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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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show fat  
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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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amni/o   show
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amyl/o   show
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angi/o   show
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show crooked or fused  
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anter/o   show
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aort/o   show
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append/o   show
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show artery  
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show joint  
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articul/o   show
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atel/o   show
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ather/o   show
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show ear  
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show bile  
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blast/o   show
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blephar/o   show
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show arm  
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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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calc/i   show
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show heel  
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show cancer  
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show heart  
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carp/o   show
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caud/o   show
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show cecum  
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cephal/o   show
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cerebr/o   show
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show neck  
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show green  
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chol/e   show
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cholecyst/o   show
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show cartilage  
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chori/o   show
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show clavicle  
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show coccyx  
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col/o   show
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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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show cold  
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show hide conceal  
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show skin  
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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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dent/i dent/o   show
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derm/a dermat/o   show
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show right  
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dips/o   show
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disc/o   show
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show far/distant from origin  
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dors/o   show
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duoden/o   show
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show sound  
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electr/o   show
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show brain  
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enter/o   show
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erythr/o   show
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esophag/o   show
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esthesi/o   show
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femor/o   show
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show fetus  
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show fiber  
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fibul/o   show
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show forehead/front  
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galact/o   show
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show stomach  
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genit/o   show
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show old  
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glomerul/o   show
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show tongue  
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show sugar/sweet  
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gnath/o   show
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show grain/particle  
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show female  
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hem/a hem/o hemat/o   show
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hepat/o   show
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hist/o   show
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show common/same  
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show humerus  
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hydr/o   show
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show uterus/womb  
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ile/o   show
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ili/o   show
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show immune  
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infer/o   show
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show intestine  
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irid/o   show
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isch/o   show
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ischi/o   show
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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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show milk  
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show flank/abdominal wall  
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laryng/o   show
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later/o   show
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leuc/o leuk/o   show
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show tongue  
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show fat  
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lith/o   show
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lob/o   show
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show lower back  
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lymph/o   show
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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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mening/o   show
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metr/i   show
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show one/only  
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show mucus  
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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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narc/o   show
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show nose  
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ne/o   show
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show dead/corpse  
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show kidney  
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show nerves  
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show teeth  
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show pain/distress  
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show bulk/tumor  
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oophor/o   show
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ophthalm/o   show
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show mouth  
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show testicle  
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orth/o   show
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oste/o   show
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ot/o   show
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show pancreas  
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show patella - kneecap  
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path/o   show
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pelv/i   show
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show peritoneum  
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pharmac/o   show
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show pharynx  
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phleb/o   show
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phon/o   show
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phot/o   show
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show mind/diaphragm  
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show pleura  
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poster/o   show
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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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proxim/o   show
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pseud/o   show
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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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show pus  
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pyel/o   show
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show radius/radiant energy  
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rect/o   show
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ren/o   show
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rhin/o   show
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sacr/o   show
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show tube  
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scrot/o   show
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show semen  
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show serum  
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somat/o   show
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show sound  
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show seed  
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sphen/o   show
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show spleen  
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spondyl/o   show
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show sternum  
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show ankle bone (tarsal)  
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show temple  
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show tendon/tight band  
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show heat  
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show chest  
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thromb/o   show
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tibi/o   show
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tonsill/o   show
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show poison  
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trache/o   show
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uln/o   show
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show urine  
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show ureter  
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show urethra  
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uter/o   show
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vag/o   show
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vas/o   show
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ven/o   show
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ventr/o   show
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vertebr/o   show
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vulv/   show
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show yellow  
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