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NVC Med Term Root
NVC Roots and combining forms
Question | Answer |
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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 |