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med terms unit 2-4
Word Roots
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancerious |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum or brain |
| cis/o | cut |
| crin/o | to secret |
| cyst/o | a sac of fluid |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| electro | electricity |
| encephalo | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| erytho/o | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| gnos/o | knowlegde |
| gynec | female or women |
| hepat | liver |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kindey |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bones |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | xray |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sect/o | cut |
| thromb | clut ot clotting |
| ur/o | unine |