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DukePASurgicalTerm
SurgicalTerminologyRoots
Question | Answer |
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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 |