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MTASC Ch 3 Root
AVTECH MTASC Chapter 3 - Suffixes - Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o | hip |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| septic/o | infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| ur/o | urine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |