click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dors/o | back portion of the body |
| gastro/o | stomach |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o, oss/l, osse/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o, pelvi/o | hip, pelvic cavity |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rhin/o | nose |
| thorac/o | chest |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae, backbones |