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common roots

HLHS 101 ch 1

Root foundation of or subject of the term
Suffix ending that gives essential meaning to the term
Prefix added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root
arthr/o Ar-throh joint examples: arthroscrope, artritis
cardi/o KAR-dee-oh heart examples cardiology, pericardium
enter/o EN-ter-oh small intestine examples: enteropathy, dysentery
gastr/o GAS-tro stomach examples: gastrointestinal, gastritis
Hepat/o he-PAH-toh liver exampls: hepatology, hepatitis
neur/o NUR-oh nerve examples neurology, neuralgia
hem/o HEE-moh blood examples: hemorrhage
hemat/o heh-MAH-toh blood examples: hematoma
my/o MAI-oh muscle examples: myocardial, myalgia
muscul/o MUS-kyoo-loh muscle examples: musculoskeletal, muscular
angi/o AN-gee-oh vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel, but can also refer to other typs of vessels as will) examples: angioplasty, angiectomy
vas/o VAS-oh vessel examples: vasospasm, vasectomy
vascul/o VAS-kyoo-loh vessel examples: vasculopathy, vasculitis
derm/o DER-moh skin examples: dermoscopy, dermis
dermat/o der-MAT-oh skin examples:dermatology, dermatitis
cutane/o kyoo-TAY-nee-oh skin subcutaneous
pneum/o NOO-moh lung examples: pneumotomy
pneumon/o noo-MAW-noh lung examples: pneumonia, pneumonitis
pulmon/o PUL-maw-noh lung examples: pulmonologist, cadiopulmonary
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