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Medical Terms Roots
Medical Terms Roots (From Medical Terms for Dummies)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Acr/o | Extremities |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adren/o | Adrenal gland |
| Alveoli/o | Air sac |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arteriol/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Ather/o | Fatty degeneration |
| Athr/o | Joint |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Audi/o | Hearing |
| Axill/o | Armpit, axilla |
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Bio- | Life |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid or eyelash |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Bronch/i, bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchial/o | Bronchiole |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole |
| Bucc/o | Cheek (on the face!) |
| Canth/o | Angle of the eyelids |
| Capit/o | Head |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Carp/o | Heart |
| Caud/o | Wrist |
| Cellul/o | Tail/downward |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/i, cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Cervic/o | Neck or cervix (neck of uterus) |
| Cheil/o, chil/o | Lip |
| Cheir/o, chir/o | Hand |
| Chol/e | Bile |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Chondr/i, chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Cili/o | Eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Cor/e, cor/o | Pupil of eye |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cysti, cyst/o | Bladder or cyst |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
| Dipl/o | Double, twice |
| Dors/i, dors/o | Back or posterior |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | Intestine |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Faci/o | Face |
| Fibr/o | Fibers |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gingiv/o | Gums in mouth |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Gnath/o | Jaws |
| Gynec/o | Female |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o, hepatic/o | Liver |
| Heter/o | Other, different |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Hist/o, histi/o | Tissue |
| Hom/o, home/o | Same, alike |
| Hydr/o | Water, wet |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Ili/o | Ilium (pelvic bone) |
| Irid/o | Iris of eye |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Kerat/o | Cornea of eye, horny tissue |
| Labi/o | Lips |
| Lacrima | Tears |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen, loin, or flank |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Later/o | Side |
| latr/o | Treatment |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Lipid/o | Fat |
| Lith/o | Stone (in gallbladder or kidney) |
| lle/o | Ileum (intestine) |
| lnguin/o | Groin |
| lntestin/o | Intestine |
| Lymph/o | Lymph vessels |
| Mamm/a, mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Men/o | Menses, menstruation |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Metr/a, metr/o | Uterus |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow or spinal cord |
| Myring/o | Eardrum |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Occipit/o | Back of the head |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Odont/o | Teeth |
| Omphal/o | Umbilicus |
| Onych/o | Nails |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Ophthalm/o, ocul/o | Eyes |
| Optic/o, opt/o | Seeing, sight |
| Or/a | Mouth |
| Orchid/o, orchi/o | Testis |
| Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Palat/o | Roof of mouth |
| Papill/o | Nipple |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Phall/o | Penis |
| Pharmac/o | Drug |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| PiI/o | Hair |
| Pleur/o | Pleura, rib (side) |
| Pneum/a, pneum/o | Lungs |
| Pneum/ato, pneum/ono | Lungs |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Polio | Gray matter of nervous system |
| Proct/o | Rectum, anus |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Pelvis of kidney |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Ren/i, ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Scapul/o | Scapula |
| Sept/o | Infection |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Tal/o | Ankle |
| Tars/o | Foot |
| Tend/o, ten/o | Tendon |
| Testicul/o | Testis |
| Therm/o | Heat |
| Thorac/o | Chest/thorax |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Trachel/o | Neck or necklike |
| Trich/o | Hair or hairlike |
| Tympan/o | Eardrum |
| Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o | Urine |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Vas/o | Vas deferens |
| Vas/o, ven/o | Vein |
| Ventr/i, ventr/o | Front of body |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Viscer/o | Viscera (internal organs) |
| Xanth/o | Red, redness |
| Xer/o | Dry |
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