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chapter 1
med term roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| neur/o | nerve |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscle/o | muscle |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| term/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| gen/o | creation, cause |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| xen/o | foreign |