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NVC Med Term Root
NVC Roots and combining forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr/o | stomach |
| muscul/o | muscles |
| nephr/o : ren/i (o) | kidneys |
| skelet | skeleton |
| ur/e (a) (o) | relating to urine |
| vascul/o | (blood) vessels |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| bacter | bacteria |
| bas/o | base |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cephal/o | head |
| corp | body |
| cost | ribs |
| electr/o | electric |
| fibrin/o : fibr/o | fiber |
| lip/o | fat |
| necr/o | death |
| sarc/o | flesh/tissue |
| thromb/o | (blood)clot |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| angi/o | vessel |
| cyst/o | sac/containing fluid/urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gynec/o : gyn/o | woman/female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o : hepatic/o | liver |
| mamm/o | breast |
| pelv/io /o | basin/pelvis |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| uter/o | uterus |
| onc/o | tumor |
| path/o | disease |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| Derm/Cutane | skin |
| cardi/o | heart |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| acous/o | hearing |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | hollow sac |
| ambly/o | dull |
| amni/o | amnion (sac around fetus) |
| andr/o | male, masculine |
| anis/o | unequal |
| aque/o | water |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul//o | joint |
| asthen/o | loss of strength |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/o : auricul/o | ear |
| blast/o | immature cell |
| bronch/o | airway |
| hydr/o | water |