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VT123 roots II
Veterinary Terminology - internal anatomy roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o- | gland |
| adren/o- | adrenal gland |
| angi/o- | vessel, usually a blood vessel |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arteriol/o- | arteriole |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| atri/o- | atrium or upper heart chamber |
| balan/o- | glans penis or glans clitoridis |
| bronch/i-, bronch/o- | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o- | bronchiolus |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| cerebell/o- | cerebellum part of brain |
| cerebr/i-, cerebr/o- | cerebrum part of brain |
| choledoch/o- | common bile duct |
| chondr/i-, chondr/io-, chondr/o- | cartilage |
| chord/o- | cord, string |
| cleid/o- | clavicle (collarbone) |
| colp/o- | vagina |
| cost/o- | rib |
| cyst/i-, cyst/o- | bladder, cyst, sac |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| duoden/o- | duodenum section of intestine |
| encephal/o- | brain |
| enter/o- | intestine |
| episi/o- | vulva |
| fibr/o- | fibers |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gli/o- | gluey substance |
| hepat/ico-, hepat/o- | liver |
| hist/o- | tissue |
| hyster/o- | uterus |
| ile/o- | ileum section of intestine |
| ili/o- | ilium (upper part of hipbone) |
| jejun/o- | jejunum section of intestine |
| kerat/o- | horny tissue (and cornea of eye) |
| laryng/o- | larynx (voice box) |
| lymph/o- | lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes |
| mening/o- | membranes covering brain and spinal cord |
| metr/a-, metr/o- | uterus |
| myel/o- | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o- | muscle |
| myring/o- | eardrum |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| neur/o- | nerve, nerves, nervous system |
| oophor/o- | ovary |
| orchi/o-, orchi/do- | testis, testes |
| oss/eo-, oss/i-, ost/e-, ost/eo- | bone or bones |
| ovari/o- | ovary |
| palat/o- | palate (roof of mouth) |
| pharyng/o- | pharynx (throat) |
| phleb/o- | vein or veins |
| phren/i-, phren/ico-, phren/o- | diaphragm, mind |
| pleur/o- | pleura, rib (or side) |
| pneum/a-, pneum/o-, pneum/ato-, pneum/ono- | lungs, respiration (air, breath) |
| proct/o- | rectum or anus |
| pulm/o- | lungs |
| pyel/o- | pelvis or kidney |
| rect/o- | rectum |
| ren/i-, ren/o- | kidney |
| sacr/o- | sacrum |
| salping/o- | fallopian or eustachian tube |
| sarc/o- | flesh, muscular substance |
| splen/o- | spleen |
| spondyl/o- | vertebra, spinal column |
| stern/o- | sternum (brestbone) |
| tend/o-, ten/o- | tendon |
| thym/o- | thymus gland |
| thyr/o- | thyroid gland |
| trache/o- | trachea |
| ureter/o- | ureter (kidney to bladder tube) |
| urethr/o- | urethra (bladder to outside) |
| vas/o- | vessel or duct |
| ven/e-, ven/i-, ven/o- | vein or veins |
| viscer/o- | viscera |