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Root words 5469AD
Medical Terminology and abbreviations
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing; sound |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| conjuctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| gastro/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| mening/o | meninges ( membrane 0 |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| hydro/o | water; fluid |
| trache/o | trachea |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| electro/o | electricity |
| erthyr/o | red |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| lip/o | fat |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| psych/o psych/i | mind or soul |
| ven/o | vein |
| arteri/o | artery |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| rhin/o | nose |
| quadr/i | four |
| immueno/o | protection |
| septi | bacteria |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| aur/o | ear |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ocul/o ophthalm/o | eye |
| gynec/o | woman |