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Medical term root
medical terminology roots
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen |
| acanth | thorny, spiny |
| acetabul | acetabulum (hip socket) |
| acou | hearing |
| acr | extremities; height |
| actin | ray; radaius |
| adenoid | adenoids |
| aden | gland |
| adrenal, adren | adrenal gland |
| aer | air; gas |
| albumin | albumin |
| algesi | pain |
| alveol | alveolous |
| ambly | dull; dim |
| amni, amnion | amnion |
| amyl | starch |
| andr | male |
| angi | vessel |
| anis | unequal; dissimilar |
| ankkyl | crooked; stiff; bent |
| antr | antrum |
| an | anus |
| aort | aorta |
| aponeur | aponeurosis |
| appendic | appendix |
| arche | first; beginning |
| arteri | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole (small artery) |
| arthr, articul | joint |
| atel | imperfect; incomplete |
| ather | yellowish; fatty plaque |
| atri | atrium |
| aur | ear |
| aut | self |
| axill | armpit |
| azot | urea; nitrogen |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| balan | glans penis |
| bi | life |
| bil | bile |
| blast | developing cell |
| blephar | eyelid |
| brachi | arm |
| bronch | bronchus |
| bronchiol | bronchiole |
| bucc | cheek |
| burs | bursa (cavity) |
| calc | calcium |
| cancer, carcin | cancer |
| cardi | heart |
| carp | carpals (wrist bones) |
| caud | tail; toward the lower part o the body |
| cec | cecum |
| celi | abdomen (abdominal cavity) |
| cephal | head |
| cerebell | cerebellum |
| cerebr | cerebellum; brain |
| cerumin | cerumen (earwax) |
| cervic | cervix |
| cheil | lip |
| chir | hand |
| cholangi | bile duct |
| chol | gall; bile |
| choledoch | common bile duct |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chori | chorion |
| chrom | color |
| clavic, clavicul | clavicle (collar bone) |
| col | colon |
| colp | vagina |
| coni | dust |
| conjunctiv | conjunctiva |
| core, cor | pupil |
| corne | cornea |
| coron | heart |
| cortic | cortex (outer layer of body organ) |
| cost | rib |
| crani | cranium (skull) |
| cry | cold |
| crypt | hidden |
| culd | culdesac |
| cutane | skin |
| cyan | blue |
| cyes | pregnancy |
| cyst | bladder; sac |
| cyt | cell |
| dacry | tear; tear duct |
| dactyl | fingers or toes |
| dent | tooth |
| dermat, derm | skin |
| dextr | right |
| diaphor | sweat |
| diaphragmat | diaphragm |
| dipl | two; double |
| dips | thirst |
| disk | intervertebral disk |
| diverticul | diverticulum |
| dors | back (of the body) |
| duoden | duodenum |
| dur | hard; dura mater |
| dynam | power or strength |
| ech | sound |
| ectop | located away from usual place |
| electr | electricity; electrical activity |
| embry | embryo; to be full |
| emmetr | a normal measures |
| encephal | brain |
| endocrin | endocrine |
| enter | intestines |
| epididym | epididymis |
| epiglott | epiglottis |
| episi | vulva |
| epitheli | epithelium |
| erythr | red |
| esophag | esophagus |
| esthesi | sensation; sensitivity; feeling |
| eti | cause (of disease) |
| faci | face |
| femor | femur (upper leg bone) |
| fet | fetus; unborn child |
| fibr | fibrous tissue; fibers |
| fibul | fibula (lower leg) |
| gangli, ganglion | ganglion |
| gastr | stomach |
| ger,geront | old age; aged |
| gingiv | gum |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| gloss | tongue |
| glu | sweetness; sugar |
| glyc, glycos | sugar |
| gnath | jaw |
| gnos | knowledge |
| gon | seed |
| gravid | pregnancy |
| gynec, gyn | woman |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| herni | hernia |
| heter | other |
| hidr | sweat |
| hist | tissue |
| hom | same |
| home | sameness; unchanging |
| humer | humerous (upper arm bone) |
| hydr | water |
| hymen | hymen |
| hypn | sleep |
| hyster | uterus |
| iatr | medicine; physician |
| ichthy | fish |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | ilium |
| immun | immune |
| irid, iri | iris |
| ischi | ischium |
| isch | deficiency; blockage |
| is | equal; same |
| jejun | jejunum |
| kal | potassium |
| kary | nucleus |
| kerat | horny tissue; hard |
| kin | movement |
| kinesi | movement; motion |
| kyph | hump |
| labi | lips |
| labyrinth | labyrinth |
| lacrim | tear duct; tear |
| lact | milk |
| lamin | lamina (thin; flat plate or layer) |
| lapar | abdomen |
| laryng | larynx |
| later | side |
| lei | smooth |
| leuk | white |
| lingu | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone; calculus |
| lob | lobe |
| lord | bent foward |
| lymph | lymph |
| macr | abnormal largeness |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| mandibul | mandible (lower jawbone) |
| mastoid | mastoid |
| maxill | maxilla (upper jawbone) |
| meat | meatus (opening) |
| melan | black |
| mening | meninges |
| menisc | meniscos (crescent) |
| men | menstuation |
| ment | mind |
| metr | uterus |
| mon | one |
| morph | form; shape |
| muc | mucus |
| myc | fungus |
| myel | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| myelon | bone marrow |
| myos, my | muscle |
| myring | eardrum |
| narc | stupor |
| nas | nose |
| nat | birth |
| necr | death (cells; body) |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur | nerve |
| noct, nyct, nyctal | night |
| ocul | eye |
| olig | scanty; few |
| omphal | umbilicu; navel |
| onc | tumor |
| onych | nail |
| oo | egg; ovum |
| oophor | ovary |
| ophthalm | eye |
| opt | vision |
| orchid, orchi, orch | testis; testicle |
| organ | organ |
| or | mouth |
| orth | straight |
| oste | bone |
| ot | ear |
| ov | egg |
| ox | oxygen |
| pachy | thick |
| palat | palate |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| papill | nipple |
| parathyroid | parathyroid gland |
| par, part | bear; give birth to; labor |
| patell | patella (kneecap) |
| path | diease |
| pector | chest |
| ped | child; foot |
| pelv | pelvis; pelvic bone |
| perine | perineum |
| peritone | peritoneum |
| petr | stone |
| phac, phak | lens of the eye |
| phag | eat; swallow |
| phalang | pharynx |
| phas | speech |
| phleb | vein |
| phot | light |
| phren | mind |
| physi | nature |
| plasm | plasma |
| pleur | pleura |
| pneumat,pneum, pneumon | lung; air |
| pod | foot |
| poli | gray matter |
| poikil | varied; irregular |
| polyp | polyp; small growth |
| poster | back (of body) |
| prim | first |
| proct | rectum |
| prostat | prostate gland |
| pseud | fake; false |
| psych | mind |
| pub | pubis |
| puerper | childbirth |
| pulmon | lung |
| pupill | pupil |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| pylor | pylorus (pyloric sphincter) |
| py | pus |
| pyr | fever; heat |
| quadr | four |
| rachi | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column |
| radic, radicul, rhiz | nerve root |
| radi | radius ( lower arm bone) |
| rect | rectum |
| ren | kidney |
| retin | retina |
| rhabd | rod shaped; striated |
| rhin | nose |
| rhytid | wrinkles |
| salping | fallopian (uterine) tube |
| sarc | flesh; connective tissue |
| scapul | scapula (shoulder bone) |
| scler | sclera |
| scoli | crooked; curved |
| seb | sebum (oil) |
| sept | septum |
| sial | saliva |
| sigmoid | sigmoid |
| sinus | sinus |
| somat | body |
| somn | sleep |
| son | sound |
| spermat, sperm | spermatozoan; sperm |
| sphygm | pulse |
| spir | breathe; breathing |
| splen | spleen |
| spondyl | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column |
| staped | stapes (middle ear bone) |
| staphyl | grapelike clusters |
| stern | sternum (breastbone) |
| steth | chest |
| stomat | mouth |
| strept | twisted chains |
| synovi | synovia; synovia membrane |
| system | system |
| tars | tarsals (ankle bone) |
| tars | edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot) |
| tendin, tend, ten | tendon |
| test | testis; testicle |
| therm | heat |
| thorac | thorax (chest) |
| thromb | clot |
| thym | thymus gland |
| thyroid, thyr | thyroid gland |
| tibi | tibia (lower leg bone) |
| tom | cut; section |
| ton | tension; pressure |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| top | place |
| toxic | poision |
| trachel | neck; neckline |
| thrache | trachea |
| trich | hair |
| tympan | earadrum; middle ear |
| uln | ulna (lower arm bone) |
| ungn | nail |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| urin,ur | urine; urinary tract |
| uter | uterus |
| uvul | uvula |
| vagin | vagina |
| valv, valvol | valve |
| vas | vessel; duct |
| ven | vein |
| ventricul | ventricle |
| vertebr | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column |
| vesic | bladder; sac |
| vesicul | seminal vesicles |
| viscer | internal organs |
| vulv | vulva |
| xanth | yellow |
| xer | dry |
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