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Medical Terms Roots
Medical Terms Roots (From Medical Terms for Dummies)
Term | Definition |
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Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
Acr/o | Extremities |
Aden/o | Gland |
Adren/o | Adrenal gland |
Alveoli/o | Air sac |
Angi/o | Vessel |
Anter/o | Front |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Arteriol/o | Artery |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Ather/o | Fatty degeneration |
Athr/o | Joint |
Atri/o | Atrium |
Audi/o | Hearing |
Axill/o | Armpit, axilla |
Balan/o | Glans penis |
Bio- | Life |
Blephar/o | Eyelid or eyelash |
Brachi/o | Arm |
Bronch/i, bronch/o | Bronchus |
Bronchial/o | Bronchiole |
Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole |
Bucc/o | Cheek (on the face!) |
Canth/o | Angle of the eyelids |
Capit/o | Head |
Carcin/o | Cancer |
Carp/o | Heart |
Caud/o | Wrist |
Cellul/o | Tail/downward |
Cephal/o | Head |
Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
Cerebr/i, cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
Cervic/o | Neck or cervix (neck of uterus) |
Cheil/o, chil/o | Lip |
Cheir/o, chir/o | Hand |
Chol/e | Bile |
Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
Chondr/i, chondr/o | Cartilage |
Chrom/o | Color |
Cili/o | Eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes |
Col/o | Colon |
Colp/o | Vagina |
Cor/e, cor/o | Pupil of eye |
Cost/o | Rib |
Cry/o | Cold |
Crypt/o | Hidden |
Cutane/o | Skin |
Cyan/o | Blue |
Cysti, cyst/o | Bladder or cyst |
Cyt/o | Cell |
Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
Dipl/o | Double, twice |
Dors/i, dors/o | Back or posterior |
Duoden/o | Duodenum |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Enter/o | Intestine |
Episi/o | Vulva |
Erythr/o | Red |
Esophag/o | Esophagus |
Faci/o | Face |
Fibr/o | Fibers |
Galact/o | Milk |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Gingiv/o | Gums in mouth |
Gloss/o | Tongue |
Glyc/o | Sugar |
Gnath/o | Jaws |
Gynec/o | Female |
Hemat/o | Blood |
Hepat/o, hepatic/o | Liver |
Heter/o | Other, different |
Hidr/o | Sweat |
Hist/o, histi/o | Tissue |
Hom/o, home/o | Same, alike |
Hydr/o | Water, wet |
Hyster/o | Uterus |
Ili/o | Ilium (pelvic bone) |
Irid/o | Iris of eye |
Jejun/o | Jejunum |
Kerat/o | Cornea of eye, horny tissue |
Labi/o | Lips |
Lacrima | Tears |
Lapar/o | Abdomen, loin, or flank |
Laryng/o | Larynx |
Later/o | Side |
latr/o | Treatment |
Leuk/o | White |
Lingu/o | Tongue |
Lipid/o | Fat |
Lith/o | Stone (in gallbladder or kidney) |
lle/o | Ileum (intestine) |
lnguin/o | Groin |
lntestin/o | Intestine |
Lymph/o | Lymph vessels |
Mamm/a, mamm/o | Breast |
Mast/o | Breast |
Melan/o | Black |
Men/o | Menses, menstruation |
Mening/o | Meninges |
Metr/a, metr/o | Uterus |
My/o | Muscle |
Myel/o | Bone marrow or spinal cord |
Myring/o | Eardrum |
Nas/o | Nose |
Nat/o | Birth |
Necr/o | Death |
Nephr/o | Kidney |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Occipit/o | Back of the head |
Ocul/o | Eye |
Odont/o | Teeth |
Omphal/o | Umbilicus |
Onych/o | Nails |
Oophor/o | Ovary |
Ophthalm/o, ocul/o | Eyes |
Optic/o, opt/o | Seeing, sight |
Or/a | Mouth |
Orchid/o, orchi/o | Testis |
Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo | Bone |
Ot/o | Ear |
Palat/o | Roof of mouth |
Papill/o | Nipple |
Path/o | Disease |
Pelv/o | Pelvis |
Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
Phall/o | Penis |
Pharmac/o | Drug |
Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
Phleb/o | Vein |
Phren/o | Diaphragm |
PiI/o | Hair |
Pleur/o | Pleura, rib (side) |
Pneum/a, pneum/o | Lungs |
Pneum/ato, pneum/ono | Lungs |
Pod/o | Foot |
Polio | Gray matter of nervous system |
Proct/o | Rectum, anus |
Pulmon/o | Lungs |
Py/o | Pus |
Pyel/o | Pelvis of kidney |
Rect/o | Rectum |
Ren/i, ren/o | Kidney |
Rhin/o | Nose |
Sacr/o | Sacrum |
Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
Sarc/o | Flesh |
Scapul/o | Scapula |
Sept/o | Infection |
Somat/o | Body |
Splen/o | Spleen |
Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
Stern/o | Sternum |
Steth/o | Chest |
Stomat/o | Mouth |
Tal/o | Ankle |
Tars/o | Foot |
Tend/o, ten/o | Tendon |
Testicul/o | Testis |
Therm/o | Heat |
Thorac/o | Chest/thorax |
Thym/o | Thymus |
Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
Trache/o | Trachea |
Trachel/o | Neck or necklike |
Trich/o | Hair or hairlike |
Tympan/o | Eardrum |
Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o | Urine |
Ureter/o | Ureter |
Urethr/o | Urethra |
Vas/o | Vas deferens |
Vas/o, ven/o | Vein |
Ventr/i, ventr/o | Front of body |
Vesic/o | Bladder |
Viscer/o | Viscera (internal organs) |
Xanth/o | Red, redness |
Xer/o | Dry |