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Medical Terminology Root Words
Root Word | Meaning |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
aden/o | gland |
albumen-/albumin- | albumin |
albeolo | air sac |
andro- | man |
angio- | vessel |
aorto- | aorta |
appendico- | appendix |
arterio- | artery |
arthro- | joint |
atrio- | atrium/upper chamber of heart |
bili | bile |
blepharo- | eyelid |
broncho- | bronchus/tube to the lung |
bronchiolo- | bronchiole/small air tube in lung |
cardio | heart |
carpo | wrist/hand |
cephalo | head |
cerebro- | brain |
cervico- | cervic/neck |
cholangio- | bile/biliary Vessels |
chole- | bile |
chondro- | cartilage |
colo-/colono- | colon (large intestine) |
colpo | vagina |
corono- | heart |
costo- | rib |
craino- | skull containing brain |
cysto- | bladder |
cyto- | cell |
dento- | tooth |
dermo-/dermato- | skin |
duodeno- | duodenum (part of intestine) |
encephalo- | brain |
endocardio- | lining of heart |
endometrio- | edometrium (lining of uterus) |
entero- | intestine |
gastro- | stomach |
gingivo- | gums |
glosso- | tongue |
glyco- | sugar |
gyno-/gynaeco- | woman |
haemo-/haemato- | blood |
hepo-/hepato- | liver |
hernio- | hernia, rupture, protusion |
histo- | tissue |
hystero- | womb |
iatro- | doctor/physician |
ileo- | ileum (part of intestine) |
ilio- | ilium(pbone of the pelvis) |
immuno- | immunity |
jejuno- | jejunum (part of intestine) |
laparo- | abdomen/abdominal wall |
laryngo- | larynx/voice |
leuco- | white |
lipo- | fat |
lith- | stone |
lympho- | lymphatic, lymph/tissue fluid |
lymphadeno- | lymph gland |
lymphangio- | lymph vessel |
mammo-/masto- | breast |
meningo | meninges/membrane covering brain & spinal cord |
menisco- | meniscus (knee cartilage) |
meno- | menstruation/monthly period |
metro- | womb |
myelo- | marrow/spinal cord |
myo-/myos- | muscle |
myocardio- | myocardium (heart muscle) |
myometrio- | myometrium (muscle of uterus) |
myringo- | eardrum |
naso- | nose |
natal | birth |
nephro- | kidney |
neuro- | nerve |
ocluo- | eye |
oesophago | oesophagus (gullet) |
onco- | tumour |
onycho- | nail |
oophoro- | ovary |
ophthalmo- | eye |
opto- | sight/eye |
orchio-/orchido- | testis/male gonad/male gland |
osteo- | bone |
oto- | ear |
paedo- | child |
pancreato- | pancreas |
patho- | disease |
pericardio- | outer layer of heart (covering of heart) |
phago- | swallow, eat |
pharmaco- | drug |
pharyngo- | pharynx/throat |
phlebo- | vein |
pleuro- | lung |
pneumo-/pneumono- | air/gas/lung |
procto- | rectum/anus |
prostate- | prostate gland |
pulmono- | lung |
pyo- | pus |
pyro- | fever |
recto- | rectum |
rhino- | nose |
salpingo- | fallopian/uterine tube |
sigmodio- | sigmoid colon |
spleno- | spleen |
steato- | fat |
stoma-/stomato | mouth |
thermo- | heat |
thoraco- | chest/thorax |
thrombo- | blood clot |
thyro- | thyroid/gland in neck |
tonsillo- | tonsils/lymph gland |
tox-/toxico- | poison |
trachea- | windpipe/trachea |
vaso- | vessel |
veno- | vein |
ventrico-/ventriculo- | ventricle (lower chamber of heart) |