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Anatomy/Med Term CH3
Root and Meaning
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| angi/o | vessel |
| ankyl/o | stiffness |
| aque/o | water |
| audi/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cili/o | hair |
| crani/o | skull |
| cost/o | ribs |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| erythr/o | red |
| encephal/o | brain |
| femor/o | stomach |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hist/o histi/o | tissue |
| humer/o | humerus |
| home/o | alike |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| idi/o | unknown |
| kinisi/o | movement |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidneys |
| neur/o | nerve |
| noct/o | night |
| onych/o | nails |
| oophor/o | ovaries |
| ovari/o | ovaries |
| othr/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| opt/o | vision |
| ox/o ox/i | oxygen |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| path/o | disease |
| patell/o | patella |
| pharing/o | throat, pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| pnem/o | air |
| pod/i | foot |
| rachi/o | spine |
| ren/o | kidneys |
| schlera/o | hardening |
| spir/o | breathe |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| stern/o | sternum |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| ten/o tendin/o tend/o | tendon |
| ton/o | tone |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae |
| viscer/o | internal organs |