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Basic Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| my- | muscle |
| eryth- | red |
| glyc- | sugar |
| encephal- | brain |
| proct- | rectum |
| viscer- | internal organ |
| pylor- | gatekeeper |
| myel- | marrow |
| abdomin- | abdomen |
| ang- | vessel |
| spondyl- | vertebra |
| cheil- | lip |
| pyel- | pelvis |
| cardi- | heart |
| ili- | ilium (part of the pelvic bone) |
| leuk- | white |
| cyst- | bladder or sac |
| cerebr- | brain |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| lith- | stone (like kidney stone) |
| mening- | membrane |
| cyt- | cell |
| arthr- | joint |
| oste- | bone |
| dacry- | tear |
| cost- | rib |
| hyster- | uterus |
| trachel- | neck of an organ |
| crani- | skull, cranium |
| cerv- | neck |
| nephr- | kidney |
| aden- | gland |
| derm- | skin |
| dactyl- | finger |
| metr- | uterus |
| hepat- | liver |
| psych- | mind |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chol- | bile |
| py- | pus |
| pneum-, pneumon- | lung |
| enter- | intestines |
| gastr- | stomach |
| cephal- | head |
| path- | disease |
| ophthalm- | eye |