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Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adip | Fat |
| Aden | Gland |
| Areri | Artery |
| Arthr | Joint |
| Ather | Fatty Plaque |
| Audi | Hear |
| Bi | Life |
| Carcin | Cancer |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Col | Large intestine |
| Cost | Rib |
| Cust | Bladder |
| Cry | Cold |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Derm | Skin |
| Dist | Far |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Enter | Small Intestine |
| Erythr | Red |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Gingiv | Gums |
| Lingu or Gloss | Tongue |
| Hem | Blood |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Home | Same |
| Hydr | Water |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Leuk | White |
| Melan | Black |
| Mamm or Mast | Breast |
| My | Muscle |
| Myel | Canal |
| Nephr or Ren | Kidney |
| Neur | Nerve |
| Onc | Tumor |
| Oophor | Ovary |
| Oste | Bone |
| Path | Disease |
| Phleb or Vein | Vein |
| Pneum or Pulm | Lung |
| Pyr | Heat |
| Rhin or Nas | Nose |
| Salping | Fallopian Tube |
| Scler | Hard |
| Scoli or Ankyl | Crooked |
| Somat | Body |
| Stomat | Mouth |
| Uri | Urine |