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Combining Root Words
Term and Definitions
Term | Meaning |
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abdomin(o) | abdomen |
angi(o) | vessel |
bacteri(o) | bacteria |
bi(o) | life (Greek derivation) |
carcin(o) | cancer;cancerous |
cardi(o) | heart |
cephal(o) | head |
cyst(o) | sac or cyst containing fluid;urinary bladder |
electr(o) | electricity |
enter(o) | intestines |
fibrin(o) | fiber |
gnath(o) | jaw |
gynec(o) | women;female |
hem(o) | blood |
hemat(o) | blood |
hepat(o) | liver |
irid(o) | iris |
kerat(o) | keratin, protein |
lip(o) | fat |
mast(o) | breast |
necro(o) | death |
nephr(o) | kidney |
onc(o) | tumor |
path(o) | disease |
pelv(o) | pelvic |
radi(o) | x-rays |
ren(o) | renal, the kidney |
sarc(o) | flesh |
sial(o) | saliva; salivary glands |
thromb(o) | clot |
trache(o) | trachea |
uter(o) | uterus |