Med Term Root Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremities |
aden/o | gland |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
adip/o | fat |
aer/o | air |
alb | white |
albumin/o | albumin |
amni/o | amnion |
amyl/o | starch |
angi/o | vessel |
ankyl/o | crooked/fused |
anter/o | anterior/before/in front |
aort/o | aorta |
append(ic)/o | appendix |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
atel/o | imperfect |
ather/o | yellow,fatty plaque |
aur/o | ear |
bil/i | bile |
blast/o | embryonic form |
blephar/o | eyelid |
brachi/o | arm |
brachy | short |
bronch(i)/o | windpipe |
bucc/o | cheek |
burs/o | bursa |
calc/i | calcium |
calcane/o | heel |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
carp/o | carpus/wrist |
caud/o | tail |
cec/o | cecum |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | brain |
cervic/o | neck |
chlor/o | green |
chol/e | bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chori/o | fetal covering |
clavicul/o | clavicle |
coccyg/o | coccyx |
col/o | colon |
colp/o | hollow/vagina |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | cranium/skull |
cry/o | cold |
crypt/o | hide/conceal |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
cyst/o | cyst/bladder |
cyt/o (-cyte) | cell |
dactyl/o | finger/toe |
dent/i dent/o | teeth |
derm/a dermat/o | skin |
dextr/o | right |
dips/o | thirst |
disc/o | disc/disk |
dist/o | far/distant from origin |
dors/o | directed toward/on the back |
duoden/o | duodenum |
ech/o | sound |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestine |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
esthesi/o | feeling |
femor/o | femur |
fet/o | fetus |
fibr/o | fiber |
fibul/o | fibula |
front/o | forehead/front |
galact/o | milk |
gastr/o | stomach |
genit/o | genitals |
ger/o | old |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gloss/o | tongue |
glyc/o | sugar/sweet |
gnath/o | jaw |
granul/o | grain/particle |
gynec/o | female |
hem/a hem/o hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
hom/o | common/same |
humer/o | humerus |
hydr/o | water |
hyster/o | uterus/womb |
ile/o | ileum (small intestine) |
ili/o | ilium (hip bone) |
immun/o | immune |
infer/o | lowermost/below |
intestin/o | intestine |
irid/o | colored circle/iris |
ischi/o | ischium |
jejun/o | jejunum |
labi/o | lip |
lacrim/o | tear/crying |
lact/o | milk |
lapar/o | flank/abdominal wall |
laryng/o | larynx (voicebox) |
later/o | side |
leuc/o leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone |
lob/o | lobe |
lumb/o | lower back |
lymph/o | lymph/lymphatics |
mamm/o mast/o | breast |
medi/o | middle |
melan/o | black |
men/o | month |
mening/o | membrane |
metr/i | uterine tissue |
mon/o | one/only |
muc/o | mucus |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | marrow/spinal cord |
narc/o | sleep/numbness |
nas/o | nose |
ne/o | new |
necr/o | dead/corpse |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
odont/o | teeth |
odyn/o | pain/distress |
onc/o | bulk/tumor |
oophor/o | ovary |
ophthalm/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
orchi/o | testicle |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
path/o | disease |
pelv/i | pelvis |
periton/o | peritoneum |
pharmac/o | drugs/medicine |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
phleb/o | vein |
phon/o | sound/voice |
phot/o | light |
phren/o | mind/diaphragm |
pleur/o | pleura |
poster/o | posterior/toward the back |
pneum/o | air/breathing/lung |
proct/o | retum/anus |
prostat/o | prostate |
proxim/o | nearest to the point of origin |
pseud/o | false |
psych/o | mind |
pub/o | pubis |
pulm/o pulmon/o | lung |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | trough/renal pelvis |
radi/o | radius/radiant energy |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidneys |
rhin/o | nose |
sacr/o | sacrum |
salping/o | tube |
scrot/o | scrotum |
semin/o | semen |
ser/o | serum |
somat/o | body |
son/o | sound |
spermat/o | seed |
sphen/o | wedge/sphenoid |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
stern/o | sternum |
tars/o | ankle bone(tarsal) |
tempor/o | temple |
ten/o | tendon/tight band |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot/thrombus |
tibi/o | tibia |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
tox/o | poison |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
uln/o | ulna |
ur/o | urine |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
uter/o | uterus |
vag/o | vagus nerve |
vas/o | vessel/ductus deferens |
ven/o | vein |
ventr/o | ventral/belly side |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
vulv/o | vulva |
xanth/o | yellow |
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dwright1971
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