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Medical Terminology
Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden | GLAND |
| carcin | CANCER |
| cardi | HEART |
| chem | CHEMICAL |
| cis | CUTTING |
| dermat | SKIN |
| enter | INTESTINE |
| gastro | STOMACHE |
| gynec | FEMALE |
| hermat | BLOOD |
| hydr | WATER |
| immun | IMMUNE |
| laryng | LARYNX Voice Box |
| morph | FORM |
| nephr | KIDNEY |
| ophthalm | EYE |
| ot | EAR |
| pulmon | LUNG |
| rhin | NOSE |
| ur | URINARY |
| abdomin | ABDOMEN |
| adip | FAT |
| anter | FRONT |
| brachi | ARM |
| caud | TOWARD the LOWER end of the BODY |
| cephal | HEAD |
| cervic | NECK |
| chrondr | CARTILAGE |
| crani | SKULL |
| crur | LEG |
| cyt | CELL |
| dist | AWAY from point of ORGIN |
| dors | BACK |
| epitheli | EPITHELIUM |
| glute | BUTTOCK BUM |
| hist | TISSUE |
| infer | BELOW/LOWER |
| later | SIDE |
| medi | MIDDLE/CENTER |
| muscul | MUSCLE |
| organ | ORGAN |
| oste | BONE |
| pelv | PELVIS |
| peritone | PEITONEUM - serous membrane lining the abdominal |
| pleur | PLEURA |
| poster | BACK or BEHIND |
| promix | NEAREST POINT OF ORGIN |
| pub | PUBIC BONE |
| spin | SPINE |
| super | ABOVE/HIGHER |
| somat | BODY |
| system | GROUP OF ORGANS |
| thorac | THORAX |
| ventr | BELLY or FRONT OF BODY |
| vertbr | VERTBRA/SPINE |
| viscer | INTERNAL ORGANS - ABDOMINAL |