubi/o; pub/o | pubis |
trich/o | hair |
pachy/o | thick |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
rhytid/o | wrinkles |
metatars/o | foot bones |
viscer/o | internal organs |
inguin/o | groin |
ventr/o | front side |
tars/o | ankle bones |
chondr/o | cartilage |
metacarp/o | hand bones |
kyph/o | outward curviture of the spine |
lord/o | foward curviture of the spine |
maxill/o | maxilla |
femor/o | femur |
ankyl/o | stiff; mobile |
orth/o | straight |
scoli/o | lateral curvature of the spine |
scapula/o | scapula |
sacr/o | sacrum |
pil/o | hair |
xer/o | dry |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow |
onych/o | nail |
ungu/o | nail |
oste/o | bone |
lamin/o | lamina |
radi/o | radius |
ili/o | ilium |
cut/o | skin |
cutane/o | skin |
carp/o | wrist bones |
cost/o | rib |
bucc/o | cheek |
hidr/o | sweat |
pect/o | chest |
pector/o | chest |
ten/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
coccyg/o | coccyx |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
burs/o | bursa |
lumb/o | lower back |
ped/o | foot |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
myc/o | fungus |
phalang/o | finger and toe bones |
mandibul/o | mandible |
pelv/i | pelvis |
fibr/o | fiber |
clavicul/o | clavicle |
seb/o | sebum |
patell/o | patella |
dors/o | back |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
lapar/o | abdomen |
ceil/o | abdomen |
cyt/o | cell |
crani/o | skull |
kerat/o | horny tissue |
pertaining to the front side | ventral |
face up | supine |
pertaining to the surface | superficial |
toward the trunk of the body | proximal |
face down | prone |
from the back to the front | posteroanterior |
pertaining to the back of the body | posterior |
poster/o | back |
pelv/i | pelvis |
spin/o | spine |
nucle/o | nucleus |
medi/o | middle |
umbilic/o | navel |
anter/o | front |
thorac/o | chestq |
electr/o | electricity |
fasci/o | band of fibrous tissue |
medial | pertaining to the middle |
lateral | to the side |
gastr/o | stomach |
adip/o; lip/o | fat; fatty |
hist/o | tissue |
pertaining to the back | dorsal |
downward | caudal |
below | inferior |
away from the trunk | distal |
pertaining to the front | anterior |
from the front to the back | anteroposterior |
pertaining to the head | cranial |
pertaining to the head | cephalad |
away from the surface | deep |