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Word Roots - Medical
Commonly Used Word Roods in Medical Terminology (Booth, 5e; Appendix I)
| Word Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| adeno- | gland, glandular |
| adipo- | fat |
| aero- | air |
| andr-, andro- | man, male |
| angio- | blood vessel |
| ano- | anus |
| arterio- | artery |
| arthro- | joint |
| bili- | bile |
| bio- | life |
| blasto-, blast- | developing stage, bud |
| bracheo- | arm |
| broncho- | bronchial (windpipe) |
| carcino- | cancer |
| cardio- | heart |
| cerebr-, cerebro- | brain |
| cephalo- | head |
| cervico- | neck |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| chromo- | color |
| colo- | colon |
| colp-, colpo- | vagina |
| coro- | body |
| cost-, costo- | rib |
| crani-, cranio- | skull |
| cysto- | bladder, bag |
| dacry-, dacryo- | tears, lacrimal apparatus |
| dactyl-, dactylo- | finger, toe |
| dent-, denti-, dento- | teeth |
| derma-, dermat-, dermato- | skin |
| dorsi-, dorso- | back |
| encephalo- | brain |
| entero- | intestine |
| esthesio- | sensation |
| fibrio- | connective tissue |
| galact-, galacto- | milk |
| gastr-, gastro- | stomach |
| gingiv- | gums |
| glosso- | tongue |
| gluco-, glyco- | sugar, sweet |
| gravid-, gravid- | pregnant female |
| haemo-, hemato-, hem-, hemo- | blood |
| hepa-, hepar-, hepato- | liver |
| herni- | rupture |
| hidro- | sweat (perspiration) |
| histo- | tissue |
| hydra-, hydro- | water |
| hyster-, hystero- | uterus |
| icetero- | jaundice |
| ileo- | ileum |
| karyo-- | nucleus, nut |
| kera-, kerato- | horn, hardness, cornea |
| lact- | milk |
| laparo- | abdomen |
| latero- | side |
| linguo- | tounge |
| lipo- | fat |
| lith- | stone |
| lobo- | lobe |
| mast-, masto- | breast |
| med-, medi- | middle |
| mening- | meninges (covers the brain) |
| metro-, metra- | uterus |
| my-, myo- | muscle |
| myel-, myelo- | marrow |
| narco- | sleep |
| nas-, naso- | nose |
| necro- | dead |
| nephr-, nephro- | kidney |
| cyto- | cell, cellular |
| neu-, neuro- | nerve |
| niter-, nitro- | nitrogen |
| nucleo- | nucleus |
| oculo- | eye |
| odont- | tooth |
| omphalo- | navel, umbilicus |
| onco- | tumur |
| oo- | ovum, egg |
| oophor- | ovary |
| opthalmo- | eye |
| orchid- | testicle |
| os- | mouth, opening |
| oste-, osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| paedo-, pedo- | child |
| palpebro- | eyelid |
| path-, patho- | disease, suffering |
| pespo- | digestion |
| phag-, phago- | eating, consuming, swallowing |
| pharyng-, pharyngo- | throat, pharynx |
| phlebo- | vein |
| pleuro- | side, rib |
| pneumo- | air, lungs |
| pod- | foot |
| procto- | rectum |
| psych- | the mind |
| pulmon-, pulmono- | lung |
| pyelo- | pelvis (renal) |
| pyo- | pus |
| pyro- | fever, heat |
| reni-, reno- | kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| sacchar- | sugar |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| salpingo- | tube, fallopian tube |
| sacro- | flesh |
| sclero- | hard, sclera |
| septi-, septic-, septico- | poison, infection |
| stomato- | mouth |
| teno-, tenoto- | tendon |
| thermo- | heat |
| thio- | sulfa |
| thorcaco- | chest |
| thrombo- | blood clot |
| thryo- | thyroid gland |
| tricho- | hair |
| urino-, uro- | urine, urinary organs |
| utero- | uterus, uturine |
| uvulo- | uvula |
| vagin- | vagina |
| vaso- | vessel |
| ventri-, ventro- | abdomen |
| vesico- | blister |
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