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Everest Medical Terminology - Common Root Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin (o) | Abdomen |
| aden (o) | Gland |
| adren (o) | Adrenal gland |
| angi (o) | Vessel |
| arterio (o) | Artery |
| arthr (o) | Joint |
| broncho (o) | Bronchus, bronchi |
| card, cardi (o) | Heart |
| cephal (o) | Head |
| chondr (o) | Cartilage |
| col (o) | Colon |
| cost (o) | Rib |
| crani (o) | Skull |
| cyan (o) | Blue |
| cyst (o) | Bladder, cyst |
| cyt (o) | Cell |
| derma | Skin |
| duoden (o) | Duodenum |
| encephal (o) | Brain |
| enter (o) | Intestines |
| fibro (o) | Fiber, fibrous |
| gastr (o) | Stomach |
| gyn, gyne, gyneco | Female |
| hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o) | Blood |
| hepat (o) | Liver |
| hydr (o) | Water |
| hyster (o) | Uterus |
| ile (o), ili (o) | Ileum |
| laryng (o) | Larynx |
| mamm(o) | Breast, mammary gland |
| my (o) | Muscle |
| myel (o) | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| nephr (o) | Kidney |
| neur (o) | Nerve |
| ocul (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 |
| pulm (o) | Lung |
| py (o) | Pus |
| rect (o) | Rectum |
| rhin (o) | Nose |
| sten (o) | Narrow, constriction |
| stern (o) | Sternum |
| stomat (o) | Mouth |
| therm (o) | Heat |
| thorac (o) | Chest |
| thromb (o) | Clot, thrombus |
| thyr (o) | Thyroid |
| toxic(o) | Poison, poisonous |
| trache (o) | Trachea |
| ur (o) | Urine, urinary tract, urination |
| urethr (o) | Urethra |
| urin (o) | Urine |
| uter (o) | Uterus |
| vas (o) | Blood vessel, vas deferens |
| ven (o) | Vein |
| vertebr (o) | Spine, vertebrae |