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Medical Terminology
Word roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABDOMINO- | Abdomen |
| ACETABULO- | Acetabulum (part of the hip) |
| ACTINO- | Ray/sun |
| ADENO- | Gland (any) |
| ADIPO- | Fat |
| ADRENO- | Adrenal gland |
| ALBUMEN/ALBUMIN- | Albumin |
| ALVEOLO- | Air sac |
| AMYLO- | Starch |
| ANO- | Anus |
| ANDRO- | Man |
| ANGLO- | Vessel |
| ANTRO- | Antrum |
| AORTO- | Aorta |
| APPENDICO- | Appendix |
| AQUA- | Water |
| ARTERIO- | Artery |
| ATHERO- | Plaque lining blood vessels/porridge |
| ARTHERO- | Joint |
| ATRIO- | Atrium (upper chamber of heart) |
| AURI- | Ear |
| AXILLO- | Axilla (armpit) |
| BALANO- | Penis |
| BILI- | Bile |
| BLENNO- | Mucous |
| BLEPHARO- | Eyelid |
| BRACHIO- | Arm |
| BRONCHO- | Bronchus |
| BRONCHIOLO- | Bronchiole |
| BUCCO- | Cheek |
| CAECO- | Caecum |
| CARDIO- | Heart |
| CARPO- | Wrist |
| CEPHALO- | Head |
| CEREBELLO- | Part of the brain (cerebellum) |
| CEREBRO- | Brain |
| CERVICO- | Cevix/neck |
| CHEIL | Lip |
| CHEIRO- | Hand |
| CHOLANGIO- | Bile/bilary vessels |
| CHOLE- | Bile |
| CHOROIDO- | Common bile duct |
| CHONDRO- | Cartilage |
| CHOLECYSTO- | Gallbladder |
| CHOLEDOCHO- | Common bile duct |
| CLAVICULO- | Clavicle (collar bone) |
| COLO-/COLONO- | Colon (large intestine) |
| CORO- | Pupil/dermis |
| COR-/COREO- | Pupil |
| CORONO- | Heart |
| CORPORO- | Body |
| COSTO- | Rib |
| COXYGO- | Coccyx |
| CRANIO- | Part of the skull containing the brain |
| CUIDO- | Recto-uterine sac (Pouch of Douglas) |
| CYCLO- | Ciliary body (of eye) |
| CYSTO- | Bladder |
| CYTO- | Cell |
| DACRYO- | Tear/tear duct |
| DACTYL- | Finger |
| DENTO- | Tooth |
| DERM-/DERMATO- | Skin |
| DIGIT- | Finger/toe |
| DISC- | Disc between vertabrae |
| DUODENO- | Duodenum (part of the intestine) |
| ELECTRO- | Electricity |
| EMBOLO- | Plug |
| ENCEPHALO- | Brain |
| ENDOCARDIO- | Lining of the heart |
| ENDOMETRIO- | Endometrium (lining of uterus) |
| ENTERO- | Intestine |
| EPIGLOTTO- | Epiglottis |
| ETHMOID- | Part of the cranium |
| FACI- | Face |
| FEMORO- | Femur (thigh bone) |
| FERRI-/FERRO- | Iron |
| FETO-/FOETO- | Fetus |
| FIBULO- | Fibula (lower leg bone) |
| FRONTO- | Front part of the brain |
| GENITO- | Genital |
| GINGIVO- | Gums |
| GLOLMERULO- | Glomerulus (part of nephron) |
| GLOSSO- | Tongue |
| GLYCO- | Sugar |
| GNATHO- | Jaw |
| GYNO/GYNAECO- | Woman |
| HAEMO-/HAEMATO- | Blood |
| HALLUX- | Great toe |
| HEP-/HEPATO- | Liver |
| HERNIO- | Hernia, rupture, protrusion |
| HIDRO- | Perspiration |
| HISTO- | Tissued |
| HUMERO- | Humerous (upper arm) |
| HYDRO- | Water |
| HYGRO- | Moisture |
| HYSTERO- | Womb |
| IATRO- | Physician |
| ILEO- | Ileum (part fo the pelvis) |
| IMMUNO- | Immunity |
| IRIDO- | Iris (of eye) |
| ISCHIO- | Ischium (part of the hip bone) |
| JEJUNO- | Jejunum (part of the intestine) |
| KALO- | Potassium |
| KARYO- | Nucleus |
| KARATO- | Cornea/skin |
| LABYRINTHO- | Labrinth (part of ear) |
| LACRIMO-/LACHRYMO-LACRYMO- | Tear |
| LACTO- | Milk |
| LAMINO- | Lamina (part of vertebra) |
| LAPARO- | Abdomen/abdominal wall |
| LARYNGO- | Larynx |
| LEUCO- | White |
| LINGUO- | Tongue |
| LIPO- | Fat |
| LOBO- | Lobe |
| LYMPHO- | Lymphatic, lymph |
| LYMPHADENO- | Lymph gland |
| LYMPHANGIO- | Lymph vessel |
| MALO-/MALAR | Cheek bone |
| MAMMO-/MASTO- | Breast |
| MANDIBULO- | Lower jaw |
| MASTOIDO- | Mastoid (part of ear) |
| MAXILLO- | Upper jaw |
| MENINGO- | Meninges |
| MENISCO- | Meniscus (knee cartilage) |
| METACARPO- | Hand bones |
| METATARSO- | Foot bones |
| METRO- | Womb |
| MORPHO- | Form/dream |
| MYC-/MYCO-/MYCETO- | Fungus |
| MYELO- | Marrow/spinal cord |
| MYO-/MYOS- | Muscle |
| MYCARDIO- | Myocardium (heart muscle) |
| MYOMETRIO- | Myometrium (muscle of uterus) |
| MYRINGO- | Ear drum |
| MYXO- | Mucous membrane |
| NARCO- | Deep sleep/stupor |
| NATRO- | Sodium |
| NECRO- | Death |
| NEPHRO- | Kidney |
| NEURO- | Nerve |
| NOCTO- | Night |
| NUCLEO- | Nucleus |
| NYCTO- | Night |
| OCCIPITO- | Part of the cranium (occipital bone) |
| OCULO- | Eye |
| ODONTO- | Tooth |
| OLECRANO- | Part of the elbow |
| ONYCHO- | Nail |
| OESOPHAGO | Oesophagus (gullet) |
| OESTRO- | Oestrogen |
| ONCO- | Tumour |
| OO- | Egg/ovum |
| OOPHORO- | Ovary |
| OPHTHALMO- | Eye |
| OPTO- | Sight |
| ORBITO- | Part of the eye socket |
| ORCHIO-/ORCHIDO- | Testis |
| ORO- | Mouth |
| OS- | Bone/mouth |
| OTO- | Ear |
| OVARI- | Ovary |
| PAEDO- | Child |
| PALATO- | Roof of mouth |
| PANCREATO- | Pancreas |
| PAROTO- | Parotid gland |
| PAIATO- | Part of the cranium (parietal bone) |
| PATELLO- | Knee cap |
| PATHO- | Disease |
| PED- | Foot |
| PERICARDIO- | Outer layer of heart (covering of heart) |
| PERINEO- | Perineum |
| PHAGO- | Swallow/eat |
| PHALANGIO- | Fingers, toes |
| PHALLO- | Penis |
| PHARMACO- | Drug |
| PHARYNGO- | Pharynx (throat) |
| PHLEBO- | Vein |
| PHONO- | Voice |
| PHRENO- | Diaphram/mind |
| PILO- | Hair |
| PLEURO- | Lungs |
| PNEUMO-/PNEUMON0- | Air/gas/lung |
| PODO- | Foot |
| POLLEX | Thumb |
| PROCTO- | Anus/rectum |
| PSYCHO- | Mind |
| PTYALO- | Saliva |
| PUBO- | Pubis |
| PYELO- | Pelvis of kidney |
| PYLORO- | Pylorus of the stomach |
| PYO- | Pus |
| PYRO- | Fever |
| PROSTATO- | Prostrate gland |
| RACHIO- | Spine |
| RADICULO- | Nerve root |
| RADIO- | Radiation/main bone of lower arm |
| RECTO- | Rectum |
| REN- | Kidney |
| RETINO- | Retina |
| RHABDOMYO- | Straited muscle |
| RHINO- | Nose |
| SACCHARO- | Sugar |
| SALPINGO- | Fallopian/uterine/eustachian tube |
| SANGUINO- | Blood |
| SARCO- | Flesh |
| SCAPULO- | Shoulder blade |
| SERO- | Serum |
| SIALO- | Salivary gland |
| SIGMOIDO- | Sigmoid colon |
| SINO- | Space/sinus |
| SOCIO- | Sociology |
| SOMATO- | Body |
| SPIANCHO- | Viscera/organs |
| SPERMATO- | Spermatozoa/semen |
| SPHENOIDO- | Part of the cranium |
| SPHYGMO- | Pulse |
| SPIRO- | Breath |
| SPLENO- | Spleen |
| SPONDYLO- | Vertabra |
| STEATO- | Fat |
| STERNO- | Breast bone |
| STETHO- | Chest |
| STOMA-/STOMATO- | Mouth |
| SYNOVO- | Synovial |
| SYRINGO- | Cavity/tube |
| TABO- | Tabes |
| TARSO- | Foot/eyelid |
| TEMPORO- | Part of the cranium (temporal bone) |
| TENDINO-/TENO- | Tendon |
| THEIO- | Nipples |
| THERMO- | Heat |
| THORACO-/THORACICO- | Chest/thorax |
| THROMBO- | Blood clot |
| THYMO- | Thymus gland |
| TIBIO- | Tibia (main lower leg bone) |
| TILO- | Breast |
| TONSILLO- | Tonsils |
| TOX-/TOXICO- | Poison |
| TRACHEO- | Windpipe/trachea |
| TRICHO- | Hair |
| TROPHO- | Nourishment |
| TURBINO- | Bone in the nose (turbinate) |
| TYMPANO- | Ear drum |
| ULNO- | Lower arm bone (ulna) |
| URETERO- | Ureter |
| URETHRO- | Urethra |
| URINO- | Urine |
| URO- | Urine/urinary organs |
| UTERO- | Womb |
| UVEO- | Uveal tract (part of eye) |
| VALVO-/VALVULO- | Valve |
| VARICO- | Varicose veins |
| VASO- | Vessel |
| VENO- | Vein |
| VENTRICO-/VENTRICULO- | Ventricle (lower chamber of heart) |
| VASCULO- | Blood vessel |
| VERTIBRO- | Vertibra |
| VESICO- | Vesicle/bladder/fluid-filled blister |
| VESTIBULO- | Vestibule of inner ear |
| VOIO- | Palm |
| ZOO- | Animal |
| ZYGO-ZYGOMATO- | Cheek bone (zygomatic) |
| OSSIC-/OSSICULO- | Ossicles (bones) |
| OSTERO- | Bone |
| PERITONEO- | Peritoneum |
| PHAKO- | Lens |
| THYRO- | Thyroid |
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