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Anatomical Roots
Vetmed Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adeno/o | gland |
| Areri/o | artery |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Bronch/o | windpipe, throat |
| Cari/o | heart |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Cerebr/o | brain |
| Chir/o | hand |
| Chol/o | bile |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| Col/o | lower intestine |
| Colp/o | vagina |
| Cor/o | pupil of eye |
| Cortic/o | cortex |
| Cost/o | rib |
| Cyst/o | bladder, cyst |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dacry/o | tears |
| Dent/i | tooth |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| Dextr/o | right side |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| Enter/o | intestine |
| Fibr/o | fibrous |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Gloss/o | tongue |
| Gynec/o | woman |
| Hem/a | blood |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| Hist/o | tissue |
| Hydr/o | water |
| Hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| Ili/o | flank, upper hip bone |
| Irid/o | Iris of the eye |
| Labi/o | lip |
| Lapar/o | flank, abdominal wall |
| Laryng/o | windpipe, larnyx |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Mast/o | breast |
| Metr/o | uterus |
| Muscul/o | muscle |
| Myel/o | marrow, spinal cord |
| My/o | muscle |
| Nephr/o | kidney |
| Neur/o | nerve |
| Odont/o | tooth |
| Opthalm/o | eye |
| Opt/o | eye |
| Orchid/o | testes |
| Oss/i | bone |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Ov/i | egg |
| Pharyng/o | pharynx |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Pleur/o | rib, side of body |
| Pneum/o | lung, air |
| Pod/o | foot |
| Poli/o | gray matter |
| Proct/o | anus, rectum |
| Psych/o | mind |
| Pulm/o | lung |
| Pyel/o | pelvis |
| Ren/i | kidney |
| Sacr/o | sacrum |
| Sangui | blood |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| ser-o | serum, blood |
| Sial/o | salivary glands |
| Somat/o | body |
| Spondyl/p | vertebra |
| Stomat/o | mouth |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Thromb/o | blood clot |
| Trache/o | windpipe, trachea |
| Trich/o | hair |
| Urethr/o | urethra |
| Urin/o | urine |
| Ur/o | urine |
| Uter/o | womb, uterus |
| Vas/o | vessel |
| Ven/o | vein |
| Ventr/o | Abdomen |