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medical terminology

root words

root word TermDefinition
abdomin- abdomen
angi- vessel
bacteri- bacteria
bi- life
carcin- cancer; cancerous
cardi- heart
cephal- head
cyst- sac or cyst containing fluid; urinary bladder
cyt- cell
electr- electricity
enter- intestines
fibrin- fiber
gnath- jaw
gynec- woman, female
hem- blood
hemat- blood
hepat- liver
irid- iris
kerat- keratin (a protein)
lip- fat
mast- breast
necr- death
nephr- kidney
onc- tumor
path- disease
pelv- pelvic
radi- x-rays
ren- renal, the kidney
sarc- flesh
sial- saliva, salivary glands
thromb- clot
trache- trachea
uter- uterus
thyroid of or pertaining to the thyroid gland.
root word main core/ provide the foundation of the term.
suffix must be added to a root word. Its always placed after the last root word. Provides an ending that modifies and gives specific meaning to the root word.
combining vowel is a letter that is added between word parts. May be used to join a root word and a suffix.
prefix word part that comes before the root and begins the term.
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