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DukePASurgicalTerm
SurgicalTerminologyRoots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adeno- | gland |
| arthro- | joint |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| cardi- | heart |
| chole- | gall |
| cholecyst- | gallbladder |
| col- | colon |
| colpo- | vagina |
| cranio | skull |
| cysto- | urinary bladder |
| dent- | tooth |
| derma, dermato- | skin |
| entero- | intestines |
| gastro- | stomach |
| hema, hemo,hemato- | blood |
| hepato- | liver |
| hystero- | uterus |
| jejun- | second part of small intestine |
| lamin- | posterior vertebral arch |
| mast- | breast |
| myo- | muscle |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| oophor- | ovary |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| orchio- | testicle |
| os- | opening or mouth |
| also, bone | |
| ot- | ear |
| pharyng- | throat |
| phleb- | vein |
| pneumo- | lung |
| procto- | anus |
| prostate- | prostate gland |
| pyelo- | pelvis of kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| salping- | fallopian tube |
| spermato- | semen |
| splanchno- | viscera |
| teno- | tendon |
| thoraco- | chest |
| trachel- | neck of uterus |
| tracheo- | trachea, windpipe |
| ureter, uretero- | tube from kidney |
| urethra- | tube from bladder |
| vas- | vessel or duct |