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Basic fact about medical terminology
| ROOT+ CONNECTING VOWEL | MEANING |
|---|---|
| ADEN/O | GLAND |
| ADREN/O ADRENAL/O | ADRENAL GLANDS |
| ALGESI/O | SENSITIVITY TO PAIN |
| ANGI/O | BLOOD VESSEL |
| ARTERI/O | ARTERY |
| CARCIN/O | CANCER |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| COL/O , COLON/O | COLON (THE LARGE INTESTINE) |
| COLP/O | VAGINA (RELATED TO CERVIX) |
| COST/O | RIBS |
| CYAN/O | BLUE |
| DENT/O , ODONT/O | TOOTH |
| DERM/O, DERMAT/O | SKIN |
| DIVERTICUL/O | BLIND POUCH THAT EXTENDS FROM AN ORGAN |
| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY |
| ENDOCRIN/O | SECRETE WITHIN |
| ENTER/O | INTESTINE |
| ESOPHAG/O | FOOD PIPE , ESOPHAGUS |
| ESTHESI/O | SENSATION |
| FIBR/O | FIBER |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| GINGIV/O | GUMS |
| GLOSS/O | TONGUE |
| GLUC/O | SUGAR , GLUCOSE |
| GLYC/O | GLUCOSE ,SUGAR |
| GRAVID/A | PREGNANT |
| GYNEC/O | FEMALE |
| HEM/O , HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| HYSTER/O | UTERUS |
| LAPAR/O | ABDOMEN |
| LATER/O | SIDE |
| LEUK/O | WHITE |
| MELAN/O | BLACK , DARK |
| MAMM/O | BREAST |
| MAXILL/O | MAXILLA (UPPER JAW) |
| MENING/O | MEMBRANE |
| METRI/O, METR/O, METR/I | UTERUS |
| NARC/O | SLEEP |
| NAT/I | BIRTH |
| NAS/O | NOSE |
| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| OCUL/O | EYE |
| ONC/O | MASS , TUMOR |
| OPHTHALM/O | EYE ,VISION |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| OT/O | EAR |
| PAR/O | BEAR CHILDREN |
| PATH/O | DISEASE |
| PED/O | CHILD |
| PHARMAC/O | DRUGS |
| PHARYNG/O | THROAT, PHARYNX |
| PHLEB/O | VEIN |
| PLEUR/O | LUNGS |
| PNEUMON/O | LUNGS |
| POD/O | FOOT |
| PSOR/I, PSOR/O | ITCH, ITCHING |
| PSYCH/O | MIND |
| PULMON/O | LUNGS |
| QUADR/I , QUADR/O | FOUR |
| RECT/O | RECTUM |
| REN/O | KIDNEY |
| RHIN/O | NOSE |
| SOM/A, SOMAT/O | BODY |
| STETH/O | CHEST |
| THROMB/O | CLOT |
| THYR/O, THYROID/O | THYROID GLAND |
| UR/O | URINE , URINARY TRACT |
| VAS/O | VESSEL (BLOOD VESSEL) |
| VEN/O | VEIN |
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