Medical Term Roots Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Broncho (R) | lower windpipe or bronchus |
osteo (R) | bone |
arthro (R) | joint |
chondro (R) | cartilage |
myelo (R) | bone marrow or spine |
myo (R) | muscle |
tendo (R) | tendon |
costo (R) | rib |
derma (R) | skin |
onycho (R) | nail |
rhino & naso (R) | nose |
laryngo (R) | larynx or voice box |
tracheo (R) | trachea or upper windpipe |
broncho (R) | bronchus or lower windpipe |
pulmo and pneumo (R) | lung |
pneumo (R) | air |
pneo (R) | breathing |
lingua and glossa (R) | tongue |
entero (R) | intestine |
duodeno (R) | duodenum (or first part of small intestine) |
jejuno (R) | jejunum (or second part of the small intestine) |
ileo (R) | ileum (or third part of the small intestine) |
Procto and ano (R) | rectum or anus |
hepato (R) | liver |
cholecysto (R) | gallbladder |
laparo (R) | abdominal wall |
angio and vaso (R) | vessel |
phlebo and veno (R) | vein |
arterio (R) | artery |
thrombo (R) | clot of blood |
cyto (R) | cell |
lympho (R) | lymph |
phago (R) | eat |
arco (R) | extremity |
adeno (R) | gland |
neuro (R) | nerve |
cerebro and encephalo (R) | brain |
mania (R) | madness |
nephro and rena (R) | kidney |
orchio (R) | testes |
uro and uria (R) | urine |
Lith (R) | stone |
hystero and metro (R) | uterus or womb |
salpingo (R) | tube |
oto (R) | ear |
ophthalmo and oculo (R) | eye |
blepharo (R) | eyelid |
pyo (R) | pus |
lipo (R) | fat |
febri (R) | fever |
myco (R) | fungus |
necro (R) | dead |
retro and post (P) | behind |
esthesia (P) | feeling |
anti (P) | against |
sub and hypo (P) | under |
inter (P) | between |
ante or pre (P) | before |
a or an (P) | absence of |
multi and poly (P) | many or much |
hemi and semi (P) | half |
hypo (P) | too little, or low |
hyper (P) | above or high |
emesis (P) (listed in prefix section?) | vomiting |
oligo (P) | little or scanty |
leuko (P) | white |
erythro (P) | red |
cyano (P) | blue |
mega (P) | large |
dextro (P) | to the right |
medio (P) | middle |
hydro (P) | water |
dys (P) | difficulty |
cele (S) | hernia, protrusion or tumor |
emia (S) | blood |
ectasis and ectasia (S) | dilation, dilatation or expansion |
iasas (S) | condition, formation of, presence of |
malacia (S) | softening |
megaly (S) | enlargement |
sclerosis (S) | hardening |
oma (S) | tumor |
osis (S) | condition or disease |
pathy (S) | disease |
ptosis (S) | prolapse or downward |
trophy (S) | growth or nourishment |
phobia (S) | fear |
ectomy (S) | removal or excision |
scopy (S) | inspection or examination |
stomy (S) | surgical |
tomy (S) | incision or cutting into |
plasty (S) | plastic repair |
centesis (S) | puncture |
algia (S) | pain |
genic (S) | producing or originating |
lysis (S) | destruction or breakdown |
rrhagia (S) | excessive flow or discharge |
penia (S) | decrease or deficiency |
ic, ac, al and ar (S) | pertaining to cardiovascular |
rrhea (S) | excessive discharge or flow |
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