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Medical terms - root

TermDefinition
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
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