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Anatomy Session 3
Respiratory/Cardiovascular/Reproductive/Urinary System Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Prenic/o | Phrenic Nerve |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Pneum/o, Pneumat/o | Air,gas; respiration, lung |
| Pulm/o, pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Spir/o | Breathe |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o, arter/o | Artery |
| Arteriol/o | Arteriole |
| Ather/o | Fatty Plaque |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Scler/o | Hardening, Sclera |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Thromb/o | Blood Clot |
| Valv/o, Valvul/o | Valve |
| Ven/o, ven/i | Vein |
| Ventricul/o | Cavity, Ventricle |
| Vascul/o, Vas/o | Blood Vessel |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Orchi/o, Orchid/o | Testis |
| Osche/o | Scrotum |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Semin/o | Semen |
| Sperm/o, Spermat/o | Semen, spermatozoa |
| Test/o | Testis, Testicle |
| Vas/o | Vessel, Vas Deferens, Duct |
| Vesicul/o | Seminal Vesicle |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Gyn/o, Gynec/o | Woman |
| Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i | Uterus, womb |
| Mast/o | Breast, Mammary Gland |
| Men/o, mens | Menstrution |
| O/o, Ov/o, Ovul/o | Ovum, egg cell |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Salping/o | Oviduct, fallopian tube |
| Cali/o, Calic/o | Calyx |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Ur/o | Urine, urinary |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urin/o | Urine |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |