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VT123 roots I
Veterinary Terminology - external anatomy roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blephar/- | eyelid or eyelash |
| brachi/o- | arm (foreleg in quadrupeds) |
| bucc/o- | cheek |
| canth/o- | angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids |
| capit/o- | head |
| carp/o- | area corresponding to the human wrist |
| cephal/o- | head |
| cervic/o- | neck (also refers to neckline projection of the cervix uteri, which is internal anatomy) |
| cheil/o-, chil/o- | lip |
| cili/o- | eyelid, eyelash or small hairlike processes |
| cor/e-, cor/o- | pupil of eye |
| dactyl/o- | digit, toe |
| dent/i, dent/o- | tooth or teeth |
| derm/a-, derm/o-, dermat/o- | skin |
| dors/i-, dors/o- | back |
| faci/o- | face |
| gingiv/o- | gums |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| gnath/o- | jaw |
| irid/o- | iris of eye |
| labi/o- | lip, especially lips of mouth |
| lapar/o- | flank; abdomen |
| later/o- | side |
| lingu/o- | tongue |
| mamm/a-, mamm/o- | mammary gland |
| mast/o- | mammary gland |
| nas/o- | nose |
| occipit/o- | back of head |
| ocul/o- | eye |
| odont/o- | tooth or teeth |
| omphal/o- | navel or umbilicus |
| onych/o- | nail or claw |
| opthalm/o- | eye or eyes |
| or/o- | mouth |
| ot/o- | ear |
| papill/o- | nipple or nipple-shaped projection |
| phall/o- | penis |
| pil/o- | hair |
| pod/o- | foot or foot-shaped part |
| rhin/o- | nose |
| somat/o, somatic/o- | body |
| steth/o- | chest |
| stom/o-, stomat/o- | mouth |
| tars/o- | area corresponding to the human ankle or the edge of the eyelid |
| thorac/o- | chest or thorax |
| trich/o- | hair or hairlike structure |
| ventr/i-, ventr/o- | belly, underside of quadruped |