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Roots - MedTerm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albin- | white |
| acro- | extremities |
| aden- / adeno- | gland |
| angio- | vessel-blood |
| ankyl- | crooked-looked |
| arterio- | artery |
| arthro- | joint |
| aud- /aur- | ear-hearing |
| brachi- | arm |
| bronchi- | bronchial/lung/breathing |
| bucca- | cheek |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardio- | heart |
| caud- | tail |
| cephal- | head |
| cerebro- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| chem- | chemistry-drug |
| chole- | bile |
| cholecyst- | gallbladder |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| chrom- | color |
| coccus- | round |
| col-/colo- | colon |
| colp- | vagina |
| costo- | ribs |
| cranio- | skull |
| cut- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| cysto- | bladder-sac |
| cyt-/cyte- | cell |
| dacry- | tear duct |
| dactyl- | fingers-toes |
| dent- | tooth |
| derma- | skin |
| dextr- | right |
| duod- | duodenum |
| echo- | sound |
| edema- | swelling |
| electr- | electric |
| embry- | fertilized ovum-embryo |
| emesis- | vomit |
| enter- | intestine |
| epi- | above or on top |
| erythro- | red |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| esthesi- | feeling |
| fascia- | band-fibrous |
| gastro- | stomach |
| genit- | related to birth |
| gingiva- | gum |
| gloss- | tongue |
| gyne- | woman |
| hemo- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| holo- | all |
| hom-/homo- | same-alike |
| hydro- | water |
| hygien- | healthful |
| hyster- | uterus-womb |
| iri- | iris-eye |
| kerat- | cornea-scaly |
| labia- | lip |
| lacrim- | tear |
| lact- | milk |
| lapar- | abdomen |
| laryng- | larynx |
| Leuko- | white |
| Lingua- | tongue |
| lip-/lipo- | fat |
| lith- | stone |
| lymph- | fluid |
| mamm- | mast or breast |
| melan- | black |
| mening- | membrane |
| meno-/mens- | menstruate |
| myelo- | bone marrow |
| myo-/mys-/sarco- | muscle or flesh |
| nares- | nose |
| necr- | death |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| ocul- | eye |
| odont- | tooth |
| onc- | tumor |
| oo- | egg |
| oophoro- | ovary |
| opthal- | eye |
| orchis- | testes |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| ova-/ovi- | ovary or egg |
| part- | birth |
| ped-/pod- | foot |
| pedia- | child |
| phag-/phagia- | swallow |
| pharyn- | pharynx |
| phasia- | speak |
| phleb- | vein |
| pleur- | pleura of the lung |
| pneumo- | lung |
| proct- | rectum |
| psych- | mind-soul |
| pulm- | lung |
| pyelo- | pelvis of the kidney |
| pyo- | pus |
| ren- | kidney |
| rhin- | nose |
| sept- | infection |
| soma- | body |
| splen- | spleen |
| spondyl- | spine |
| squam- | scaly |
| stoma- | mouth |
| stric- | narrowing |
| therm- | heat |
| thorac- | thorax |
| thrombo- | clot |
| trach- | trachea |
| vas- | vessel |
| ves-/vesic- | bladder/sac |
| viscer- | organ |
| vit-/vita- | life |
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nstevens
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