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Med. Term. Word Root
McKay Med. Term. Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Acr/o | Extremity |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Adren/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Adrenal/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Angli/o | Vessel |
| Arti/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Bronch/o | Bronchus/Bronchi |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cerebro/o | Brain |
| Cepha/o | Head |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Co/o | Colon |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crain/o | Skull |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cyst/o | Bladder/sac |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Dors/o | Back(of body) |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | Intestines |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Fibr/o | Fiber, Fibrous |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Gyn/e /co | Female, woman |
| Hem/o /ato | Blood |
| Hep/ato | Liver |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Kyph/o | Humped |
| Laryng/o | Larynx, Voicebox |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Myel/o | Bone Marrow |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord |
| Neph/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Orth/o | Straight. normal. correct |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Ped/i | foot |
| Pod/o | foot |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx, Throat |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Pneum/o | Air |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Proct/o | Rectum |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae |
| Sten/o | Narrow. constriction |
| Stomat/o | mouth |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Therm/o | Heat |
| Thorac/o | Thorax |
| Thomb/o | Clot, thrombus |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid Gland |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Ur/o | Urine. Urinary Tract |
| Urin/o | Urine. Urinary Tract |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| Vas/o | Blood Vessel |
| Vas/o | Vas Defernes |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Vertebr/o | vertebrae |