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Med. Terminology 2
Body part prefixes and roots
| Prefix/root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o | gland |
| aden/o; adren/o | gland (2) |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| burs/o | bursa |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| chol | bile |
| chondri | cartilage |
| coron | heart |
| cardi/o; coron | heart (2) |
| cost | rib |
| crani/o | brain |
| cutane | skin |
| cyst/o, cysti | bladder or sac |
| derm, dermat/o | skin |
| cutane; derm, dermat/o | skin (2) |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
| gastr | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| hem/a/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o, hepatico | liver |
| histo/o, histio | tissue |
| hster/o | uterus |
| ileo | ileum (longest and terminal part of the small intestine) |
| ischi/o | ischium (part of the pelvic bone) |
| kerat/o | cornea (eye or skin) |
| lacrim/o | tear (from your eyes) |
| lact/i/o | milk |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm | breast |
| masto | breast |
| mamm, mast/o | breast (2) |
| mening/o | meninges |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o; my/o | muscle (2) |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/i/o | nerve |
| oculo | eye |
| onco | tumour; bulk; volume |
| onych/o | fingernail; toenail |
| oo | egg; ovary |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oo; oophor; ovar/i, ovairo, ov/i/o | ovary (3) |
| op, opt | vision |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oculo; ophthalm/o | eye |
| orchid/o, orchio | testis |
| orth/o | straight/normal; correct |
| osseo | bony |
| ossi | bone |
| ost/eo | bone |
| osseo; ossi; ost/eo | bone (3) |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovar/i, ovario, ov/i/o | ovary |
| phalang | phalanx (any bone in the fingers or toes) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phren/i/o, phrenico | diaphragm |
| pleur, pleur/a/o | rib, pleura (membrane that wraps outside of the lung and lines the inside of the chest cavity) |
| pneum/a, pneumat/o | air; lung |
| proct/o | anus; rectum |
| prostat | prostate |
| pseudo | false |
| psych/e/o | mind |
| radio | radiation; radius |
| ren/o | kidney |
| retin | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | tube |
| sarco | muscular; flesh-like |
| schiz/o | split; cleft |
| scler/a/o | hardness |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| sperm/a/o, spermato | sperm |
| splen/o | spleen |
| sten/o | narrowed; blocked |
| stern | sternum |
| stom/a, stomat/o | mouth |
| thorac/o, thoracioco | chest |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thry/o | thyroid gland |
| trache/o | trachea |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| ur/o | urine |
| vagin | vagina |
| varic/o | duct; blood vessel |
| vasculo | blood vessel |
| varic/o; vasculo | blood vessel (2) |
| ven/o | vein |
| vertbr | vertevra; spien |
| phleb/o; ven/o | vein (2) |
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