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MT Root Word (GE-ME)
root words
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ger/o | old | geriatric |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus | glomerulonephritis |
| gloss/o | tongue | glossotonsillar |
| glyc/o | sugar/sweet | hyperglycemia |
| gnath/o | jaw | gnathodynia |
| granul/o | grain/particle | granulocyte |
| gynec/o | female | gynecology |
| hem/a hem/o hemat/o | blood | hematochezia |
| hepat/o | liver | hepatomegaly |
| hist/o | tissue | histoplasmosis |
| hom/o | common/same | homogeneous |
| humer/o | humerus | humeral |
| hydr/o | water | hydrometer |
| hyster/o | uterus/womb | hysterosalpingogram |
| ile/o | ileum (small intestine) | ileocecal |
| ili/o | ilium (hip bone) | sacroiliac |
| immun/o | immune | immunodeficiency |
| infer/o | lowermost/below | inferior |
| intestin/o | intestine | gastrointestinal |
| irid/o | colored circle/iris | iridectomy |
| ischi/o | ischium (hip) | ischiodynia |
| jejun/o | jejunum | jejunostomy |
| labi/o | lip | labial |
| lacrim/o | tear/crying | lacrimal |
| lact/o | milk | lactulose |
| lapar/o | flank/abdominal wall | laparoscope |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) | laryngeal |
| later/o | side | anterolateral |
| leuc/o leuk/o | white | leukocyte |
| lingu/o | tongue | lingula |
| lip/o | fat | liposuction |
| lith/o | stone | cholelithiasis |
| lob/o | lobe | lobular |
| lumb/o | lower back | lumbosacral |
| lymph/o | lymph/lymphatics | lymph nodes |
| mamm/o mast/o | breast | mammogram/mastectomy |
| medi/o | middle | mediolateral |
| melan/o | black | melanotic |
| men/o | month | dysmenorrhea |
| mening/o | membrane | meningocele |