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Medical Terminology Root Words

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Root Word
Root Word Meaning
abdomin/o   show
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acr/o   show
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show gland  
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show adenoids  
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adip/o   show
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aer/o   show
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alb/o   show
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albumin/o   show
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show amnion  
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amyl/o   show
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angi/o   show
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ankyl/o   show
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anter/o   show
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aort/o   show
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show appendix  
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show artery  
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arthr/o   show
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show joint  
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show imperfect  
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ather/o   show
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aur/o   show
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show bile  
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blast/o   show
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show eyelid  
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brachi/o   show
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brachy   show
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show windpipe  
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show cheek  
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burs/o   show
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show calcium  
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show heel  
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carcin/o   show
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cardi/o   show
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carp/o   show
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caud/o   show
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show cecum  
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show head  
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show brain  
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show neck  
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chlor/o   show
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chol/e   show
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cholecyst/o   show
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chondr/o   show
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chori/o   show
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clavicul/o   show
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show coccyx  
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show colon  
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show hollow/vagina  
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cost/o   show
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crani/o   show
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cry/o   show
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show hide conceal  
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cutane/o   show
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show blue  
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show cyst  
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cyt/o (-cyte)   show
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dactyl/o   show
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show teeth  
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derm/a dermat/o   show
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dextr/o   show
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dips/o   show
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disc/o   show
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dist/o   show
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dors/o   show
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show duodenum  
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ech/o   show
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electr/o   show
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show brain  
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show intestine  
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erythr/o   show
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show esophagus  
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esthesi/o   show
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show femur  
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show fetus  
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fibr/o   show
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fibul/o   show
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front/o   show
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show milk  
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gastr/o   show
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genit/o   show
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show old  
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glomerul/o   show
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gloss/o   show
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glyc/o   show
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show jaw  
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granul/o   show
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gynec/o   show
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show blood  
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show liver  
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show tissue  
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hom/o   show
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show humerus  
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hydr/o   show
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hyster/o   show
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ile/o   show
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show ilium (hip bone)  
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immun/o   show
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show lowermost/below  
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intestin/o   show
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irid/o   show
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isch/o   show
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show ischium  
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jejun/o   show
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labi/o   show
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lacrim/o   show
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lact/o   show
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show flank/abdominal wall  
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show larynx (voice box)  
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show side  
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show white  
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lingu/o   show
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lip/o   show
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lith/o   show
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show lobe  
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lumb/o   show
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show lymph/lymphatics  
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show breast  
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show middle  
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show black  
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men/o   show
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show membrane  
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show uterine tissue  
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show one/only  
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muc/o   show
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muscul/o   show
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show muscle  
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show fungus  
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show marrow/spinal cord  
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show sleep/numbness  
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show nose  
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show new  
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show dead/corpse  
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nephr/o   show
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show nerves  
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show teeth  
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odyn/o   show
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onc/o   show
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show ovary  
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show eyelid  
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or/o   show
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orchi/o   show
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orth/o   show
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show bone  
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show ear  
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pancreat/o   show
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show patella - kneecap  
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path/o   show
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show pelvis  
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show peritoneum  
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show drugs/medicine  
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pharyng/o   show
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phleb/o   show
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show sound/voice  
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phot/o   show
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phren/o   show
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pleur/o   show
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show posterior/toward back  
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show air/breathing/lung  
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show rectum/anus  
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prostat/o   show
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show nearest point of origin  
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show False  
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show mind  
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show pubis  
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pulm/o pulmon/o   show
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py/o   show
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pyel/o   show
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radi/o   show
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rect/o   show
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show kidneys  
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rhin/o   show
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sacr/o   show
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show tube  
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show scrotum  
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show semen  
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show serum  
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show body  
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son/o   show
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show seed  
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sphen/o   show
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splen/o   show
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show vertebra  
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stern/o   show
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show ankle bone (tarsal)  
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show temple  
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ten/o   show
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therm/o   show
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thorac/o   show
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thromb/o   show
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show tibia  
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tonsill/o   show
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show poison  
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show trachea (windpipe)  
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show ulna  
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ur/o   show
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show ureter  
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urethr/o   show
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uter/o   show
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show vagus nerve  
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show vessel/ductus deferens  
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show vein  
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ventr/o   show
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show vertebra  
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show o vulva  
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show yellow  
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