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M.T Roots
medical terminology, roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin (o) | abdomen |
| Aden (o) | gland |
| Adren (o) | adrenal gland |
| Angi (o) | vessel |
| Arterio | artery |
| Arthr (o) | joint |
| Card, Cardi (o) | heart |
| Cephal (o) | head |
| Chole, chol (o) | bile |
| Chondr (o) | cartilage |
| Colo | colon, large instestine |
| Cost (o) | rib |
| Crani (o) | skull |
| Cyan (o) | blue |
| Cyst (o) | bladder, cyst |
| Cyt (o) | cell |
| Dent (o) | tooth |
| Derma | skin |
| Duoden (o) | duodenum |
| Encephal (o) | brain |
| Enter (o) | intestines |
| Fibr (o) | fiber, fibrous |
| Gastr (o) | stomach |
| Gloss (o) | tongue |
| Gluc (o) | sweetness, glucose |
| Glyc (o) | sugar |
| Gyn, Gyne, Gyneco | woman |
| Hem, Hema, Hemo, Hemat (o) | blood |
| Hepat (o) | liver |
| Hydr (o) | water |
| Hyster (o) | uterus |
| Ile (o), Ili (o) | ileum |
| Laparo | abdomen, loin, or flank |
| Laryng (o) | larynx |
| Lith (o) | stone |
| Mamm (o) | breast, mammary gland |
| Mast (o) | mammary gland, breast |
| Meno | menstruation |
| My (o) | muscle |
| Myel (o) | spinal chord, bone marrow |
| Necro | death |
| Nephr (o) | kidney |
| Neur (o) | nerve |
| Ocul (o) | eye |
| Oophor (o) | ovary |
| Ophthalm (o) | eye |
| Orth (o) | straight, normal, correct |
| Oste (o) | bone |
| Ot (o) | ear |
| Ped (o) | child, foot |
| Pharyng (o) | pharynx |
| Phleb (o) | vein |
| Pnea | breathing, respiration |
| Pneum (o) | lung, air, gas |
| Proct (o) | rectum |
| Psych (o) | mind |
| Pulmo | lung |
| Py (o) | pus |
| Rect (o) | rectum |
| Rhin (o) | nose |
| Salping (o) | eustachian tube, uterine tube |
| Splen (o) | spleen |
| Sten (o) | narrow, contriction |
| Stern (o) | sternum |
| Stomat (o) | mouth |
| Therm (o) | heat |
| Thoraco | chest |
| Thromb (o) | clot, thrombus |
| Thyr (o) | thyroid |
| Toxic (o) | poison, poisonous |
| Toxo | poison |
| Trache (o) | trachea |
| Urethr (o) | urethra |
| Urin (o) | urine |
| Uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
| Uter (o) | uterus |
| Vas (o) | blood vessel, vas deferens |
| Ven (o) | vein |
| Vertebr (o) | spine, vertebrae |