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Medical Terminology
Key Common Medical Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi | vessel |
| arteri | artery |
| arthr | joint |
| cardi | heart |
| cyan | blue |
| cyst | bladder |
| cyt | cell |
| cyte | cell |
| dermat | skin |
| erythr | red |
| glyc | sugar, glucose |
| hem | blood |
| hemat | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| hist | tissue |
| leuk | white |
| my | muscle |
| myel | bone marrow, or spinal cord |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur | nerve |
| oste | bone |
| ox | oxygen |
| path | disease |
| ped | child |
| phleb | vein |
| pneumon | air, lung |
| pulmon | lung |
| ren | kidney |
| scler | hard |
| thromb | clot |
| tox | poison |
| ur, urin | urine |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |