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Veterinary med terms
veterinary medical root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Esphag/0 | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | intestine |
| hepat/0 | liver |
| chol/o | gall bladder |
| dent/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| arteri/o | artery |
| splen/o | spleen |
| my/o | muscle |
| chondr/o | cartiledge |
| crani/o | head |
| arthr/o | joint |
| orth/o | correct, straighten |
| oste/o | bone |
| cervic/o | neck |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pneum/o | air/lungs |
| bronch/o | brochis |
| cerebr/o | cerebum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| neur/o | nerve |
| rhin/o | nose |
| dermat/o | skin |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| aden/o | glands |
| hist/o | tissue |
| umbilic/o | umbilical |
| adren/o | adrenal |
| lymp/o | lymph fluid |
| abdomin/o | stomach abdominal cavity |
| path/o | disease |
| cranial | front/head |
| caudal | rear/tail |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | rear |
| medial | midline |
| lateral | outside, away from midline |
| dorsal | top |
| ventral | bottom |
| proximal | close to origin |
| distal | further away from origin |