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body word roots
Question | Answer |
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aden | gland |
adren | adrenal glands |
appendic | appendix |
arthr | joint |
blephar | eye lid |
bucc | cheek |
cephal | head |
cervix | neck of uterus |
chole | bill,gall |
col | colon,large intestine |
crani | skull |
cyst | sac of fluid,urinary bladder |
dactyl | fingers,toes |
derm | skin |
enter | within |
gingival | gums |
hemo | blood, relating to |
histo | all |
lapar | abdomen |
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 |
bronchus | bronchial tube |
cardi | heart |
cerebr | brain |
cheil | lip |
chondr | cartilage |
cost | rib |
cut/o | skin |
cyt | cell |
dent | tooth |
dors | back of body |
gastro | stomach |
gloss | tounge |
hepat | liver |
hyster | uterus |
lingua | tongue |
mamm | breast |
myo | muscle |
myring | ear drum |
nephr | kidney |
ocular | eye |
oophor | ovary |
orch | testicles |
oss | bone |
oto | eye |
phleb | vein |
pleura | side of body |
pod | foot |
pulmon | lung |
ren | kidney |
salpingo | fallopian tube |
spondyl | backbone |
thorac | chest |
valv | valve |
vena | vein |
osteo | bone |
pedes | foot |
phren | diaphram |
pneum | lung |
proct | anus, rectum |
pyelo | bowl of kidney |
rhino | nose |
splen | spleen |
stoma | mouth |
vaso | vessel |
ventr | belly,side of body |
diagnosis | identification of disease |
diarrhea | loose or watery stools |
eponym | a disease, structure named after someone |
fissure | is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin |
fistula | abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs. May be due to surgery. |
acronym | is a word formed from the initial letter of major parts. |
acute | condition has a rapid onset |
angiography | is the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
arteriosclerosis | is the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries (arteri/o means artery, and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening |
arthralgia | pain in a joint or joints (arthr means joint, and -algia means pain). |