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Medical Terms Roots
Medical Terms Roots (From Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and )
Term | Definition |
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asthen | weak |
cente- | to puncture (a body cavity) |
chol- | bile |
chondr- | cartilage |
cili- | eyelid |
cleid(o)- | clavicle |
cubitus | elbow |
cyst- | bladder |
cyt- | cell |
ede- | swelling |
enter- | intestine |
gest- | carry, produce, congestion |
-gram | something written or recorded |
idi- | separate, distinct |
medi- | middle |
melan- | black |
men- | month |
myel- | marrow or spinal cord |
my- | muscle |
pleur- | rib, side |
pto- | fall |
ptyal- | saliva |
pur-, py- | pus |
sept- | wall, divider; also seven |
serum | the clear portion of body fluids, including blood |
sinus | cavity, channel or hollow space |
som(a)- | body |
tact- | touch |
tom- | cut |
trich- | hair |
varic- | varicose vein |
abdomin- | abdomen |
acou- | hear |
aden- | gland |
adip- | fat |
alb- | white |
alges- | pain |
andr- | male |
angi- | vessel |
aorta | large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart |
aqua- | water |
arteri- | artery |
arthr- | joint |
asphyxia | lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness |
audi- | to hear |
bi- | life; also two |
bronch- | windpipe |
bucc- | cheek |
bursa | pouch or sac |
callus | hard, thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture |
carcin- | cancer |
cardi- | heart |
carotid | great arteries of the neck |
carpus | wrist |
cent- | a fraction in the metric system: one hundredth or 100 |
cephal- | head |
cervic- | neck |
cyan- | blue |
cycl- | circle or cycle |
derm(at)- | skin |
digit | finger or toe |
erythr- | red |
esthe- | sensation or perception |
febr- | fever |
flex | bend |
foramen | opening |
fract- | break |
gastr- | stomach |
glyc(y)- | sweet |
gno- | know |
graph- | write, record |
gyn(ec)- | female |
hem(at)- | blood |
hepat(ic)- | liver |
heter- | other, different |
hom- | the same |
humerus | the bone in the upper arm |
hydr- | water |
iod(o)- | iodine |
Iact- | milk |
leuk- | white |
lingu- | tongue |
mal- | abnormal |
mega- | large |
mening- | membrane, usually refers to the meninges |
nephr- | kidney |
neur- | nerve |
ocul- | eye |
ophthalm- | eye |
ost(e)- | bone |
ot- | ear |
ov- | egg |
palpate | to examine by touch |
path- | disease |
ped- | child or foot |
percuss | to examine by striking |
phag- | eat |
pharyng- | throat |
phot- | light |
pneum(at)- | breath |
pneumo(n)- | lung |
pod- | foot |
pseud- | false |
psych- | mind |
pyr- | fire- |
quadr, quar-, quat- | four |
radius | the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a line from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge |
ren- | kidney |
retina | inner nerve-containing layer of the eye |
rhin- | nose |
sangui(n)- | blood |
scler- | hard |
sebum | a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands |
sect- | cut |
sepsis | the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence |
spir- | coil |
stasis | slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood |
stature | height |
stern(o)- | sternum (breastbone) |
stoma | any small opening on the surface of the body, such as a pore; also, the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces |
tach(y)- | rapid |
tetra- | four |
thorac- | chest |
toxic | poisonous |
ur- | urine |
vas- | vessel |
vertigo | a disordered sensation in which one's own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving |
viscer- | internal organs |
viscous | sticky |
xen- | foreign (material) |
xer- | dry |