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Medical Term Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| aden/o | gland |
| cardi/o | heart |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi/o | life |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| path/o | disease |
| vicer/o | internal organs |
| cili/o | hair |
| pil/o | hair |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cost/o | rib |
| myel/o | bone marrow;spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| spin/o | spine;spinal column;backbone |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| ven/o | vein |
| phelb/o | vein |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph glands;lymph nodes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| alveol/o | air sac; alveolus |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | small bronchial tudes |
| laryng/o | voice box;larynx |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | throat;pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pneum/o | lungs |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | wind pipe;trachea |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| cheil/o | lips |
| col/o | colon;large intestine |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| pharyng/o | throat;pharynx |
| rect/o | rectum |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ren/o | kidneys |
| nephr/o | kidneys |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orchid/o | testicle;testis |
| test/o | testicle;testis |
| testicul/o | testicle;testis |
| phall/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| vas/o | ductus(vas)deferens |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | female |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes;uterine tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| vulv/o | vulva;external genitalia |
| acr/o | top extremities |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| don/o | donates |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| physi/o | nature |
| practition/o | practice |
| sect/o | cut |
| cellul/o | cell |
| cis/o | to cut |
| comat/o | deep sleep |
| digest/o | digestion |
| duct/o | to draw |
| later/o | side;lateral |
| nat/o | birth |
| sept/o | infection |
| son/o | sound |
| anter/o | front |
| caud/o | tail |
| dors/o | back |
| infer/o | inferior |
| inguin/o | groin |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| poster/o | posterior |
| proxim/o | near |
| super/o | superior |
| ventr/o | front |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| ili/o | hip |
| cry/o | cold |
| leuk/o | white |
| papill/o | nipple like |
| scler/o | hardening |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| adip/o | fat |
| cyan/o | blue;bluish |
| diaphor/e | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electric |
| epitheli/o | covering |
| erythemat/o | red |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| karat/o | hard;hornlike |
| keratin/o | hard;hornlike |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| py/o | pus |
| ras/o | scrape |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lord/o | swayback |
| ped/o | child |
| scoli/o | curved |
| tempor/o | temporal bone |
| osse/o | bone |
| crani/o | skull |
| faci/o | face |
| mandibul/o | mandible;lower jaw |
| maxill/o | maxilla; upper jaw |
| stern/o | sternum;breastbone |
| xiph/o | sword |
| coccyg/o | coccyx;tailbone |
| lumb/o | lower back;loin |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| thorac/o | chest |
| clavicul/o | clavicle;collarbone |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | wrist |
| olecran/o | olecranon;elbow |
| phalang/o | phalanx;one of the bones making up the fingers or toes |
| radi/o | radius |
| uln/o | ulnar; one of the bones of the lower arm |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum;hip socket |
| calcane/o | heel |
| femor/o | femur;thigh bone |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| patell/a | patella;kneecap |
| patell/o | patella;kneecap |
| tibi/o | tibia;shin |
| burs/o | bursa;sac filled with synovial fluid located around joints |
| flex/o | bend |
| pronati/o | facing backward |
| supinati/o | facing farward |
| tens/o | stretch |
| ton/o | tone;tension |
| fasci/o | fascia(band of tissue surrounding the muscle) |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lei/o | smooth |
| myos/o | muscle |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped;striped;striated |
| tenosynovi/o | tendon sheath (covering of a tendon) |
| ech/o | sound |
| gli/o | glue |
| myelin/o | myelin sheath |
| tom/o | to cut |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| hydr/o | water |
| cortic/o | cortex;outer covering |
| dur/o | dura matter(one of the membranes surrounding the brain) |
| magnet/o | magnet |
| resonance | magnification |
| imaging | a picture |
| mening/o | meninges;membrane |
| poli/o | gray |
| radicul/o | nerve roots |
| tap | draining of fluid |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ventricul/o | ventricles |
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