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MT Root Word (ME-PR)
root words
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| metr/i | uterine tissue | endometritis |
| mon/o | one/only | monoclonal |
| muc/o | mucus | mucoperiosteal |
| muscul/o | muscle | musculotendinous |
| my/o | muscle | myometrium |
| necr/o | dead/corpse | necrosis |
| nephr/o | kidney | nephrolithiasis |
| neur/o | nerves | neuritis |
| odont/o | teeth | odontoid |
| odyn/o | pain/distress | odynophagia |
| onc/o | bulk/tumor | oncology |
| odyn/o | pain/distress | odynophagia |
| oophor/o | ovary | oophorosalpingitis |
| ophthalm/o | eye | opthalmology |
| or/o | mouth | orchiectomy |
| orchi/o | testicle | orthopedic |
| orth/o | straight | osteopathic |
| oste/o | bone | otolaryngology |
| ot/o | ear | pancreatitis |
| pancreat/o | pancreas | patellofemoral |
| path/o | disease | pathologist |
| pelv/i | pelvis | pelvimetry |
| periton/o | peritoneum | intraperitoneal |
| pharmac/o | drugs/medicine | pharmacological |
| pharyng/o | pharynx | cricopharyngeal |
| phleb/o | vein | phlebolith |
| phon/o | sound/voice | phonation |
| phot/o | light | photophobia |
| phren/o | mind/diaphragm | costophrenic |
| pleur/o | pleura | pleurodesis |
| poster/o | posterior/toward back | posterolateral |
| pneum/o | air/breathing/lung | pneumothorax |
| proct/o | rectum/anus | proctitis |
| prostat/o | prostate | prostatectomy |
| proxim/o | nearest point of origin | proximal |