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medical root words
| root word | meaning |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen |
| aden | gland |
| adren | adrenal gland |
| angi | vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| arthr | joint |
| broncho | bronchus, bronchi |
| card, cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| chondr | cartilage |
| col | colon |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| cyan | blue |
| cyst | bladder, cyst |
| cyt | cell |
| derma | skin |
| duoden | duodenum |
| encephal | brain |
| enter | intestines |
| fibro | fiber, fibrous |
| gastr | stomach |
| gyn, gyno, gyneco | woman |
| hem, hema, hemo, hemat | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| hydr | water |
| hyster | uterus |
| ile, ili | ileum |
| laryng | larynx |
| mamm | breast, mammary gland |
| my | muscle |
| myel | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur | nerve |
| ocul | eye |
| orth | straight, normal, correct |
| oste | bone |
| ot | ear |
| ped | child, foot |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| phleb | vein |
| pnea | breathing, respiration |
| pneum | lung, air, gas |
| proct | rectum |
| psych | mind |
| pulm | lung |
| py | pus |
| rect | rectum |
| rhin | nose |
| sten | narrow, constrictive |
| stern | sternum |
| stomat | mouth |
| therm | heat |
| thorac | chest |
| thromb | clot, thrombus |
| thyr | thyroid |
| toxic | poison, poisonous |
| trache | trachea |
| ur | urine, urinary tract |
| urethr | urethra |
| urin | urine |
| uter | uterus |
| vas | blood vessel, vas deferens |
| ven | vein |
| vertebr | spine, vertebrae |