Med. Term. Elem. M-Z Word Scramble
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Elements | Meanings |
andr/o | male |
mening/o | meninges |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metacarp/o | metacarpus (bones of the hand) |
medi/o | middle |
mes/o | middle |
galact/o | milk |
lact/o | milk |
or/o | mouth |
stomat/o | mouth |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
onych/o | nail |
ungu/o | nail |
omphal/o | navel, umbilicus |
proxim/o | near, nearest |
cervic/o | neck |
reticul/o | network |
neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
noct/o | night |
thel/o | nipple |
troph/o | nourishment, development |
nas/o | nose |
rhin/o | nose |
kary/o | nucleus |
nucle/o | nucleus |
presby/o | old age |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
ox/o | oxygen |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
pelv/i | pelvis |
pelv/o | pelvis |
perine/o | perineum |
periton/o | periotoneum |
phalng/o | phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) |
pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
pleur/o | pleura |
toxic/o | poison |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
pub/o | pubis (part of the hip bone) |
sphygm/o | pulse |
core/o | pupil |
pupill/o | pupil |
py/o | pus |
pylor/o | pylorus |
radi/o | radiation, x-ray |
roentegen/o | radiation, x-ray |
rect/o | retum |
proct/o | rectum, anus |
erythem/o | red |
erythr/o | red |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
retin/o | retina |
cost/o | ribs |
rhabd/o | rod-shaped (striated) |
rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped muscle (striated) |
squam/o | scaly |
sacr/o | sacrum |
immun/o | safe |
sial/o | saliva, salivary glands |
home/o | same, alike |
olig/o | scanty, little |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
morph/o | shape |
later/o | side, to one side |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
cutane/o | skin |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
crani/o | skull, cranium |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
spermat/o | sperm |
rachi/o | spine |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
splen/o | spleen |
staped/o | stapes |
stern/o | sternum |
gastr/o | stomach |
orth/o | straight |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
narc/o | stupor, numbing |
gluc/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
phag/o | swallowing, eating |
hidr/o | sweat |
caud/o | tail |
dacry/o | tear, lacrimal sac |
cyst/o | tear sac, lacrimal sac |
dent/o | teeth |
odont/o | teeth |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
orch/i | testes, testicle |
orchi/o | testes, testicle |
orchid/o | testes, testicle |
thalm/o | thalamus, chamber |
femor/o | thigh bone |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
throid/o | thyroid gland |
tibi/o | tibia (larger, inner bone of lower leg) |
hist/o | tissue |
ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
gloss/o | tongue |
lingu/o | tongue |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
myring/o | tympanic membrane |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
super/o | upper, above |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethra/o | urethra |
hyster/o | uterus |
metr/o | uterus |
uter/o | uterus |
unr/o | urine |
colp/o | vagina |
vagin/o | vagina |
vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
poikil/o | varied, irregular |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of brain or heart) |
spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone) |
vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
angi/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
episi/o | vulva |
vulv/o | vulva |
pariet/o | wall |
aque/o | water |
hydr/o | water |
albin/o | white |
leuc/o | white |
leuk/o | white |
gynec/o | woman, female |
carp/o | wrist bones, carpus |
cirrh/o | yellow |
jaund/o | yellow |
xanth/o | yellow |
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