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ELLIST#64
KEY TERMS CH 4 ORGAN SYSTEM ROOTS
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| angi, vas(cu) | vessel |
| card | heart |
| pector | chest |
| phleb, ven | vein |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| thromb | clot |
| glyc | sugar |
| lipid, adip | fat |
| nephr | kidney |
| somat | body |
| chol | bile |
| enter | intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| hepat | liver |
| lapar | abdomen |
| cutane, derma | skin |
| hist | tissue |
| kerat | hard |
| necr | death (cells, body) |
| onych | nail |
| aden | gland |
| cyt | cell |
| hemo, hemat | blood |
| chondr | cartilage |
| my | muscle |
| tendin | tendon |
| cerebr, encephal | cerebrum, barin |
| esthesi | sensation |
| neur | nerve |
| athr | joint |
| carp | wrist |
| crani | cranium |
| dactyl | finger or toe |
| femor | thigh bone |
| fibul | small, outer lower leg bone |
| oste | bone |
| patell | kneecap |
| ped, pod | foot |
| phalang | bones of fingers and toes |
| spondyn, rachi, myel | backbone, vertebrae, spine |
| stern | sternum, breastbone |
| tibi | large lower leg bone |
| gynec | woman |
| lact | milk |
| mast, mamm | breast |
| salping | fallopian tube |
| toc | birth |
| uter, metr, hyster | uterine, uterus |
| andr | male |
| balan | glans penis |
| orchid, test | testis, testicle |
| vas | vessel, duct |
| vesicul | seminal vescels |
| capn | carbon dioxide |
| pulmon, pneum | lung, air |
| albumin | protein |
| ren | kidney |
| uria | urine, urination |
| vesic, cyst | bladder |
| acusis | hearing condition |
| audi, acous | hearing |
| cerumin | wax-like, waxy |
| ot | ear |
| tympan, myring | eardrum |
| blephar | eyelid |
| cor | pupil |
| dacry, lacrim | tear, tear duct |
| irid, iri | iris |
| ocul, ophthalm | eye |