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Medical Terminology Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac within the lung) |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding embryo) |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | small artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| axill/o | armpit |
| balan/o | penis |
| bari/o | weight |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchiol/o | small bronchial tubes |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel bone) |
| capillar/o | capillary |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist bones (carpal) |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum (posterior part of the brain) |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chron/o | time |
| cis/o | to cut |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collarbone) |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| comi/o | to care for |
| coni/o | dust |
| coron/o | heart |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dactly/o | fingers or toes |
| dent/i | tooth |
| dermat/o, derm/o | skin |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| dur/o | dura mater (outermost meningeal layer) |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| endocrin/o | endocrine glands |
| endometr/o, endometri/o | endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) |
| enter/o | intestines (small intestines) |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| epitheli/o | skin (surface tissue) |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| femor/o | femur, thigh bone |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | to produce |
| ger/o | old age |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| later/o | side |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lumb/o | loin, waist region |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| lys/o | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain) |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mening/o | meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals (hand bones) |
| metatars/o | metatarsals (foot bones) |
| metr/o, metri/o | uterus; to measure |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma) |
| myel/o | spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis) |
| myos/o | muscle |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| nas/o | nose |
| nat/i | birth |
| necr/o | dead |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| nos/o | disease |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| onc/o | tumor |
| onycho/o | nail |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o, optic/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| orch/o | testicle, testis |
| orchi/o | testicle, testis |
| orchid/o | testicle, testis |
| orth/o | striaght |
| osm/o | smell |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| pelv/o | hip bone |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs) |
| perone/o | fibula |
| phak/o | lens of the eye |
| phalang/o | phalanges (finger and toe bones) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| phren/o | mind |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| plas/o | developmental, formation, growth |
| pleur/o | pleura (membrane around the lungs) |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| poster/o | behind |
| prosth/o | artificial replacement |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| psych/o | mind |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) |
| radi/o | x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| retin/o | retina of the eye |
| rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal) muscle |
| rheumat/o | flow, fluid |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube; eustachian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade (bone) |
| scrot/o | scrotal sac, scrotom |
| sept/o | infection |
| septic/o | infection |
| son/o | sound |
| spin/o | backbone, spine, vertebrae |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | backbone, vertebrae |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tendin/o, ten/o | tendon |
| theli/o, thel/o | nipple |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia or shin bone (lower leg bone) |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| top/o | to put, place |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| uln/o | ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| venul/o | venule |
| vertebr/o | backbone, vertebra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
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