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Root Words
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cholescyst/o | gall bladder |
| col/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/a; derm/; dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | utrerus |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| metr/o | uterus |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pyr/o | fever |
| rhin/o | nose |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ventr/o | front |
| viscer/o | internal organs; viscera |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| albin/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| acr/o | extremities |
| anter/o | front |
| append/o; appendic/o | appendix |
| andr/o | male |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| articul/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chlor/o | green |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| dactyl/o | finger; toe |
| dent/o | tooth |
| dors/o | back; posterior |
| electr/o | electrical |
| erythr/o | red |
| glauc/o | gray; silver |
| poli/o | gray; silver |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hydr/o | water |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| later/o | side |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| men/o | menstruation |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| nat/o | birth |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| optic/o | seeing; sight |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| purpur/o | purple |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| ren/o | kidney |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tend/o | tendon |
| trich/o | hair |
| lip/o | fat |
| adip/o | fat |
| arteri/o | artery |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| hist/o; histi/o | tissue |
| bili/o | bile |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dent/o | teeth; tooth |
| myc/o | fungus |