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CCMA CH 2
CCMA CH 2 REVIEW (Word Roots)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| thy | thyroid gland |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| phleb | vein |
| thromb | clot |
| arthr | joint |
| brachi | arm |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| dactyl | finger, toe |
| fibr | connective tissue |
| my | muscle |
| oste | bone |
| pod | foot |
| sacr | sacrum (lower backbone) |
| spondyl | vertebra (backbone) |
| ten, tendin | tendon |
| vertebr | vertebra |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| an | anus |
| appendic | appendix |
| bil, chol | bile, gall |
| col | colon (large intestine) |
| dent | teeth |
| enter | intestines |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gums |
| gloss | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| icter | jaundice |
| ile | ileum (small intestine) |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| lingu | tongue |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phag | eating, swallowing |
| proct | rectum |
| splen | spleen |
| stomat | mouth |
| andr | men |
| colp | vagina |
| cyst | bladder |
| gravid | pregnant |
| gynec | woman |
| hyster | uterus (womb) |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| metr | uterus |
| nephr | kidney |
| ov | ovum (egg) |
| oophor | ovary |
| orchid | testicles |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| pyel | pelvis of the kidney |
| ren | renal (kidney) |
| salping | fallopian tube |
| ureter | ureters |
| ur | urinary |
| vesic | bladder |
| bronch | bronchial |
| laryng | larynx |
| nas | nose |
| pleur | pleura |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs, air |
| pulmon | lung |
| rhin | nose |
| steth | chest |
| thorac | thorax (chest) |
| trache | trachea (airway, windpipe) |
| derm, dermat | skin |
| hidr | sweat |
| trich | hair |
| onych | nail |
| xer | dry |
| angi | blood vessel |
| arteri, arter | artery |
| cardi | heart |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| blephar | eyelid |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| encephal | brain |
| esthesi | sensation |
| irid, ir | iris |
| meging | membranes, meninges |
| myel | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| myring | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| neur | nerve |
| ocul, ophthalm | eye |
| ot | ear |
| adip | fat |
| bio | life |
| carcin | cancer |
| cry | cold |
| dors | back portion of body |
| gluc, glyc | sugar |
| herni | hernia |
| hist | tissue |
| hydra | water |
| lact | milk |
| later | side |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| med, medi | middle |
| narc | numbness, stupor, sleep |
| necr | death |
| onc | tumor |
| path | disease |
| ped | child, foot |
| psych | mind |
| pyo | pus |
| pyr | fever, heat |
| septic | infection |
| therm | heat |