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Common Roots
Medical Terminology
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hapat/o | Liver |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Angi/o | Vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel but can also refer to other types as of vessels as well) |
| Vas/o | Vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel but can also refer to other types as of vessels as well) |
| Vascul/o | Vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel but can also refer to other types as of vessels as well) |
| 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 |
| Necr/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 |