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Medical Term 1
Word Roots
| Root Word | Combining Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| angi- | angi/o | vessel |
| bacteri- | bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bi- | bi/o | life |
| carcin- | carcin/o | cancer/cancderous |
| cardi- | cardi/o | heart |
| cephal- | cephal/o | head |
| cyst- | cyst/o | sac or cyst containing fluid,urinary bladder |
| cyt- | cyt/o | cell |
| electr- | electr/o | electrecity |
| enter- | enter/o | intestines |
| fibrin- | fibrin/o | fiber |
| gnath- | gnath/o | jaw |
| gynec- | gynec/o | woman/female |
| hem- | hem/o | blood |
| hemat- | hemat/o | blood |
| irid- | irid/o | iris |
| kerat- | kerat/o | keratin |
| lip- | lip/o | fat |
| mast- | mast/o | breast |
| necr- | necr/o | death |
| nephr | nephr/o | kidney |
| onc- | onc/o | tumor |
| path- | path/o | disease |
| pelv- | pelv/o | pelviv |
| radi- | radi/o | x-rays |
| ren- | ren/o | renal,the kiudney |
| sarc- | sarc/o | flesh |
| sial- | sial/o | saliva,salivary glands |
| thromb | thromb/o | clot |
| trache | trache/o | trachea |
| uter- | uter/o | uterus |
| abdomin- | abdomin/o | abdomen |