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Medical Roots

based on the AAPC CPC Certification study materials

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abdomin/o- abdomen
aden/o- gland
adren/o- adrenal gland
angi/o- vessel
arteri/o- artery
arthr/o- joint
bronch/o- bronchus, bronchi
card, cardi/o- heart
chole- bile
chol/e- bile
chondr/o- cartilage
colo- colon
cost/o- rib
crani/o- skull
cyan/o- blue
cyst/o bladder, cyst
cyt/o cell
dent/o tooth
lapro- abdomen
laryng/o- larynx
lith/o- stone
mamm/o- breast; mammary gland
mast/o breast
meno- menstruation
my/o- muscle
myel/o- spinal cord; bone marrow
necr/o- 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
derma- skin
duoden/o- duodenum
encephal/o- brain
enter/o- intestines
fibr/o- fiber; fibrous
gastr/o- stomach
gloss/o- tongue
gluc/o- sugar (sweet)
glyc/o- sugar (sweet)
gyn/o-, gyne-, gynec/o- woman
hem-, hema-, hemo-, hemat/o- blood
hepat/o- liver
hydr/o water
hyster/o uterus
ile/o-, ili/o- ileum
pnea- breathing
pneum/o- lung; air, gas
proct/o- anus; rectum
psych/o- brain; mind
pulm/o- lung
py/o- pus
rect/o- rectum
rhin/o- nose
salping/o- tube: eustachian; fallopian
splen/o- spleen
sten/o- narrow; constriction
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
uter/o- uterus
vas/o- blood vessels; vas deferens
ven/o- vein
vertebr/o- spine; vertebrae
Created by: FosseJazzer
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