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Body Words and Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| adren | adrenal glands |
| appendic | appendix |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| bucc | cheek |
| cephal | head |
| cervix | neck, cervix (neck of uterus) |
| chole | bile, gall |
| col | colon, large intestine |
| crani | skull |
| cyst | urinary, bladder, cyst, sack of fluid |
| dactyl | finger, toes |
| derm | skin |
| enter | small intestine |
| gingival | gingival tissue, gums |
| hemo | blood, relating to the blood |
| histo | tissue |
| lapar | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| lipo | fat, lipid |
| mast | breast |
| myelo | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| naso | nose |
| neuro | nerve, nerve tissue |
| odont | tooth |
| ophthalm | eye, vision |
| latero | side |
| angi | blood or lymph vessels |
| arter | artery |
| aur | ear, hearing |
| bronchus | bronchial tube |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr | cerebrum, brain |
| cheil | lip |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| cute/o | skin |
| cyt | cell |
| dent | tooth, sheet |
| dors | back of body |
| gastro | stomach, belly |
| gloss | toung |
| hepat | liver |
| hyster | uterus |
| lingua | toung |
| mamm | breast |
| myo | muscle |
| myring | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| nephr | kidney |
| ocular | eye |
| oophor | ovary |
| orch | testicles, testis, testes |
| oss | bone |
| oto | ear, hearing |
| phleb | vein |
| pleura | side of body |
| pod | foot |
| plumon | lung |
| ren | kidney |
| salpingo | uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachine) tube |
| spondyl | certebrae, vertebral column, backbone |
| thorac | chest |
| valv | valve |
| vena | vein |
| osteo | bone |
| pedes | foot |
| phren | diaphragm, mind |
| pneum | lung, air |
| proct | anus and rectum |
| pyelo | renal pelvis, bowl of kidney |
| rhino | nose |
| splen | spleen |
| stoma | mouth |
| utero | uterus |
| vaso | vas deferens, vessel |
| ventr | in front, belly side of body |