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1.2 roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eponyms | a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or invented whatever is being described. |
| Acronyms | a word made up of a the first letters of each of the words that make up a phrase. (MRI) |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastro | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| neur/o | nerve |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| angi/o | vessel (commonly blood) |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| gen/o | creation, cause |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nerc/o | death |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| xen/o | foreign |