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Medical Term Roots
Question | Answer |
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gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
aden/o | gland |
cardi/o | heart |
adip/o | fat |
lip/o | fat |
steat/o | fat |
axill/o | armpit |
bi/o | life |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
cyt/o | cell |
hist/o | tissue |
histi/o | tissue |
path/o | disease |
vicer/o | internal organs |
cili/o | hair |
pil/o | hair |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
cutane/o | skin |
onych/o | nail |
ungu/o | nail |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
cost/o | rib |
myel/o | bone marrow;spinal cord |
oste/o | bone |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pelv/i | pelvis |
spin/o | spine;spinal column;backbone |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
my/o | muscle |
muscul/o | muscle |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
blephar/o | eyelid |
cerebr/o | brain |
encephal/o | brain |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
ocul/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
angi/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
cardi/o | heart |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
ven/o | vein |
phelb/o | vein |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | lymph glands;lymph nodes |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
splen/o | spleen |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
alveol/o | air sac; alveolus |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | small bronchial tudes |
laryng/o | voice box;larynx |
nas/o | nose |
rhin/o | nose |
pharyng/o | throat;pharynx |
phren/o | diaphragm |
pneum/o | lungs |
pneumon/o | lungs |
pulmon/o | lungs |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | wind pipe;trachea |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
cheil/o | lips |
col/o | colon;large intestine |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gloss/o | tongue |
lingu/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
or/o | mouth |
stomat/o | mouth |
pharyng/o | throat;pharynx |
rect/o | rectum |
cyst/o | bladder |
ren/o | kidneys |
nephr/o | kidneys |
ureter/o | ureters |
urethr/o | urethra |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orchid/o | testicle;testis |
test/o | testicle;testis |
testicul/o | testicle;testis |
phall/o | penis |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
vas/o | ductus(vas)deferens |
colp/o | vagina |
vagin/o | vagina |
gynec/o | female |
mast/o | breast |
mamm/o | breast |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
salping/o | fallopian tubes;uterine tubes |
uter/o | uterus |
hyster/o | uterus |
metr/o | uterus |
vulv/o | vulva;external genitalia |
acr/o | top extremities |
carcin/o | cancer |
don/o | donates |
glyc/o | sugar |
pharmac/o | drug |
physi/o | nature |
practition/o | practice |
sect/o | cut |
cellul/o | cell |
cis/o | to cut |
comat/o | deep sleep |
digest/o | digestion |
duct/o | to draw |
later/o | side;lateral |
nat/o | birth |
sept/o | infection |
son/o | sound |
anter/o | front |
caud/o | tail |
dors/o | back |
infer/o | inferior |
inguin/o | groin |
phren/o | diaphragm |
poster/o | posterior |
proxim/o | near |
super/o | superior |
ventr/o | front |
gastr/o | stomach |
ili/o | hip |
cry/o | cold |
leuk/o | white |
papill/o | nipple like |
scler/o | hardening |
xer/o | dry |
albin/o | white |
adip/o | fat |
cyan/o | blue;bluish |
diaphor/e | profuse sweating |
electr/o | electric |
epitheli/o | covering |
erythemat/o | red |
erythr/o | red |
hidr/o | sweat |
karat/o | hard;hornlike |
keratin/o | hard;hornlike |
melan/o | black |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | death |
py/o | pus |
ras/o | scrape |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
seb/o | sebum |
carcin/o | cancerous |
kyph/o | humpback |
lord/o | swayback |
ped/o | child |
scoli/o | curved |
tempor/o | temporal bone |
osse/o | bone |
crani/o | skull |
faci/o | face |
mandibul/o | mandible;lower jaw |
maxill/o | maxilla; upper jaw |
stern/o | sternum;breastbone |
xiph/o | sword |
coccyg/o | coccyx;tailbone |
lumb/o | lower back;loin |
sacr/o | sacrum |
thorac/o | chest |
clavicul/o | clavicle;collarbone |
scapul/o | scapula |
brachi/o | arm |
carp/o | wrist |
olecran/o | olecranon;elbow |
phalang/o | phalanx;one of the bones making up the fingers or toes |
radi/o | radius |
uln/o | ulnar; one of the bones of the lower arm |
acetabul/o | acetabulum;hip socket |
calcane/o | heel |
femor/o | femur;thigh bone |
fibul/o | fibula |
patell/a | patella;kneecap |
patell/o | patella;kneecap |
tibi/o | tibia;shin |
burs/o | bursa;sac filled with synovial fluid located around joints |
flex/o | bend |
pronati/o | facing backward |
supinati/o | facing farward |
tens/o | stretch |
ton/o | tone;tension |
fasci/o | fascia(band of tissue surrounding the muscle) |
kinesi/o | movement |
lei/o | smooth |
myos/o | muscle |
rhabd/o | rod shaped;striped;striated |
tenosynovi/o | tendon sheath (covering of a tendon) |
ech/o | sound |
gli/o | glue |
myelin/o | myelin sheath |
tom/o | to cut |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
hydr/o | water |
cortic/o | cortex;outer covering |
dur/o | dura matter(one of the membranes surrounding the brain) |
magnet/o | magnet |
resonance | magnification |
imaging | a picture |
mening/o | meninges;membrane |
poli/o | gray |
radicul/o | nerve roots |
tap | draining of fluid |
thalam/o | thalamus |
ventricul/o | ventricles |