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abdomin/o (lapar/o)
abdomen
like abdominal
aden/o
gland
like adenitis
an/o
anus
like anal
angi/o
vessel
like angiogram
append/o-
appendix
like appendectomy
arthr/o-
joint
like arthritis
arteri/o-
artery
like arterial
blephar/o-
eyelid
like blepharitis
hem/o- [hemat/o-]
blood
like hemorrhage
like hematocrit
hemangi/o-
blood vessel
like hemangioma
bronch/o- [bronchi/o-]
bronchus
like bronchitis
cardi/o-
heart
cardiology
cephal/o (crani/0)
head
cephalopathy
cerebr/o
brain (cerebrum)
like cerebrovascular
cervic/o
neck / cervix
like cervical
cheil/o (labi/o)
lip
Like cheilitis
chol/e
gall (bile)
cholesterol
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
cholecystectomy
chondr/o
cartilage
chondritis
col/o (colon/o)
colon or large intestine
colectomy / colonectomy
cost/o
rib
costal
crani/o (cephal/o)
head or skull bone
craniotomy
cyst/o
bladder or sac
cystitis
cyt/o
cell
cytology
dent/o (odont/o)
tooth
dentist
derm/o (dermat/o)
skin
dermovascular or dermatology
encephal/o
brain
encephalitis
enter/o
intestine or small intestine
enteritis
gastr/o
stomach
gastrectomy
gingiv/o
gums
gingivitis
gloss/o (lingu/o)
tongue
glossectomy
hepat/o
liver
hepatitis
hyster/o (metr/o; uter/o)
uterus
hysterectomy
labi/o (cheil/o)
lip
labial
lapar/o (abdomin/o)
abdomen
laparoscopy
laryng/o
larynx (vocal cords)
laryngectomy
lingu/o (gloss/o)
tongue
lingual
lymph/o
lymph
lymphoma
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
lymphadenopathy
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
lymphangioma
nephr/o (ren/o)
kidney
nephropathy
mast/o (mamm/o)
breast
mammogram
metro/o- [hyster/o-; uter/o-]
uterus
like endometrium
myel/o-
bone marrow
like myelocyte
myel/o- [rachi/o-; spin/o-]
spine
like myelography
my/o-
muscle
like myorrhaphy
ocul/o-
eye
like ocular
neur/o-
nerve
like neurology
odont/o- [dent/o-]
tooth
like orthodontist
oo/o-
egg
likeoocyte
oophor/o- [avari/o-]
ovary
like oophorectomy
ovarian
ophthalm/o- [opt/o-;ocul/o-]
eye
like ophthalmologist
optician
orchi/o- [orchid/o-; orch/o-]
testes
like orchiectomy
oste/o-
bone
like osteomyelitis
ot/o
ear
otoscope
pancreat/o
pancreas
pancreatectomy
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
pharyngeal
phleb/o (ven/o)
vien
phlebotomist
pneum/o (pneumon/o)
lung
pneumoncystis or pneumonia
proct/o
rectum
proctologist
pyel/o
kidney basin
pyelitis
rachi/o (myel/o; spin/o)
spine
rachiodynia
ren/o (nephro/o)
kidney
renal
rhin/o
nose
rhinitis
sacr/o
sacrum
sacroiliac
salping/o
fallopian tube (oviduct)
salpingo-oophorectomy
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy
splen/o
spleen
splenectomy
stomat/o
mouth
stomatitis
thorac/o
thorax (chest)
thoractomy
ureter/o
ureter
ureteritis
urethr/o
urethra
urethritis
ven/o (phleb/o)
vien
venous
spondyl/o
vertebra
spondylitis
viscer/o
internal organ
visceral
-itis
inflamation
-ectomy
excision
-scope
instrument to visually examine
-gram
record (sometimes an x-ray)
-odynia / -algia
pain
-oma
tumor
-ist
specialist
-ar, -al, -eal, -ic, -ac, -ous
pertaining to
-ology
study of
-otomy
incision
-oscopy
process of visually examining
-ography
process of recording
-opathy
disease
-orrhaphy
suture
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medical term SRJC
Description
anatomical root words
Updated
2013-01-26T01:29:57Z
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