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Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arti/o | atrium |
| blephar/o | eyelid, eyelash |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephel/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cervic/o | cervix or neck of an organ |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/o, chole- | bile |
| cholcecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chondri/o | cartilage |
| cili/o | eyelid, eyelash |
| col/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium/skull |
| cyst/o | cell |
| dactyl/o | digit, toe |
| dent/o | tooth, teeth |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| epis/o, episi/o | vulva |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glass/o | tounge |
| gnath/o | jaw |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepa, hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o | ileum (of intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (of pelvis) |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kerat/o | cornea or horny tissue |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | flank, abdomen |
| laryng/o | larnyx |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mast/a, mamm/o | mammary glands |
| mening/o | meninges |
| metr/o | uterus |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos | msucle |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| nephr/o | kidney, nephron |
| neur/o | nerve |
| occipit/o | back of head |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth, teeth |
| onych/o | claw, hoof |
| opithalm/o | eye |
| orchi/o, orchid/o | testes |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| palat/o | palate |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lung, air, breath |
| pod/o | foot |
| proct/o | rectum |
| pulmo, pulmon/o | lung |
| pyel/o | pelvis of kidney |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | renal (kidney) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, spinal column |
| steth/o | chest |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tars/o | ankle |
| ten/o, tend/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o, thyroid- | thyroid gland |
| tonsil/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| trich/o | hair |
| tympan/o | tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| ureth/o | urethra |
| ur/o | urine |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vessel or duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| vulv/o | vulva |