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Anatomical Roots
Vetmed Terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Adeno/o | gland |
Areri/o | artery |
Arthr/o | joint |
Blephar/o | eyelid |
Bronch/o | windpipe, throat |
Cari/o | heart |
Cephal/o | head |
Cerebr/o | brain |
Chir/o | hand |
Chol/o | bile |
Chondr/o | cartilage |
Col/o | lower intestine |
Colp/o | vagina |
Cor/o | pupil of eye |
Cortic/o | cortex |
Cost/o | rib |
Cyst/o | bladder, cyst |
Cyt/o | Cell |
Dacry/o | tears |
Dent/i | tooth |
Dermat/o | skin |
Dextr/o | right side |
Encephal/o | brain |
Enter/o | intestine |
Fibr/o | fibrous |
Gastr/o | stomach |
Gloss/o | tongue |
Gynec/o | woman |
Hem/a | blood |
Hem/o | blood |
Hepat/o | liver |
Hist/o | tissue |
Hydr/o | water |
Hyster/o | uterus, womb |
Ili/o | flank, upper hip bone |
Irid/o | Iris of the eye |
Labi/o | lip |
Lapar/o | flank, abdominal wall |
Laryng/o | windpipe, larnyx |
Lip/o | fat |
Mast/o | breast |
Metr/o | uterus |
Muscul/o | muscle |
Myel/o | marrow, spinal cord |
My/o | muscle |
Nephr/o | kidney |
Neur/o | nerve |
Odont/o | tooth |
Opthalm/o | eye |
Opt/o | eye |
Orchid/o | testes |
Oss/i | bone |
Ot/o | ear |
Ov/i | egg |
Pharyng/o | pharynx |
Phleb/o | vein |
Pleur/o | rib, side of body |
Pneum/o | lung, air |
Pod/o | foot |
Poli/o | gray matter |
Proct/o | anus, rectum |
Psych/o | mind |
Pulm/o | lung |
Pyel/o | pelvis |
Ren/i | kidney |
Sacr/o | sacrum |
Sangui | blood |
Sarc/o | flesh |
ser-o | serum, blood |
Sial/o | salivary glands |
Somat/o | body |
Spondyl/p | vertebra |
Stomat/o | mouth |
Thorac/o | chest |
Thromb/o | blood clot |
Trache/o | windpipe, trachea |
Trich/o | hair |
Urethr/o | urethra |
Urin/o | urine |
Ur/o | urine |
Uter/o | womb, uterus |
Vas/o | vessel |
Ven/o | vein |
Ventr/o | Abdomen |