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Root Words
| Root word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accous/o | Ears or hearing |
| adren/o | Adrenal glands |
| angi/o, vas/o | Blood vessel |
| arteri/o | Artery |
| capil/o | Capillaries |
| card/o | Heart |
| col/o, colon/o | Large intestine |
| cutane/o | Skin |
| derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
| encephal/o | Brain |
| enter/o | Pertaining to the intestine |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| gonad/o | Gonads |
| hem/o | Blood |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| hyster/o | Uterus |
| lip/o | Fat |
| mening/o | Membranes covering spinal cord and brain |
| myel/o | Spinal cord |
| nephr/o | Kidney |
| neur/o | Nerves |
| onych/o | Nails |
| opt/i, ophthalm/o | Eyes |
| orch/o, test/i | Testicles |
| pancreat/o | Gall bladder |
| pen/i, phall/i | Penis |
| phleb/o | Vein |
| pil/i, pil/o | Hair |
| placent/o | Placenta |
| salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| seb/o | Sebaceous glands |
| stomat/o | Opening |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |