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Medical Terminology
Root Word
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomen/o | Abdomen |
| aden/0 | Gland |
| adipo/o | Fat |
| andr/o | Amnion LS ac that surround the embryo |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aque/o | water |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| bili | liver |
| blephar/o | eye |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| bronchiol/o | bronchi |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| calc/i | of/ or pertaining to calcium |
| capnia | head |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cercbrum, brain |
| chol/e | gall,bile |
| cholangi/o | Gall bladder |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coagul/o | clot |
| cocle/o | spiral |
| col/o | colon or large intestine |
| conjunctiv/o | eye |
| cor/o | heart |
| corne/o | cornea |
| coron/o | heart |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyr/o | cold |
| mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| men/o | menses,menstration |
| metacarp/o | handbones |
| metatars/o | toebones |
| morph/.o | shape or form |
| muc/o | mucous |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungi |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| mring/o | ear |
| narc/o | pertaining to stupor or sleep |
| nat/o | birth |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| noct/o | night |
| nyctal/o | darkenss |
| ocul/o | eye |
| onch/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovaies |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| orch/o | testes |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovary/o | ovaries |
| oxi | oxygen |
| pachy/o | thick |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| par/o | beside |
| part/o | birth |
| patell/o | knee |
| pector/o | chest |
| ped | foot |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| cut/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | cell |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dacry/o | finger |
| dent | teeth |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dipi/o | double |
| dipso/o | thirst |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| dur/a | brain |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embry/o | egg |
| encephala/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| eosin/o | rose-colored |
| epis/i | vulva |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophagi/o | esophagus |
| fasci/o | fibrous tissue |
| femor/o | femur or thigh |
| fet/o | Fetus |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| fund/o | base or bottom |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glauc/o | pertaining to the eye |
| gli/o | nerve |
| glomerul/o | renal |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | seed or gamete producing organ |
| gravid/a | pregnant |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemangi/o | blood |
| perine/o | surround |
| peritone/o | membrane around abdominal organs |
| phag/o | to eat |
| phalang/o | phalanx |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phot/o | light |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pod/o | foot |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psycho/o | mind |
| pub/o | pubic |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| py/o | pus |
| pvel/o | renal |
| quadr/i | four |
| radi/o | radius |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhabdomy/o | rod shaped |
| rheum | watery |
| rhin/o | runny |
| salping/o | uterine tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| semin/o | pertaining to semen |
| septi | toxins |
| sial/o | salivary gland |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| somat/o | body |
| spermat/o | seed |
| spher/o | round |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | spiral |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| steth/o | chest |
| stoma | opening |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| humer/o | upper armbone |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o | third part of small intestine |
| ili/o | upperpart of hip bone |
| immune/o | portection |
| is/o | equal |
| jejun/o | jejumum |
| kal/i | vessel |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lacrim/o | eye duct |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | Larynx |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lingua | tongue |
| synovi/o | transparent fluid |
| tars/o | toe |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendon/o | tendon |
| test/o | testes |
| testicul/o | testes |
| thorac/o | thoracic |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| trache/o | trachea |
| tympan/o | ear drum |
| ur/o | urethra |
| urethr/o | urine of urinary |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| lil/o | little |
| lumb/o | lumber |
| mamm/o | breast |
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