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MH ROOT WORDS
COMMON MEDICAL ROOT WORDS
| Question | Answer | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ADIP | FAT | ADIPOSE |
| AER | AIR | AEROBIC |
| ANGI | VESSEL | ANGIOGRAM |
| ARTERI | ARTERY | ARTERIOSCLEROSIS |
| ARTHR | JOINT | ARTHRITIS |
| BAR | WEIGHT | BARIATRIC |
| BILI | BILE | BILIRUBIN |
| BRONCH | BRONCHUS | BRONCHITIS |
| BUCC | CHEEK | BUCCAL |
| CARCIN | CANCER | CARCINOGENIC |
| CARDI | HEART | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| CEPHAL | HEAD | CEPHALIC |
| CHONDR | CARTILAGE | OSTEOCHONDRITIS |
| CORON | CROWN, CIRCLE | CORONARY |
| CRIN | TO SECRETE | ENDOCRINE |
| CRY | COLD | CRYOGLOBULIN |
| CUBIT | ELBOW | ANTECUBITAL |
| CUTANE | SKIN | PERCUTANEOUS |
| CYAN | BLUE | CYANOTIC |
| CYST | BLADDER | CYSTITIS |
| CYT | CELL | CYTOLOGY |
| CYTE | CELL | ERYTHROCYTE |
| DERM | SKIN | DERMIS |
| DERMAT | SKIN | DERMATITIS |
| ENCEPHAL | BRAIN | ENCEPHALITIS |
| ENTER | INTESTINES | ENTERITIS |
| ERYTHR | RED | ERYTHEMA |
| ESOPHAG | ESOPHAGUS | ESOPHAGITIS |
| ESTR | FEMALE | ESTROGEN |
| FIBRIN | FIBER | FIBRINOLYSIS |
| GASTR | STOMACH | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GLUC | SUGAR, GLUCOSE | GLUCOSE |
| GLYC | SUGAR, GLUCOSE | GLYCOLYSIS |
| HEM | BLOOD | HEMOLYSIS |
| HEMAT | BLOOD | HEMATOLOGY |
| HEPAT | LIVER | HEPATITIS |
| HIST | TISSUE | HISTOLOGY |
| KERAT | HARD, CORNEA | KERATINIZED |
| LEUK | WHITE | LEUKOCYTE |
| LIP | FAT | LIPEMIA |
| MELAN | BLACK | MELANOMA |
| MORPH | FORM | MORPHOLOGY |
| MY | MUSCLE | MYALGIA |
| MYEL | BONE MARROW or SPINAL CORD | OSTEOMYELITIS |
| NAT | BIRTH | NATAL |
| NECR | DEATH | NECROSIS |
| NEPHR | KIDNEY | NEPHRITIS |
| NEUR | NERVE | NEUROLOGY |
| ONC | TUMOR | ONCOLOGIST |
| OSTE | BONE | OSTEOPOROSIS |
| PATH | DISEASE | PATHOGEN |
| PED | CHILD | PEDIATRIC |
| PHAG | EAT, SWALLOW | PHAGOCYTIC |
| PHLEB | VEIN | PHLEBOTOMY |
| PNEUMON | AIR, LUNG | PNEUMONIA |
| PRANDI | MEAL | POSTPRANDIAL |
| PUB | PUBIC | SUPRAPUBIC |
| PULMON | LUNG | PULMONARY |
| REN | KIDNEY | RENAL |
| SCLER | HARD | SCLEROTIC |
| SPHYGM | PULSE | SPHYGMOMANOMETER |
| SQUAM | FLAT, SCALE | SQUAMOUS |
| THORAC | CHEST | THORACIC |
| THROMB | CLOT | THROMBOSIS |
| TOX | POISON | TOXICOLOGY |
| UR or URIN | URINE | URINALYSIS |
| VAS | VESSEL | VASCULAR |
| VEN | VEIN | VENIPUNCTURE |
| VISCER | ORGAN | VISCERAL |