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Medical Terms1
| Root | Term |
|---|---|
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Cele | Tumor, Cyst, Hermia |
| Spondyl | Vertebra |
| Radi | Rays |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Psych | Mind |
| Ostero | Bone |
| Ortho | Streighten |
| Lip | Fat |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Homeo,Homo | Similar, Same, Like |
| Dactyl | Fingers |
| Lith | Stone |
| Glyco | Sugar,Sweets |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Pedi | Foot |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Manus | Hand |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Costa | Rib |
| Carpo | Wrist |
| Thermic | Heat |
| Ili | Hip |
| Madaro | Falling Hair |
| Artho | Joint |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Myel | Bone Marrow |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Onichia | Nail Bed |
| Derma | Skin |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Ondont | Teeth |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Stoma | Opening Mouth |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Psora | Itch |
| Squama | Scaly |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Colon | Large Intestine |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Chole | Bile, Gallbladder |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Pyloro | Pylorus: Gate Keeper |
| Procto | Anus: Rectum |
| Viscero | Body Organs |
| Pleura | Rib Side |
| Pector | Breast, Chest |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Ptysis | To Spit |
| Pulmo | Lungs |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Aortal | Aorta, Main Artey |
| Vaso | Blood Vessel |
| Hema, Hemo | Blood |
| Vena | Vein |
| Emia | Blood |
| Ectasis | Expansion |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Naso | Nose |
| Varco | Varicose Veins |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Oxy | Oxygen, Keen |
| Cili | Hair Like Process |
| Broncho | Bronchi, Airway |
| Ventricu | Heart Cavity |
| Laryngo | Larynx, Voice Box |
| Emboli | Vessel Obstruction |
| Tracheo | Trachea, Windpipe |
| Thrombo | Blood Clot |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Glomerulo | Nephron part; little ball |
| Peritone | Lining of the abdominal organs |
| Reni | Kidney |
| Lactin | Milk |
| Mast | Breast, Chest |
| Creatine | A Waste Material in the Urine |
| Cervi | Neck, Uterus |
| Pyelo | Pelvis |
| Salping | Tube; Fallopian |
| Uric | Pertaining to Urine |
| Uri | Urine |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Hypster | Uterus |
| Urina | Urine |
| Vas | Duct, Vessel |
| Galacto | Milk |
| Orchido | Testicle |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Natal | Born |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Ova, Ovi, Ovo | Egg |
| Sperma Spermato | Seed |
| Uro | Urine |
| Bulbo | Bulblike; bulbourethral Gland |
| Utero | Ureter |
| Genito | Reproductive System |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Meningo | Membranes, Spinal Cords |
| Parietes | Parietel, Wall Part |
| Pons | Bridges |
| Ophthalmo | eye |
| Medulla | Brain Middle |
| Audio | Sound |
| Cerebro | Brain |
| Esthesia | Sensation |
| Neuro | Nerves |
| Occiput | Back of Skull |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Oto | Ear |
| Tempora | Temporal |
| Hypo | Below |
| Ad | Toward |
| Circum | Around |
| Ectomy | Excision |
| Form | Shape of |
| Hyper | Above |
| Hydra, hydro | Water |
| Hemi | Half |
| Graphy | Writing, record |
| Fore | Before |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Dia | Through |
| Brady | Slow |
| Bi | Two, Double |
| Anti | Against |
| Ante | Before, wall part |
| Co, Con | Together |
| Extra | Outside, Beyond |
| Algia | Pain |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi | Outer, On the top of, Over |
| A, AN | Without |
| Ecto | Outside |
| Desis | Binding, fixaction of |
| Ab | Away From |
| Exo | Away From |
| Dys | Difficult, Abnormal |
| De | Down or Away From |
| Iasis | Condition of |
| Iatric | Medicine |
| Ic | Pertaining to |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Isis, Asis | Condition of |
| Itis | Inflammation of |
| Juxta | Near |
| Kinesis | Movement |
| Kypo | Humped |
| Logia, Logy | Science Of |
| Lysis | Designation |
| Macro | Large, Long |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Med, Medi, Medio | Middle |
| Mega Megaly | Enlargement |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono | Single, One |
| Multi | Many |
| Neo | New |
| Ob | Against |
| Oid | Like Shape, Resemble |
| Oligo | Few |
| Ology | Study of |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Osis | condition |
| Otomy | Incision |
| N P | Nurse Practitioner |
| M L T | Medical Lab Technologist |
| E M T | Emergency Medical Technitian |
| C M A | Certified Medical Assistant |
| Purpura | Purple; Porphyria |
| Polio | Gray |
| Melano | Black |
| Leuko | White |
| Erythr | Red |
| Cyano | Blue |
| Chrom | Color |
| C N A | Certified Nursing Aid |
| R R T; R T | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Register Therapist |
| Chloro | Green |
| R H I T | Registered Health Information Technician |
| P A | Physician's Assistant |
| O T | Occupational Theraphist |
| Rhodo | Rose |
| Albus | White |
| Xantho | Yellow |
| M E | Medical Examiner |
| Cirrhos | Yellow |
| R N | Registered Nurse |
| P T | Physical Therapist |
| M D | Medical Doctor |
| L V N , L P N | Licensed Vocational Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Phobia | Scared of |
| Pachy | Thick |
| Path | Disease |
| Plasty | Plastic Surgery Corection |
| Poly | Many |
| Pre | Before |
| Re | Back Again |
| Retro | Backwards |
| Scopy | Exam |
| Semi | Half |
| Sub | Below |
| Toxo | Toxic, Poison |
| Tri | Three |
| Uni | One |
| Sphygmo | Pulse |
| Post | After |
| Plegia | Paralysis, Stroke |
| Peri | Around |
| Xero | Dry |
| Tele | Distance |
| Trans | Across |
| Ultra | Above |
| Sym, Syn | Together |
| Pseudo | False |
| Super, Supra | Above |
| Tachy | Swift; Fast |
| Para | Near; departure from Norm |
| RRhaphy | Suture |
| Phoresis | Transmission |
| Ptosis | Falling |
| Pro | in Front of, On behalf of |
| Xeno | Foregin |
| Penia | Deficiency |
| Pexy | Fixation, Suspension |
| Rhexis | Rupture |