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root words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| log/o | study of |
| iatr/o | treatment, physician |
| bol/o | to cast, throw |
| inguin/o | groin |
| medi/o | middle |
| proxim/o | nearest |
| thel/o | nipple |
| ventr/o | belly side of the body |
| sacr/o | flesh |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| crani/o | skull |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| thorac/o | chest |
| onc/o | tumor |
| cis/o | to cut |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| dist/o | far, distant |
| later/o | side |
| sacr/o | tailbone |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| glyc/o | glucose |
| anter/o | front |
| chrom/o | color |
| lumb/o | lower back (loin) |
| poster/o | back (of body) behind |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus (navel) |