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chapter 1
med term roots
Term | Definition |
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arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
enter/o | small intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
neur/o | nerve |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
my/o | muscle |
muscle/o | muscle |
angi/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
term/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
cutane/o | skin |
pneum/o | lung |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
gen/o | creation, cause |
hydr/o | water |
morph/o | change |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | death |
orth/o | straight |
path/o | suffering, disease |
phag/o | eat |
plas/o | formation |
py/o | pus |
scler/o | hard |
sten/o | narrowing |
troph/o | nourishment, development |
xen/o | foreign |