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Pharmacy Tech. Appendix A Word Roots
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
arther/o | fat; fatty plaque |
audi/o | hearing; sound |
aur/o | ear |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bucc/o | cheek |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardio/o | heart |
cerebro/o | cerebrum |
coagul/o | clotting |
cyst/o | bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
electro/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
gyn/o, gyn/e, gynec/o | woman |
hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hidr/o | sweat |
hyster/o | uterus |
immune/o | protection |
lip/o | fat |
lymph/o | lymph |
muc/o | musuc |
my/o | muscle |
narc/o | sleep |
nas/o | nose |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
oste/o | bone |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pelv/i | pelvis |
phot/o | light |
pneum/o | lungs; air |
proct/o | rectum |
phsych/o, psych/i | mind or soul |
pulmon/o | lungs |
quadr/i | four |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
septi | bacteria |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
trache/o | trachea |
uerethr/o | urethra |
ven/o | vein |