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Root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cholecyst | Gallbladder |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Calculi | Stone |
| Cell | Tumor/ Cyst hernia |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Glyco | Sweet/sugar |
| Homeo, Homo | Similar/Same/Like |
| Lingua | Tongue |
| Lip | Fat |
| Lith | Stone |
| Madaro | Falling Hair |
| Psych | Mind |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Radi | Rays |
| Thermic | Heat |
| Ortho | Straighten |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Pedi | Foot |
| Spondyl | Vertebra |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Myel | Bone Marrow |
| Manus | Hand |
| Ili | Hip |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Carnio | Skull |
| Costa | Rib |
| Carpo | Wrist |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Stoma | Opening; Mouth |
| Pyloro | Pylorus; Gatekeeper |
| Procto | Anus; Rectum |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| ile | ileum |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Colon | Large Intestine |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Squama | Scaly |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Psora | Itch |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Onychia | Nail beds |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Odont | Teeth |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Derma | Skin |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Viscero | Body organs |
| Chole | Bile; Gallbladder |
| Colon | Large Intestine |
| Vena | Vein |
| Ventricu | Heart cavity |
| Broncho | Bronchi airway |
| Cili | Hair like process |
| Ectasis | Expansion |
| Laryngo | Larynx voice box |
| Naso | Nose |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Oxygen | Oxygen ; keen |
| Pector | Breast/Chest |
| Pleura | Rib side |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Ptysis | To spit |
| Pulmo | Lungs |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Tracheo | Trachea windpipe |
| Creatinine | A waste in urine |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Glomerulo | Nephron part , little ball |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Peritoneo | Lining of abdominal organs |
| Pyelo | Pelvis |
| Reni | Kidney |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Uri | Urine |
| Uric | Pertaining to urine |
| Urina | Urine |
| Uro | Urine |
| Bulbo | Bulb like bulbourethral |
| Cervi | Neck uterus |
| Galacto | Milk |
| Genito | Reproductive system |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Lactin | Milk |
| Mast | Breast |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Natal | Born |
| Oophoro | Ovary |
| Orchido | Testicle |
| Ova Ovi Ovo | Egg |
| Salping | Tube Fallopian |
| Sperma Spermato | Seed |
| Vas | Duct Vessel |
| Audio | Sound |
| Cerebro | Brain |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Esthesia | Sensation |
| Medulla | Brain Middle |
| Meningo | Membranes Spinal Cord |
| Neuro | Nerves |
| Occiput | Back of skull |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Opthalmo | Eye |
| Oto | Ear |
| Parietes | Parietel Wall part |
| Pons | Bridges |
| Tempora | Temporal |