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Root Words vet tech
words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholo/o chole- | bile |
| cholcyct/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| colac/o | colaca |
| col/o | colon |
| copr/o | feces |
| dent/o | tooth, teeth |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gingiva, gums |
| gloss/o | tounge |
| heapt/o hepa | liver |
| lapar/o | flank, abdomen |
| lingua lingu/o | tounge |
| odont/o | tooth, teeth |
| omas/o | omasum |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| proct/o | rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sail/o | saliva |
| splanchn/o | visera |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| viscer/o | viscera |
| alveol/o | teeth lungs mammary glands |
| angi/o | blood vessles |
| arteri/o | artery |
| bronch/o bronchi | bronchus |
| aort/o | aorta |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cervic/o | neck, uterus |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cells |
| episi/o | vulva |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| labi/o | lips pudendum labium |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe of lung, liver |
| mast/o mamm/o | uterus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| orechi/o | testes |
| phleb/o | veins |
| pneum/o | lungs, air, breath |
| plum/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | pelvis of kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | oviducts |
| steth/o | chest |
| vas/o | blood vessles |
| ven/o | veins |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| blephar/o | eye lids |
| cephal/o | head |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chord/o | spinal cord |
| cost/o | rib |
| cox/o | hip pelvis |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gnath/o | jaw |
| hist/o | tissue |
| kerat/o | cornea, horny tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymphang/o | lymph vessels |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| onych'o | claw hoof |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pil/o | hair |
| pod/o | foot |
| pub/o | pubis |
| spondyl/o | vertabra, spinal colom |
| syndesm/o | ligament connective tissue |
| DVM VMD | veterinary Dr. |
| MD | medicine |
| DO | osteopathy |
| DMD | dental medicine dentist |
| DDS | surgery dentist |
| DC | chiropractic |
| OD | optometry |
| DPM | podiatry |
| PhD | philosophy |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/0 | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancerous,cancer |
| cephal/o | cerebrum(largest part of the brain) |
| cis/o | cut |
| crin/o | secrete(to form and give off) |
| cyst/o | cell |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| gynec/o | woman; female |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| 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 |