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Medical Terminology Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin(o) | abdomen |
| aden(o) | gland |
| adreno(o) | adrenal gland |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| arteri(o) | artery |
| arthr(o) | joint |
| bronch(o) | bronchus, bronchi |
| card, cardi(o) | heart |
| cephal(o) | head |
| chole, chol(o) | bile |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| colo | colon, large intestine |
| cost(o) | rib |
| crani(o) | skull |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| cyst(o) | bladder, cyst |
| cyt(o) | cell |
| dent(o) | tooth |
| derma | skin |
| duoden(o) | duodenum |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| enter(o) | intestines |
| gastr(o) | stomach |
| gloss(o) | tongue |
| gluc(o) | sweetness, glucose |
| glyc(o) | sugar |
| gyn, gyne, gyneco | woman |
| hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o) | blood |
| hepat(o) | liver |
| hydr(o) | water |
| hyster(o) | uterus |
| ile(o), ili(o) | ileum |
| laparo | abdomen, loin, or flank |
| laryng(o) | larynx |
| lith(o) | stone |
| mamm(o) | breast, mammary gland |
| mast(o) | mammary gland, breast |
| meno | menstruation |
| my(o) | muscule |
| myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necro | death |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ocul(o) | eye |
| oophor(o) | ovary |
| ophthalm(o) | eye |
| orth(o) | straight, normal, correct |
| oste(o) | bone |
| ot(o) | ear |
| ped(o) | child, foot |
| pharyng(o) | pharynx |
| phleb(o) | vein |
| pnea | breathing, respiration |
| pneum(o) | lung, air, gas |
| proct(o) | rectum |
| psych(o) | mind |
| pulmo | lung |
| py(o) | pus |
| rect(o) | rectum |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| salping(o) | eustachian tube, uterine tube |
| splen(o) | spleen |
| sten(o) | narrow, contriction |
| stern(o) | sternum |
| stomat(o) | mouth |
| therm(o) | heat |
| thoraco | chest |
| thromb(o) | clot, thrombus |
| thyr(o) | thyroid |
| toxic(o) | poison, poisonous |
| toxo | poison |
| trache(o) | trachea |
| urethr(o) | urethra |
| urin(o) | urine |
| uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
| uter(o) | uterus |
| vas(o) | blood vessel, vas deferens |
| ven(o) | vein |
| vertebr(o) | spine, vertebrae |
| fibr(o) | fibre, fibrous |