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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology (root words)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi | blood vessel |
| cardi | heart |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| colo | colon (large intestin) |
| dent | teeth |
| enter | intestines |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gums |
| gloss / lingua | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| naso | nose |
| proct | rectum |
| pneum | lungs |
| pulm | lung |
| stomat | mouth |
| hem | blood |
| phleb | vein |
| throm | blood clot |
| arthr | joint |
| brach | arm |
| cervic | neck |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| lamin | vertebrae (backbones) |
| my | muscle |
| oste | bone |
| pod | foot |
| rhin | nose |
| adip | fat |
| anter | in front of |
| aut | self |
| bio | life |
| carcin | cancer |
| cry | cold |
| dextr | to the right |
| dors | back |
| erythr | red |
| gluc / glyc | sugar |
| herni | rupture |
| hist | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| lact | milk |
| derm | skin |
| trich | hair |
| vesic | blister |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr | cerebrum (part of the brain) |
| encephal | brain |
| mening | meninges (brain covering) |
| myel | spinal cord |
| myring | eardrum |
| neur | nerve |
| ocul / ophthalm | eye |
| ot | ear |
| later | side |
| lip | fat |
| leuk | white |
| lev | to the left |
| lith | stone |
| macr | large |
| med | middle |
| melan | black |
| micr | small |
| narc | sleep |
| necr | daed |
| onc | tumor |
| path | disease |
| ped | child |
| pseud | false |
| psych | mind |
| py | pus |
| pyr | fever, heat |