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WR medical term

word roots medical terminolgy

TermDefinition
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o Fat
bronchiol/o Bronchiole
aden/o Gland
adren/o, adrenal/o Adrenal gland
cortic/o Outer surface
gonad/o Gonads (sex organs)
pancreat/o Pancreas
pituitar/o, hypophys/o Pituitary gland
thyr/o, thyroid/o Thyroid
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o Sugar
crin/o To secrete or secretion
ket/o Ketone body
cost/o Ribs
ot/o Ear
oste/o Bone
neur/o Nerve or nervous system
presby/o Old age or elderly
erythr/o Red
coagul/o Coagulation
hem/o, hemat/o Blood
hepat/o, hepatic/o Liver
cyt/o Cell
leuk/o White
thromb/o Clot
phleb/o, ven/o Vein
lymph/o Lymph
tonsill/o Tonsils
myel/o Bone marrow or spinal cord/spine
splen/o Spleen
atri/o Atrium (upper chamber)
ventricul/o Ventricle (lower chamber)
cardi/o, coron/o Heart
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o Vessel
ather/o Fatty plaque
laryng/o Larynx (voice box)
pharyng/o Pharynx (throat)
trache/o Trachea (winpipe)
nas/o, rhin/o Nose
sin/o, sinus/o Sinus
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o Air or lungs
pulmon/o Lungs
lob/o Lobe
bronch/o, bronchi/o Bronchus
bronchiol/o Bronchiole
alveol/o Alveolus (air sac)
stern/o Sternum
thorac/o, pector/o (also pectus), steth/o Chest
pleur/o Pleura
phren/o Diaphragm
ox/o Oxygen
spir/o Breathing
capn/o, carb/o Carbon dioxide
peritone/o Peritoneum
arthr/o Joint
my/o, muscul/o Muscle
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o Skin
gen/o Creation/cause
morph/o Change
myc/o Fungus
necr/o Death
orth/o Straight, upright, correct, normal
path/o Suffering/disease
phag/o Eat, consume, swallow
plas/o Formation
py/o Pus
scler/o Hard or tough
sten/o Narrowing
troph/o Nourishment, development
xen/o Foreign
reticul/o Network, net, mesh-like structure
tars/o Ankle
psych/o Mind
lumb/o Lower back, lumbar region, the loin
lapra/o Abdomen or abdominal wall
ophthlam/o Eye
ankyl/o Stiff, crooked, bent
kinesi/o Movement/motion
oophor/o Ovary
pelvi/o Pelvis
Created by: Alena stephanoff
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