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Root Terms
Common, Muscoskeletal and Inegumentary Root Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| calculi | stone |
| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia |
| cyto | cell |
| glyco | sweet,sugar |
| homeo, homo | similar, same, like |
| lingua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| madaro | hair loss/falling hair |
| pedia | child |
| psych | mind |
| pyo | pus |
| radi | rays |
| thermic | heat |
| arthro | joint |
| carpo | wrist |
| chondro | cartilage |
| costa | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| dactyl | finger |
| ili | hip |
| manus | hand |
| myel | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle |
| ortho | straighten |
| osteo | bone |
| pedi | foot |
| spondyl | vertebra |
| cutis | skin |
| dent | teeth |
| derma | skin |
| hapsia | touch |
| odont | teeth |
| onco | tumor |
| onychia | nailbeds |
| pedicular | lice |
| psora | itch |
| prurigo | itching |
| sarco | flesh |
| sclero | hard |
| squama | scaly |
| tricho | hair |