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roots and meanings
| roots | meaning |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| angio | vessel |
| atrerio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| bio | life |
| blasto | immature form |
| branchio | arm |
| carcino | cancer |
| choleo | bile |
| cholecysto | gallbladder |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cleido | clavicle |
| colo | colon |
| colpo | vagina |
| costo | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| cysto | sac, bl;adder |
| cyto | cell |
| derm dermato | skin |
| encephalo | brain |
| entero | intestine |
| genesis | origin |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| hepato | liver |
| histo | tissue |
| hystero | uterus |
| ileo | ileum |
| ilio | ilium |
| kerato | cornea, horny layer of the skin |
| labio | lips |
| laryngo | larynx |
| litho | stone |
| masto | breast |
| medullo | medulla oblaganta |
| meno | menses |
| meningo | meningies |
| metro | uterus |
| myo | muscle |
| myco | fugus |
| myelo | marrow, spinal cord |
| myringo | ear |
| onco | tumor, swelling |
| onycho | nail |
| oo | egg, ovum |
| oophero | ovary |
| opthalmo | eye |
| orchio | testis |
| os, osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| patho | disease |
| pedo | child, foot |
| phago | eating |
| phako, phaco | lens of the eye |
| phlebo | vein |
| pneumo, pneomono | lung, air, breathing |
| procto | rectum |
| psycho | mind |
| ptosis | dropping |
| pyo | pus |
| pyelo | pelvis, renal pelvis |
| pyloro | pylorus |
| rachio | spine |
| reno | kidney |
| salpingo | tube, oviduct |
| sclero | hardening |
| spleno | spleen |
| thoraco | cheast, thorax |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| trico | hair |
| uretero | ureter |
| urethro | urethra |
| uro | urine |
| vaso | vessel, duct |
| vesico | urinary bladder |
Created by:
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