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Medical Terminology for IBC Vet Tech Program (internal anatomy roots)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| atri/o | atrium (upper chamber of heart) |
| bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum (part of the brain) |
| cerebri/o | cerebrum (part of the brain) |
| chondr/l, chondr/io, chondr/o | cartilage |
| chord/o | cord, string |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyst/l, cyst/o | bladder, sac, cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| duoden/o | duodenum (part of small intestine) |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/ico, hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o | ileum (part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (part of small intestine) |
| kerat/o | horny tissue (on cornea and on skin) |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lymph/o | pertaining to lymphatic system |
| mening/o | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| metr/a, metr/o | uterus |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerves, nerve, nervous system |
| orchid/o, orchid/do | testes, testis |
| oss/eo, oss/l, ost/e, ost/eo | bone, bones |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pleur/o | pleura, rib (side) |
| pneum/a, pneum/o | lungs, respiration (air and breathing) |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| pulm/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | pelvis, kidney |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/l, ren/o | kidney |
| sacr/o | sacrum (tailbone) |
| sarc/o | flesh, muscular substance, tumor |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, spinal column |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| tend/o, ten/o | tendon |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ureter/o | ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| ven/e, ven/l, ven/o | vein, veins |
| viscer/o | viscera (organs) |