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Medical Terminology
Finals Root Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adipo | fat |
| bronchiolo | branchiole |
| adeno | gland |
| balano | penis |
| athero | fatty plaque |
| arthro | joint |
| adreno | adreno gland |
| carcino | cancer |
| broncho | bronchus |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| cardio | heart |
| choleo | gall (bile) |
| chondro | cartilage |
| coagulo | coagulation |
| colono | colon lg intestine |
| colpo | vagina |
| conjuctivo | conjunctiva |
| costo | rib |
| craino | skull,head |
| cyano | blue |
| cyco | ciliary body (eye) |
| cysto | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| dacro | tear |
| dactylo | finger or toe |
| dermato | skin |
| dipso | thirst |
| duro | dura mater (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| ellipto | oval shaped (red blood cell) |
| embolo | embolus |
| entero | sm intestine |
| episio | vulva |
| erythro | red |
| fascio | fascia (connecting tissue) |
| femoro | thigh bone femur |
| ganglio | ganglia (nerve bundle) |
| gastro | stomach |
| glomerulo | glomerulus (tiny ball of blood vessels/filters blood to form urine) |
| gluco | sugar |
| glucoso | sugar |
| glyco | sugar |
| gonado | gonads (sex organ glands) |
| gyno | woman |
| gyneo | woman |
| hemo, hemato | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| hystero | uterus Greek "womb" |
| irido | iris ( color part of eye) |
| jejuno | jejunum (2nd sm intestine) |
| kalo | potasium |
| kerato | cornea |
| lacrimo | tear |
| lacto | milk |
| laprao | abdomen |
| laryngo | larynx (voice box) |
| leuko | white |
| lipo | fat |
| litho | stone |
| lobo | lobe |
| lumbo | lumbar lower back |
| lympho | lymph (gland, node) |
| mammo | breast |
| masto | breast |
| melano | melanin |
| mengingo | meninges (membrane that surrounds brain and spinal cord) |
| metro | uterus |
| myo | muscle |
| myelo | spinal cord bone marrow |
| myringo | eardrum |
| naso | nose |
| natro | sodium |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| normo | normal |
| odonto | tooth |
| oligo | few |
| oncho | nail |
| oophoro | ovary |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| pachy | thick |
| palato | palate (top of inside of the mouth) |
| patho | disease |
| peritoneo | peritoneum (membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity) |
| phago | eat talk |
| pharmaco | drug |
| pharyngo | pharynx (throat) |
| phlebo | vein |
| phreno | mind or diaphragm |
| pilo | hair |
| pneumo | air lungs |
| pneumato | air lungs |
| presby | old age |
| procto | anus rectum |
| psycho | mind |
| pulmono | lungs |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| reno | kidney |
| reticulo | immature (rbc) |
| rhino | nose |
| salpingo | eustachian tube or fallopian tube |
| sigmoido | Sigmond colon Greek "S" |
| spleno | spleen |
| steato | fat |
| stomato | mouth |
| tars | ankle |
| thoraco | chest |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| tonsillo | tonsil |
| tracheo | trachea (wind pipe) |
| tropho | development nourishment |
| unguo | nail |
| veno | vein |
| vesico | bladder |
| xanthro | yellow |
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