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Root Words
Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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adren/o | adrenal gland |
aden/o | gland |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cholescyst/o | gall bladder |
col/o | colon |
cyst/o | bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/a; derm/; dermat/o | skin |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hyster/o | utrerus |
laryng/o | larynx |
metr/o | uterus |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
pyr/o | fever |
rhin/o | nose |
splen/o | spleen |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea |
ventr/o | front |
viscer/o | internal organs; viscera |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
albin/o | white |
leuk/o | white |
acr/o | extremities |
anter/o | front |
append/o; appendic/o | appendix |
andr/o | male |
angi/o | blood vessel |
articul/o | joint |
audi/o | hearing |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchus |
carcin/o | cancer |
cheil/o | lip |
chlor/o | green |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cirrh/o | yellow |
jaund/o | yellow |
xanth/o | yellow |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | cranium |
cry/o | cold |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
dactyl/o | finger; toe |
dent/o | tooth |
dors/o | back; posterior |
electr/o | electrical |
erythr/o | red |
glauc/o | gray; silver |
poli/o | gray; silver |
gloss/o | tongue |
gynec/o | woman |
hydr/o | water |
lapar/o | abdominal wall |
later/o | side |
lingu/o | tongue |
lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
mast/o | breast |
mamm/o | breast |
melan/o | black |
men/o | menstruation |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow |
nat/o | birth |
ophthalm/o | eye |
optic/o | seeing; sight |
ovari/o | ovary |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
phren/o | diaphragm |
purpur/o | purple |
radi/o | x-rays |
ren/o | kidney |
stomat/o | mouth |
tend/o | tendon |
trich/o | hair |
lip/o | fat |
adip/o | fat |
arteri/o | artery |
bucc/o | cheek |
hist/o; histi/o | tissue |
bili/o | bile |
brachi/o | arm |
dent/o | teeth; tooth |
myc/o | fungus |