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Wilma 2
Medical Terminology Root Words
| Root Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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