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Medical terms - root
Term | Definition |
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Arthr/o | Joint |
Aden/o | Gland |
Bi/o | Life |
Carcin/o | Cancerous/cancer |
Cardi/o | Heart |
Cephal/o | Head |
Cerebr/o | Cerebrum - largest part of the brain |
Cis/o | To cut |
Crin/o | To secrete |
Cyst/o | Urinary bladder |
Cyt/o | Cell |
Derm/o | Skin |
Electro | Electricity |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Enter/o | Intestine |
Erythr/o | Red |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Glyc/o | Sugar |
Gnos/o | Knowledge |
Gynec/o | Women/female |
Hemat/o Hem/o | Blood |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Iatr/ | Treatment, physician |
Leuk/o | White |
Log/o | Study of |
Nephr/o | Kidney |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Onc/o | Tumour |
Ophthalm/o | Eye |
Oste/o | Bone |
Path/o | Disease |
Ped/o | Child |
Psych/o | Mind |
Radi/o | X rays |
Ren/o | Kidney |
Rhin/o | Nose |
Sarc/o | Flesh |
Sect/o | To cut |
Thromb/o | Clot, clotting |
Ur/o | Urinary tract/ urine |
Oma | Tumour |
Carp/o | Wrist bone |
Cost/o | Rib |
Cutane/o | Skin |
Dactyl/o | Fingers, toes |
Duct/o | To lead, carry |
Flex/o | To bend |
Gloss/o | Tongue |
Gylc/o | Sugar |
Immun/o | Protection |
Morph/o | Shape or form |
Nat/i | Birth |
Mort/o | Death |
Norm/o | Rule, order |
Ox/o | Oxygen |
Pub/o | Pubis |
Seps/o | Infection |
Somn/o | Sleep |
Son/o | Sound |
The/o | To put/ place |
Thel/o. The li/o | Nipple |
Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
Top/o | Place, position, location |
Tox/o | Poison |
Trache/o | Wind pipe, throat |
Urethr/o | Urethra |
Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
Acr/o | Extremities, top, extreme |
Acu/o | Sharp, severe, sudden |
Adip/o | Fat |
Amni/o | Amnion (sac surround embryo) |
Angi/o | Vessel |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Axill/o | Armpit |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
Bronch/o | Bronchial tubes |
Chem/o | Drug/chemical |
Chrondr/o | Cartilage |
Chron/o | Time |
Col/o | Colon |
Hydr/o | Water, fluid |
Inguin/o | Groin |
Isch/o | To hold back |
Lapar/o | Abdominal wall |
Laryng/o | Larynx |
Lymph/o | Lymph |
Mamm/o | Breast |
Mast/o | Breast |
Morph/o | Shape, form |
Muc/o | Mucus |
My/o | Muscle |
Myel/o | Spinal cord |
Necr/o | Dead/ death |
Neutr/o | Neutrophil (white blood cell) |
Oto | Ear |
Path/o | Disease |
Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
Phag/o | To eat or swallow |
Phelb/o | Vein |
Plas/o | Formation development |
Pleur/o | Pleura |
Pneumon/o | Lungs |
Rect/o | Rectum |
Splen/o | Spleen |
Staphyl/o | Clusters |
Strept/o | Twisted chains |
Thorac/o | Chest |
Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
Ven/o | Vein |