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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 |