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RootWords
Pharmacy and Medical Root Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tension | Pressure |
| Arter | Artery |
| Stetho | Chest |
| Adrena | Adrenal |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| Somat | Body |
| Thym | Thymus |
| Crine | Secrete |
| Card | Heart |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Hemat | Blood |
| Hepat | Liver |
| My | Muscle |
| Pector | Chest |
| Neur | Nerves |
| Pneum | Lung, air |
| Ocul | Eye |
| Derma | Skin |
| Ven | Vein |
| Mast | Breast |
| Oste | Bone |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| Ot | Ear |
| Glyc | Sugar |
| Dont | Teeth |
| Angi | Vessel |
| Aort | Aorta |
| Oxy | Oxygen |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Stenosis | Narrowing |
| Thromb | Clot |
| Vas(cu) | Blood Vessel |
| Lipid | Fat |
| Labyrinth | Inner Ear |
| Acusis | Hearing Condition |
| Tympan | Eardrum |
| Audi | Hearing |
| Myring | Eardrum |
| Acous | Hearing |
| Blephar | Eyelid |
| Conjunctiv | Conjunctiva (the eyelid lining) |
| Ophthalm | Eye |
| Irid | Iris |
| Retin | Retina |
| Aer | Air |
| Aero | Gas |
| Bronch | Bronchus |
| Capn | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
| Laryng | Larynx |
| Nas | Nose |
| Pulmon | Lung |
| Sinus | Sinus |
| Albumin | Protein |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Ureter | Ureter |
| Urethr | Urethra |
| Uria | Urine, urination |
| Vesic | Bladder |
| Andr | Male |
| Balan | Glans Penis |
| Orchid, test | Testis, Testicles |
| Prostat | Prostate Gland |
| Sperm | Sperm |
| Vas | Vessel, duct |
| Vesicul | Seminal Vescles |
| Gynec | Woman |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Lact | Milk |
| Mamm | Breast |
| Ovari | Ovary |
| Salping | Fallopian Tube |
| Toc | Birth |
| Uter | Uterine |
| Arthr | Joint |
| Carp | Wrist |
| Crani | Skull |
| Dactyl | Finger or Toe |
| Femor | Thigh Bone |
| Fibul | Small, Outer lover leg bone |
| Humer | Upper arm bone |
| Oste | Bone |
| Patell | Knee cap |
| Per, Pod | Foot |
| Pelv | Pelvis |
| Phalang | Bones of fingers and toes |
| Rachi | Vertebrae |
| Spondyl | Vertebrae |
| Stern | Sternum, Breastbone |
| Tibi | Large lower leg bone |
| Cerebr | Cerebrum |
| Dementio | To be Mad |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Esthesi | Sensation |
| Mening | Meninges |
| Myel | Spinal Cord |
| Chondr | Cartilage |
| Fibr | Fiber |
| Tendin | Tendon |
| Aden | Gland |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Hemo, Hem | Blood |
| Lymph | Lymph |
| Splen | Spleen |
| Thym | Thymus |
| Adip | Fat |
| Cutane | Skin |
| Hist | Tissue |
| Kerat | Hard |
| Necr | Death |
| Onych | Nail |
| Chol | Bile |
| Col | Colon |
| Duoden | Duodenum |
| Enter | Intestine |
| Esophag | Esophagus |
| Lapar | Abdomen |