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Anatomical Roots

Anatomical root words

TermDefinition
ventr/o- abdomen
sarc/o- flesh
thorac/o- chest
phleb/o- vein
chir/o- hand
irid/o- iris
dextr/o- right side
arthr/o- joint
encephal/o- brain
cost/o- rib
hyster/o- uterus
chol/o- bile
blephar/o- eyelid
bronch/o- throat
ili/o- upper hipbone
dent/i- tooth
colp/o- vagina
chondr/o- cartilage
cyt/o- cell
hist/o- tissue
gastr/o- stomach
enter/o- intestine
pod/o- foot
col/o- lower intestine
thromb/o- blood clot
opt/o- eye
ov/i- egg
trache/o- trachea
trich/o- hair
urethr/o- urethra
ur/o- urine
sangui- blood
proct/o- rectum
lapar/o- abdomen
pyel/o- pelvis
pheum/o- lung
hepat/o- liver
cerebr/o- brain
ser-o blood serum
lip/o- fat
mast/o- breast
laryng/o- larynx
my/o- muscle
uter/o- uterus
spondyl/o- vertebra
stomat/o- mouth
pulm/o- lung
metr/o- uterus
sacr/o- sacrum
odont/o- tooth
muscul/o- muscle
neur/o- nerve
ven/o- vein
pharyng/o- pharynx
opthalm/o- eye
nephr/o- kidney
fibr/o- fibrous
hydr/o- water
cor/o- pupil
gloss/o- tongue
dacry/o- tears
dermat/o- skin
hem/o- blood
hem/a- blood
gynec/o- woman
labi/o- lip
cephal/o- head
arteri/o- artery
cortic/o- cortex
cardi/o- heart
aden/o- gland
ren/i- kidney
vas/o- vessel
oss/i- bone
psych/o- mind
urin/o- urine
ot/o- ear
oste/o- bone
somat/o- body
sial/o- salivary gland
orchid/o- testes
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