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Medical Terminology

AAPC CIC Medical Terminology 2023 Roots

TermDefinition
Derm/o skin
Dermat/o skin
Hidr/o sweat, perspiration
Kerat/o keratin, horny layer of the skin
Melan/o dark, black, melanin
Onych/o nail
Seb/o Sebum, sebaceous gland
Trich/o hair
Arthr/o joint
Burs/o bursa
Chondr/o cartilage
Erg/o work
Fasci/o fascia
In/o fiber
Kin/o movement
Kinesi/o movement
Muscul/o muscle
My/o muscle
Myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord
Oste/o bone
Synov/i synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
Ten/o tendon
Tendin/o tendon
Ton/o tone, pressure
Bronch/o bronchus
Laryng/o larynx
Pharyng/o pharynx
Phren/o diaphragm
Phrenic/o phrenic nerve
Pleur/o pleura
Pneumon/o lung
Pneum/o air, gas, respiration, lung
Pneumat/o air, gas, respiration. lung
Pulm/o lungs
Pulmon/o lungs
Rhin/o nose
Spir/o breathing
Trache/o trachea
Angi/o vessel
Arter/o artery
Arteri/o artery
Aort/o aorta
Arteriol/o arteriole
Atri/o atrium
Cardi/o heart
Phleb/o vein
Valv/o valve
Valvul/o valve
Vas/o vessel, duct
Vasculo/o vessel, duct
Ven/o vein
Ven/i vein
Ventricul/o cavity, ventricle
Hem/o blood
Hemato/o blood
Immun/o immunity, immune system
Leuk/o white blood cell
Leukocyte/o white blood cell
Lymph/o lymph, lymphatic system
Lymphaden/o lymph node
Lymphangi/o lymphatic vessel
Splen/o spleen
Thromb/o blood clot
Thrombocyt/o platelet, thrombocyte
Thym/o thymus gland
Tonsil/o tonsil
Erythr/o red blood cell
Erythrocyt/o red blood cell
Cali/o calyx
Calic/o calyx
Cyst/o urinary bladder
Glomerul/o glomerulus
Nephr/o kidney
Pyel/o renal pelvis
Ren/o kidney
Ur/o urine, urinary tract
Ureter/o ureter
Urethr/o urethra
Urin/o urine
Vesic/o urinary bladder
Bucc/o cheek
Chol/e bile, gall
Chol/o bile, gall
Cholangi/o bile duct
Cholecyst/o gall bladder
Choledoch/o common bile duct
Enter/o intestine
Gastr/o stomach
Gloss/o tongue
Hepat/o liver
Labi/o lip
Lingu/o tongue
Or/o mouth
Proct/o rectum and anus
Sial/o saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
Stoma, Stomat/o mouth
Uvul/o uvula
Epididym/o Epididymis
Orchi/o testis
Orchid/o testis
Osche/o scrotum
Prostat/o prostate
Semin/o semen
Sperm/o semen, spermatozoa
Spermat/o semen, spermatozoa
Test/o testis, testicle
Vas/o vas deferens, ductus deferens (also vessel, duct)
Vesicul/o seminal vesicle
Colp/o vagina
Episi/o vulva
Gyn/o woman
Gynec/o woman
Hyster/o uterus
Mast/o breast, mammary gland
Men/o, Mens menstruation
Metr/o uterus
Metr/i uterus
O/o ovum, egg cell
Oophor/o ovary
Ov/o ovum, egg cell
Ovul/o ovum, egg cell
Salping/o oviduct, tube
Adren/o adrenal glad, epinephrine
Adrenal/o adrenal gland, epinephrine
Adrenocortic/o adrenal cortex
Endocrine/o endocrine glands, endocrine system
Hypophys/o pituitary gland, hypophysis
Insul/o pancreatic islets
Parathyr/o parathyroid gland
Parathyroid/o parathyroid gland
Pituitar/o pituitary gland, hypophysis
Thyr/o thyroid gland
Thyroid/o thyroid gland
Cerebr/o cerebrum
Cortic/o cerebral cortex, outer potion
Encephal/o brain
Gangli/o ganglion
Ganglion/o ganglion
Gli/o neuroglia cells
Medull/o medulla oblongata, medulla, middle, soft, marrow
Meningo/o meninges
Meninge/o meninges
Myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
Narc/o stupor, numbness, sleep
Neur/o nervous system, tissue, nerve
Neur/i nervous system, tissue, nerve
Psych/o mind
Radicul/o spinal nerve root
Somn/o sleep
Somn/i sleep
Blephar/o eyelid
Cochle/o cochlea of inner ear
Corne/o cornea
Dacryocyst/o lacrimal sac
Lacrim/o tear, lacrimal apparatus
Myring/o tympanic membrane
Ot/o ear
Phak/o lens
Phac/o lens
Retin/o retina
Salping/o tube, Eustacian tube
Scler/o sclera
Tympan/o tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
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