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ROOT WORDS
root | Meaning |
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aden/o | gland |
adeno/o | gland |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
audio/o | hearing |
bio | life |
blast/o | immature/growing form |
branchi/o | arm |
broncho/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebr/o | brain |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chol/e | bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cleid/o | clavicle |
col/o | colon |
colp/o | vagina |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
cyst/o | sac, bladder |
cyto/o | cell |
derm/dermat/o | skin |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
genesis | origin |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gloss/o | tongue |
hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
hydro/o | water, fluid |
hyster/o | uterus |
ile/o | ileum |
ili/o | ilium |
kerat/o | cornea, horny layer skn |
labi/o | lip, labium |
lact/o | milk |
laryngo | larynx |
lith/o | stone |
lymph/o | lymph |
mast/o | breast |
medull/o | ctrl pt/med. oblongata |
men/o | menses |
mening/o | meninges |
metr/o | uterus |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | marrow, spinal cord |
myring/o | tympanic membrane |
nas/o | nose |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ocul/o | eye |
odont/o | tooth |
onc/o | tumor, swelling |
onych/o | nail |
oo | egg, ovum |
oophor/o | ovary |
ophthalm/o | eye |
orchi/o, orchid/o | testis |
os, oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
ovari/o | ovary |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child, foot |
phag/o | eating |
phak/o, phac/o | lens of the eye |
phleb/o | vein |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung, air, breathe |
proct/o | rectum |
psych/o | mind |
ptosis | dropping |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | pelvis, renal pelvis |
pylor/o | pylorus |
rachi/o | spine |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
salping/o | tube, oviduct |
scler/o | hardening |
splen/o | spleen |
thorac/o | chest, thorax |
thromb/o | blood clot |
tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
trache/o | trachea |
trich/o | hair |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
ur/o | urine |
vas/o | vessel, duct |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |