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medical root words
root word | meaning |
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abdomin | abdomen |
aden | gland |
adren | adrenal gland |
angi | vessel |
arterio | artery |
arthr | joint |
broncho | bronchus, bronchi |
card, cardi | heart |
cephal | head |
chondr | cartilage |
col | colon |
cost | rib |
crani | skull |
cyan | blue |
cyst | bladder, cyst |
cyt | cell |
derma | skin |
duoden | duodenum |
encephal | brain |
enter | intestines |
fibro | fiber, fibrous |
gastr | stomach |
gyn, gyno, gyneco | woman |
hem, hema, hemo, hemat | blood |
hepat | liver |
hydr | water |
hyster | uterus |
ile, ili | ileum |
laryng | larynx |
mamm | breast, mammary gland |
my | muscle |
myel | spinal cord, bone marrow |
nephr | kidney |
neur | nerve |
ocul | eye |
orth | straight, normal, correct |
oste | bone |
ot | ear |
ped | child, foot |
pharyng | pharynx |
phleb | vein |
pnea | breathing, respiration |
pneum | lung, air, gas |
proct | rectum |
psych | mind |
pulm | lung |
py | pus |
rect | rectum |
rhin | nose |
sten | narrow, constrictive |
stern | sternum |
stomat | mouth |
therm | heat |
thorac | chest |
thromb | clot, thrombus |
thyr | thyroid |
toxic | poison, poisonous |
trache | trachea |
ur | urine, urinary tract |
urethr | urethra |
urin | urine |
uter | uterus |
vas | blood vessel, vas deferens |
ven | vein |
vertebr | spine, vertebrae |