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MT Root Word (PS-X)
root words
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pseud/o | false | pseudarthrosis |
| psych/o | mind | psychiatry |
| pub/o | pubis | pubococcygeal |
| pulm/o pulmon/o | lung | pulmonary |
| py/o | pus | pyoid |
| pyel/o | trough/renal pelvis | pyelogram |
| radi/o | radius/radiant energy | radiology |
| rect/o | rectum | rectal |
| ren/o | kidneys | renal |
| rhin/o | nose | rhinoplasty |
| sacr/o | sacrum | lumbosacral |
| salping/o | tube | salpingo-oophorectomy |
| scrot/o | scrotum | scrotal |
| semin/o | semen | seminal |
| ser/o | serum | serosanguineous |
| somat/o | body | somatization |
| son/o | sound | sonogram |
| spermat/o | seed | spermatocele |
| sphen/o | wedge/sphenoid | sphenoethmoid |
| splen/o | spleen | hepatosplenomegaly |
| spondyl/o | vertebra | spondylolisthesis |
| stern/o | sternum | sternocleidomastoid |
| tars/o | ankle bone (tarsal) | metatarsal |
| tempor/o | temple | temporomandibular |
| ten/o | tendon/tight band | tenosynovitis |
| therm/o | heat | thermometer |
| thorac/o | chest | thoracic |
| thromb/o | clot/thrombus | thrombosis |
| tibi/o | tibia | tibiotalar |
| tonsill/o | tonsil | tonsillectomy |
| tox/o | poison | toxemia |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) | tracheotomy |
| uln/o | ulna | ulnoradial |
| ur/o | urine | polyuria |
| ureter/o | ureter | ureterovesical |
| urethr/o | urethra | urethritis |
| uter/o | uterus | uterovaginal |
| vag/o | vagus nerve | vagatomy |
| vas/o | vessel/ductus deferens | vasovagal |
| ven/o | vein | venotomy |
| ventr/o | ventral/belly side | ventral |
| vertebr/o | vertebra | costovertebral |
| vulv/o | vulva | vulvectomy |
| xanth/o | yellow | xanthoma |