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Table 3.1
Module 14 - Common Roots and Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambul/o | walk (ambulatory) |
| angi/o | vessel (angioplasty) |
| aqu, aqua, aque | water (aqueous) |
| arter/o | artery (arterial) |
| arthr/o | joint (arthritis) |
| aud, audit/o | hear (auditory) |
| axill/o | armpit (axillary temperature) |
| bronch/o | bronchus (bronchitis) |
| bucc/o | inside of cheek (buccal membrane) |
| cardi/o | heart (cardiology) |
| carp/o | wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome) |
| coagul/o | clot (anticoagulant) |
| cutane/o | skin (subcutaneous) |
| cyan/o | blue (cyanosis) |
| cyst/o | bladder,cyst (cystic fibrosis,cystitis) |
| cyt/o | cell (cytologist) |
| derm,dermat/o | skin (dermatitis) |
| edm,edma | excess fluid in tissues (angioedema) |
| encephal/o | brain (encephalitis) |
| enter/o | intestine (parenteral,enteric) |
| erythr/o | red (erythromycin) |
| gastr/o | stomach (gastritis) |
| gynec/o | female (gynecologist) |
| hem/o | blood (hemostat, hemorrhage) |
| hepat/o | liver (hepatitis) |
| hyster/o,metr/o | uterus (hysterectomy,endometrium) |
| my/o | muscle (myocardial infarction,myalgia) |
| nas/o | nose (nasal spray) |
| necr/o | dead (necrosis) |
| nephr/o | kidney (nephritis,nephrologist) |
| neur/o | nerve (neurotransmitter) |
| ocul/o | eye (ocular) |
| ophthalm/o | eye (ophthalmic) |
| opit | eye (optician) |
| or/o | mouth (oral) |
| oste/o | bone (osteoporosis) |
| ot/o | ear (otic,otoscope) |
| path/o | disease (pathology) |
| phleb | vein (phlebitis,phebotomy) |
| proct/o | rectum (proctologist) |
| pulm/o,pulmon/o | lung (pulmonary) |
| ren/o | kidney (renal) |
| rhin/o | nose (rhinovirus) |
| stom/o,stomy | mouth,surgical openning (stomatitis,colostomy) |
| thromb/o | blood clot (thrombolysis,thrombosis) |
| tox | poisonous (toxic, toxicology) |
| vas/o | blood vessel (vasodilation) |