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Roots
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o AR-throh | Joint |
| Cardi/o KAR-dee-oh | Heart |
| Enter/o EN-ter-oh | Small Intestine |
| Gastr/o GAS-tro | Stomach |
| Hepat/o he-PAH-toh | Liver |
| Neur/o NUR-oh | Nerve |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o HEE-moh, heh-MAH-toh | Blood (2) |
| my/o, muscul/o MAI-oh, MUS-kyoo-loh | Muscle (2) |
| Angi/o, Vas/o, Vascul/o AN-gee-oh, VAS-oh, VAS-kyoo-loh | Vessel (most commonly blood) (3) |
| Derm/o, Dermat/o, Cutane/o DER-moh, der-MAH-toh, kyoo-TAY-nee-oh | Skin (3) |
| Pneum/o, Pneumon/o, Pulmon/o NOO-moh, noo-MAW-noh, PUL-maw-noh | Lung (3) |
| Gen/o JIN-oh | Creation, cause |
| Hydr/o HAI-droh | Water |
| Morph/o MOR-foh | Change |
| Myc/o MAI-koh | Fungus |
| Necr/o NEH-kroh | Death |
| Orth/o OR-thoh | Straight |
| Path/o PAH-thoh | Suffering, disease |
| Phag/o FAY-goh | Eat |
| Plas/o PLAH-soh | Formation |
| py/o PAI-oh | Pus |
| scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |
| sten/o STIH-noh | narrowing |
| troph/o TROH-foh | nourishment, development |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | foreigh |