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JW - Roots
Medical Terminology Root Words
| Root Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acous, audi | hearing |
| acusis | hearing condition |
| aden | gland |
| adip, lipid | fat |
| adrena | adrenal |
| aer | air |
| aero | gas |
| albumin | protein |
| alges | pain |
| alopec | hair |
| ambly | dim, dull |
| andr | male |
| aneur | widening |
| angi | vessel |
| aort | aorta |
| arter | artery |
| arthr | joint |
| ather | plaque |
| bacter | bacteria |
| balan | glans penis |
| blephar | eyelid |
| bronch | bronchus |
| burs | bursa |
| capn | carbon dioxide |
| card | heart |
| carp | wrist |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| cerumin | wax-like |
| cervic | cervix |
| chol | bile |
| chondr | cartilage |
| col | colon |
| condyle | knob, knuckle |
| conjunctiv | conjunctiva |
| corne | cornea |
| crani | skull |
| crine | to secrete |
| crypt | hidden |
| cutane, derm(at) | skin |
| cyan | blue |
| cyt, cyte | cell |
| cyst, vesic | bladder |
| dactyl | finger or toe |
| diabet | diabetic |
| duoden | duodenum |
| eclamps | shining forth |
| embol | embolus |
| encephal | brain |
| enter | intestine |
| esthes | sensation |
| esophag | esophagus |
| femor | thigh bone |
| fibr | fiber |
| gastr | stomach |
| glauc | gray |
| glyc, glycos | sugar |
| gynec | woman |
| hema(at) | blood |
| heap(at) | liver |
| herni | hernia |
| hist | tissue |
| humer | upper arm bone |
| hyster | uterus |
| irid, ir | iris |
| kerat | hard |
| keto | ketones |
| kyph | backward curve |
| labyrinth | inner ear |
| lacrim | tear duct |
| lact | milk |
| lapar | abdomen |
| laryng | larynx |
| leuk | white |
| lith | stone |
| lord | forward curve |
| lymph | lymph |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| melan | black |
| men | mentruation |
| mening | meninges |
| ment, psych(o) | mind |
| my | muscle |
| myel | spinal cord |
| myring, tympan | eardrum |
| myx | mucus |
| nas, rhin | nose |
| necro | death (of cells, etc) |
| nephr, ren, ur | kidney |
| neur | nerve |
| ocu, ophthalm, opt | eye |
| onych | nail |
| opia, opt | vision |
| orch, orchid | testis |
| orexia | appetite |
| oste | bone |
| ot | ear |
| ovari | ovary |
| ox, oxy | oxygen |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| patell | knee cap |
| pector | chest |
| ped, pod | foot |
| pelv | pelvis |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phag | swallow |
| phalang | bones of fingers and toes |
| phas | speech |
| phleb, ven | vein |
| phor | sweat |
| plas | development |
| pneumon | lung, air |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| pulmon | lung |
| rachi, spondyl, vertebr | vertebrae |
| respir | breath |
| retin | retina |
| rhabdo | rod |
| salping | tube (fallopian, eustachian, etc) |
| secre | secretion |
| semin | semen |
| sperm | sperm |
| sep | putrify |
| sinus | sinus |
| somat | body |
| splen | spleen |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| stern | sternum |
| stigmat | point(ed) |
| tendin | tendon |
| tetan | tetanus |
| thromb | clot |
| thym | thymus |
| thyroid | thyroid |
| tibi | larger lower leg bone |
| toc | birth |
| uresis, uria | urination |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| uter | uterus |
| vagin | vagina |
| vas(cu) | blood vessel |
| vas | vessel, duct |
| veric | vericose veins |
| test | testis, testicle |
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