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HHS Root Words
Common Root Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | arterio |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chrondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | large intestines/colon |
| cost/o | ribs |
| cyst/o | sac/bladder |
| cyte | cell |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hemo/hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| trachi | trachea (wind pipe) |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| medial | middle |
| myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| plegi/a | paralysis |
| pneum/o | lung/air |
| proct/o | rectum |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| tend/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest |