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Body Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| adren | adrenal gland |
| appenic | appendix |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| bucc | cheek |
| cephal | head |
| cervix | neck of uterus |
| chole | gallbladder/bile |
| col | colon, large intestine |
| crani | skull |
| cyst | bladder |
| dactyl | fingers/toes |
| derm | skin |
| enter | small intestine |
| gingival | gums |
| hemo | blood |
| histo | tissue |
| lapar | abdomen |
| lipo | fat |
| mast | breast |
| myelo | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| naso | nose |
| neuro | nerve |
| odont | tooth |
| ophthalm | eyes |
| latero | side |
| angi | blood/lymph vessels |
| ater | atery |
| aur | hearing |
| bronchus | bronchial tube |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr | brain/cerebrum |
| cheil | lip |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| cut | skin |
| cyt | cell |
| dent | tooth |
| dors | back of body |
| gastro | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| hyster | uterus |
| lingua | tongue |
| mamm | breast |
| myo | muscle |
| myring | eardrum |
| nephr | kidney |
| ocular | eye |
| oophor | ovary |
| orch | testicles |
| oss | bone |
| oto | ear |
| phleb | vein |
| pleura | side of body |
| pod | foot |
| pulmon | lung |
| ren | kidney |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| spondyl | vertabrae |
| thorac | chest |
| valv | valve |
| vena | vein |
| osteo | bone |
| pedes | foot |
| phren | diaphragm |
| proct | anus/rectum |
| pyelo | pelvis |
| rhino | nose |
| splen | spleen |
| stoma | mouth |
| utero | uterus |
| ventr | in front |
| vaso | vessel |