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MT Root Word (PS-X)
root words
Term | Definition | Example |
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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 |