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Medical Roots/CF
All of Roots and Combining words of Medical language of lesson 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| R/-bronch | Bronchus |
| R/-pneumon | lung, air |
| R/-pulmon also can be with /o | lung |
| R/-respir | to breathe |
| R/-gastr | stomach |
| R/-later | side |
| R/-cyte, cellu R/CF-cyt/o | cell |
| R/-mature | fully develop |
| R/-nat | birth, born |
| R/CF-cardi/o | heart |
| R/CF-my/o R/-muscul,myos | muscle |
| R/-gnosis | knowledge of an abnormal condition |
| R/-gnose | recognize an abnormal condition |
| R/CF-electr/o | eletricity |
| R/-tens | pressure |
| R/-farct | area of dead tissues |
| R/-isch | to block |
| R/-axill | armpit |
| R/-ment | mind |
| R/-mus | muscus |
| R/-cervic | neck |
| R/-fusion | to pour |
| R/-ven | vein |
| R/CF-neur/o | nerve |
| R/CF-ur/o, urin | urine |
| R/-fertilie | to make fruitful |
| R/-organ | organ |
| R/-anabol | build up |
| R/-catabol | break down |
| R/-hormon | hormone |
| R/-cellul | small cell |
| R/-membran | cover, skin |
| R/-metabol | change |
| R/CF-mit/o | thead |
| R/ -chondr | granule |
| R/CF -nucle/o, neucles, kary/o | nucleus |
| R/ -ster | solid |
| R/ CF-chrom/a/o | color |
| R/ -some,ome | body |
| R/ -ribo | ribose |
| R/ -gen | to create |
| R/ -acid | acid, low pH |
| R/ -heredit | inherited through genes |
| R/ -hist | tissues |
| R/-tide | time |
| R/ -phen/o | appearance |
| R/ -morph/o | form |
| R/ -dict | consent |
| R/ -oste | bone |
| R/ CF-arthr/o | joint |
| R/ -connect | join together |
| R/ -patell | patella (kneecap) |
| R/ -therapeut, therap | treatment |
| R/ -capsul | box |
| R/ CF-coll/a | glue |
| R/CF-ov/i | egg |
| R/ -nutri | nourish |
| R/ -vascul, vas/o | blood vessel |
| R/ -digest | break down food |
| R/ -crine | to secrete |
| R/ -home.o | the same |
| R/ -integument | covering of the body |
| R/ -skelet | skeleton |
| R/ -lymph | lymph, lympphatic system |
| R/ -ana | apart |
| R/ -anter | before, front part |
| R/ -caud | tail |
| R/ -cephal | head |
| R/ -coron | crown |
| R/ -dist | away from the center |
| R/ -dors | back |
| R/ -infer | below |
| R/ -later | side |
| R/ -medi | middle |
| R/ -poster | back part |
| R/ -proxim | nearest to the center |
| R/-sagitt | arrow |
| R/-super | above |
| R/-ventr | belly |
| R/-pelv | pelvis |
| R/-cav | hallow space |
| R/-crani | skull |
| R/-diaphragmat | diaphragm |
| R/-spin | spine |
| R/-unmbilic | navel (belly button) |
| R/-bi | life |
| R/-surg | operate |
| R/CF-dermat/o, cutan/e R/-derm, dermis, cori | skin |
| R/CF-eti/o | cause |
| R/-crete | separate |
| R/-dilat | widen, open up |
| R/-contrict | narrow |
| R/-thesis -thet | organize, arrange |
| R/-adip R/-lip R/CF-lip/o | fat |
| R/-alges | sensation of pain |
| R/-karet | hard protein |
| R/-melan | black pigment |
| R/CF-sebac/e | wax |
| R/-violet | violet, bluish purple |
| R/-all | strange,other |
| R/-erg | work,actiivty |
| R/CF-eczem/a | eczema |
| R/-pruit | itch |
| R/CF-seb/o | sebum |
| R/-genit | bring forth |
| R/-cubitus | lying down |
| R/-malign | harmful, bad |
| R/-ulcer | sore |
| R/-stasis | stagnate, stay in one place |
| R/-stat | stationary |
| R/CF-papill/o | pimple |
| R/-candid | candida |
| R/-infect | internal invasion, infection |
| R/-invest | invade |
| R/CF-necr/o | death |
| R/cf- FASC/I | FASCIA |
| R/-parasit | parasite |
| R/-pedicul | louse |
| R/tox | toxic |
| R/-immune | protected from |
| R/-scler/o | hard |
| R/-symptom | symptoms |
| R/-system | the body as a whole |
| R/-erthemat | reddness |
| R/CF-andr/o | male |
| R/CF-onych/o R/-onych | nail |
| R/-myc, fung R/CF-bacter/i | fungus |
| R/-actin | ray |
| R/-kerat R/CF-kerat/o | horny |
| R/-scopy | to examine, view |
| R/-esthet | sentation perception |
| R/-topic | local |
| R/-diffus | movement |
| R/-emuls | suspension in a liqid |
| R/-flammat | flame |
| R/-graft | transplant |
| R/-bride | rubbish |
| R/-gener | produce |
| R/CF-blephar/o | eyelid |
| R/-abras | scape off |
| R/-incis | cut into |
| R/-excis | cut out |
| R/-lacer | to tear |
| R/-suct | suck |
| R/-mamm/o | breast |
| R/CF-rhin/o | nose |
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