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Chapter 1
Root with Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o AR-throh | joint |
| cardi/o Kar-dee-oh | heart |
| enter/o EN-ter-oh | small intestine |
| gastr/o GAS-tro | stomach |
| hepat/o he-PAH-toh | liver |
| neur/o NUR-oh | nerve |
| hem/o HEE-moh | blood |
| hemat/o heh-MAH-toh | blood |
| my/o MAI-oh | muscle |
| muscul/o MUS-kyoo-loh | muscle |
| angi/o AN-gee-oh | vessel |
| vas/o VAS-oh | vessel |
| vascul/o VAS-kyoo-loh | vessel |
| derm/o DER-moh | skin |
| dermat/o der-Mat-oh | skin |
| cutane/o kyoo-TAY-nee-oh | skin |
| pneum/o NOO-moh | lung |
| pneumon/o noo-MAW-noh | lung |
| pulmon/o PUL-maw-noh | lung |
| gen/o JIN-oh | creation, cause |
| hydr/o HAI-droh | water |
| morph/o MOR-foh | change |
| myc/o MAI-koh | fungus |
| necr/o NEK-roh | death |
| orth/o OR-thoh | straight |
| path/o PAH-thoh | suffering, disease |
| phag/o FAY-goh | eat |
| plas/o PLAS-oh | formation |
| py/o PAI-oh | pus |
| scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |
| sten/o STIH-noh | narrowing |
| troph/o TROH-foh | nourishment, development |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | foreign |
| xer/o ZEH-roh | dry |