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SIUE SOP P1
Root Name/ meaning
| Root Name | meaning |
|---|---|
| aden /o | gland |
| adip /o | fat |
| adren /o | adrenal gland |
| angi /o | vessel |
| anter /o | front (anterior) |
| aort /o | aorta |
| anteri /o | artery |
| arthr /o | joint |
| bronchi /o | bronchus |
| bronch /o | bronchus |
| carcin /o | cancer |
| cardi /o | heart |
| cephal /o | head |
| cerebr /o | brain, cerebrum |
| col /o | colon |
| colon /o | colon |
| crani /o | cranium, skull |
| cutane /o | skin |
| cyst /o | bladder |
| cyt /o | cell |
| derm /o | skin |
| dist /o | far, farthest (distal) |
| dors /o | back/behind (dorsal) |
| encephal /o | brain |
| enter /o | intestine |
| erythr /o | red |
| gastr /o | stomach |
| gingiv /o | gum |
| gluc /o | sugar, glucose |
| glyc /o | sugar, glucose |
| hema | blood |
| hemat /o | blood |
| hem /o | blood |
| hepat /o | liver |
| hidr /o | sweat |
| hist /o | tissue |
| hydr /o | water |
| leuk /o | white |
| lip /o | fat |
| lymph /o | lymph |
| myc /o | fungus |
| myel /o | spinal cord/ bone marrow |
| my /o | muscle |
| necr /o | death |
| nephr /o | kidneys |
| neur /o | nerve |
| noct /o | night |
| opthalm /o | eye |
| ocul /o | eye |
| opt /o | eye |
| or /o | mouth |
| stomat /o | mouth |
| orth /o | straight |
| oste /o | bone |
| ot /o | ear |
| phleb /o | vein |
| pneum /o | air, lung |
| poster /o | back, behind (posterior) |
| proxim /o | near, nearest (proximal) |
| pulm /o | lung |
| py /o | pus |
| rhin /o | nose |
| scler /o | hardening |
| thorac /o | chest |
| thromb /o | blood clot |
| toxic /o | poison |
| tox /o | poison |
| ur /o | urine |
| vascul /o | blood vessel |