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MED104 Study Guide 1
Anatomy Roots Megalist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adip/o, Lip/o, Steat/o | fat |
| Cutan/o, Derm/o, Dermat/o | skin |
| Pil/o, Trich/o | hair |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Squam/o | scale |
| Onych/o, Ungu/o | nail |
| Seb/o, Sebace/o | oil |
| Bil/o | bile |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Brachi/o | arm |
| Burs/o | bursa - fluid sac between joints |
| Carp/o | wrist |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| Cost/o | rib |
| Crani/o | head, skull |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Dactyl/o | finger |
| Fasci/o | fascia - fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together |
| Femor/o | femur - thigh bone |
| Lumb/o | lower back |
| Muscul/o, My/o, Myos/o | muscle |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Tars/o | ankle |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | tendon |
| Tibi/o | tibia |
| Spondyl/o | vertebra |
| Cerebr/o, Encephal/o | brain |
| Cerebell/o | cerebellum - small brain |
| Mening/o, Meningi/o | meninges - inner membrane surrounding brain |
| Dur/o | dura - outer membrane surrounding brain |
| Neur/o | nerve |
| Gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| Myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Lob/o | lobe |
| Psych/o, Phren/o, Ment- | mind |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Ocul/o, Opthalm/o, Opt/o | eye |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Corne/o, Kerat/o | cornea |
| Conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva - clear membrane covering eye |
| Scler/o | sclera - white of the eye |
| Viter/o | vitreous liquid - gel-like substance inside the eye |
| Cycl/o | cilliary body - muscles controlling the lens |
| Retin/o | retina |
| Ir/o, Irid/o | iris |
| Phac/o, Phak/o | lens |
| Aur/o, Ot/o | ear |
| Salphing/o | eustachian tube, ear canal |
| Tympan/o, Myring/o | eardrum |
| Mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| Labyrinth/o | inner ear, cochlea + vestibular system |
| Vestibul/o | vestibule - for balance |
| Cochle/o | cochlea - for hearing |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | nose |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | blood |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | vein |
| Lymph/o | lymph - watery fluid in the immune system |
| Tonsill/o | tonsil |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Immun/o | immune system |
| Aden/o | gland, node |
| Adren/o, Adrenal/o | adrenal gland (on the kidneys) |
| Gonad/o | gonads - testes and ovaries |
| Pancreat/o | pancreas |
| Pituitar/o, Hypophys/o | pituatary gland (in the brain) |
| Thym/o | thymus (behind sternum) |
| Thyr/o, Thyroid/o | thyroid (on the throat) |
| Mast/o, Thel/o | breast |
| Lapar/o | abdomen |
| Stern/o | sternum |
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