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Medical Terminology for IBC Vet Tech Program (internal anatomy roots)
Question | Answer |
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aden/o | gland |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
atri/o | atrium (upper chamber of heart) |
bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebell/o | cerebellum (part of the brain) |
cerebri/o | cerebrum (part of the brain) |
chondr/l, chondr/io, chondr/o | cartilage |
chord/o | cord, string |
colp/o | vagina |
cost/o | rib |
cyst/l, cyst/o | bladder, sac, cyst |
cyt/o | cell |
duoden/o | duodenum (part of small intestine) |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestines |
episi/o | vulva |
fibr/o | fibers |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/ico, hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
hyster/o | uterus |
ile/o | ileum (part of small intestine) |
ili/o | ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
jejun/o | jejunum (part of small intestine) |
kerat/o | horny tissue (on cornea and on skin) |
laryng/o | larynx |
lymph/o | pertaining to lymphatic system |
mening/o | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
metr/a, metr/o | uterus |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
my/o | muscle |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerves, nerve, nervous system |
orchid/o, orchid/do | testes, testis |
oss/eo, oss/l, ost/e, ost/eo | bone, bones |
ovari/o | ovary |
palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
pleur/o | pleura, rib (side) |
pneum/a, pneum/o | lungs, respiration (air and breathing) |
proct/o | rectum, anus |
pulm/o | lungs |
pyel/o | pelvis, kidney |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/l, ren/o | kidney |
sacr/o | sacrum (tailbone) |
sarc/o | flesh, muscular substance, tumor |
spondyl/o | vertebra, spinal column |
stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
tend/o, ten/o | tendon |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
trache/o | trachea |
ureter/o | ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) |
vas/o | vessel, duct |
ven/e, ven/l, ven/o | vein, veins |
viscer/o | viscera (organs) |