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Root Words, Prefixes
Rood words, prefixes, suffices, and commonly used symbols
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardio | heart |
| angio, vaso | vessel |
| hem, hema, hemato | blood |
| vena, phlebo | vein |
| arteria | artery |
| lympho | lymph |
| thrombo | clot |
| embolus | moving clot |
| bucca | cheek |
| os, stomato | mouth |
| gingiva | gum |
| glossa | tongue |
| pharyngo | pharynx |
| esophago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| hepato | liver |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| pancreas | pancreas |
| esntero | intestines |
| doudeno | duodenum |
| jejuno | jejunum |
| ileo | illeum |
| caeco | cecum |
| appendeco | appendix |
| colo | colon |
| recto | rectum |
| ano, procto | anus |
| skeleto | skeleton |
| naso, rhino | nose |
| tonsillo | tonsil |
| laryngo | larynx |
| tracheo | trachea |
| bronchus, broncho | bronchus |
| pulmo, pneuma pneum | lung |
| neuro | nerve |
| cerebrum | brain |
| oculo, ophthalmo | eye |
| oto | ear |
| psycho, psycho | mind |
| urethro | urethra |
| cysto | bladder |
| uretreo | ureter |
| reni, reno, nephro | kidney |
| pyelo | pelvis of kidney |
| uro | urine |
| vulvo | vuvla |
| perinoeo | perineum |
| labio | labium |
| vagiino, culpo | vagina |
| cervico | cervix |
| utero | womb, uterus |
| tubo, salpingo | fallopian tubes |
| ovario, oophoro | ovary |
| orchido | testes |
| crani, cephalo | head |
| cervico, tracheo | nech |
| thoraco | chest |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| dorsum | back |
| cutis, dermato | skin |
| lip | fat |
| musculo, myo | muscle |
| osteo | bone |
| myelo | marrow |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cyto | cell |
| genetic | formation, origin |
| gram | tracing or mark |
| graph | writing, description |
| kinesis | motion |
| laparo | flank, through the abdominal wall |
| co | together |
| contra | against |
| costo | ribs |
| cysto | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| demi | half |
| derma | skin |
| dis | from |
| dorso | back |
| dys | abnormal |
| electro | electric |
| en | into, in within |
| encephal | brain |
| entero | pertaining to the intestine |
| equi | equal |
| eryth | red |
| ex | out, out of away from |
| extra | outside of, in addition to |
| ferro | iron |
| fibro | fiber |
| fore | before, in front of |
| gastro | stomach |
| glasso | tongue |
| glyco | sugar |
| hemi | half |
| hemo | blood |
| hep, hepato | liver |
| histo | tissue |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hygro | moisture |
| hyper | too much, high |
| hypo | under, decreased |
| hyster | uterus |
| ileo | ileum |
| in | in, within, into |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| intro | in, within |
| juxta | near, close to |
| lapar | abdomen |
| laryngo | larynx |
| latero | side |
| leuk | white |
| macro | large, big |
| mal | bad, poor |
| mast | breast |
| medio | middle |
| mega, megalo | large, greaet |
| meno | menses |
| myo | muscle |
| neo | new |
| mephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| nitro | nitrogen |
| noct | night |
| non | not |
| ab | against in |
| oculo | eye |
| odonto | tooth |
| opthalo | eyes |
| ortho | staight |
| os | mouth, bone |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| pan | all |
| para | beside |
| path | disease |
| ped | child, foot |
| per | by, through |
| peri | around |
| pharyngo | pharnyx |
| phlebo | vein |
| photo | light |
| phren | diaphragm, mind |
| pneumo | air, lungs |
| pd | foot |
| poly | many, much |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| proct | rectum |
| pseudo | false |
| psych | mind |
| pyel | pelvis of the kdiney |
| pyo | pus |
| pyro | fever, heat |
| quadri | four |
| radio | radiation |
| re | back, again |
| reno | kidney |
| rhin | nose |
| retro | backward |
| sacro | sacrum |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| sacro | flesh |
| semi | half |
| sex | six |
| skeleto | skeleton |
| steno | narrowing constriction |
| sub | under |
| super | above |
| supra | above |
| syn | together |
| tachy | fast |
| thyro | thyroid gland |
| trache | trachea |
| trans | across, over |
| tri | thre |
| ultra | beyond |
| um | not, back, reversal |
| uni | one |
| uretero | ureter |
| urethro | urethra |
| uro | urine |
| able | able to |
| algia | pain |
| cele | tumore, swelling |
| centesis | surgical removal of fluid |
| cide | killing |
| estasia | dilating |
| ectomy | excision |
| emia | blood |
| esis | action |
| form | shaped like |
| genesis, genetic | formation, origin |
| gram | tracin mark |
| graph | writing |
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