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medical terminology
root words
| root word Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |