Interior Root Words

  1. Abdomin/o
    Abdomen
  2. Adren/o
    Gland
  3. Adren/o
    Adrenal Gland
  4. Alveoli/o
    Air sac
  5. Angi/o
    Vessel
  6. Arteri/o
    Artery
  7. Arteriol/o
    Arteriole
  8. Athr/o
    Joint
  9. Atri/o
    Atrium
  10. Audi/o
    Hearing
  11. Balan/o
    Glans penis
  12. Bio-
    Life
  13. Bronch/i, bronch/o
    Bronchus
  14. Bronchiol/o
    Bronchiole
  15. Carcin/o
    Cancer
  16. Cardi/o
    Heart
  17. Cellul/o
    Cell
  18. Cerebell/o
    Cerebellum
  19. Cerebr/i, cerebr/o
    Cerebrum
  20. Chol/e
    Bile
  21. Cholecyst/o
    Gallbladder
  22. Choledoch/o
    Common bile duct
  23. Chondr/i, chondr/o
    Cartilage
  24. Chrom/o
    Color
  25. Col/o
    Colon
  26. Colp/o
    Vagina
  27. Cost/o
    Rib
  28. Cry/o
    Cold
  29. Crypt/o
    Hidden
  30. Cutane/o
    Skin
  31. Cyan/o
    Blue
  32. Cysti, cyst/o
    Bladder or cyst
  33. Cyt/o
    Cell
  34. Dipl/o
    Double, twice
  35. Duoden/o
    Duodenum
  36. Encephal/o
    Brain
  37. Enter/o
    Intestine
  38. Episi/o
    Vulva
  39. Erythr/o
    Red
  40. Esophag/o
    Esophagus
  41. Fibr/o
    Fibers
  42. Galact/o
    Milk
  43. Gastr/o
    Stomach
  44. Glyc/o
    Sugar
  45. Gynec/o
    Female
  46. Hemat/o
    Blood
  47. Hepat/o, hepatic/o
    Liver
  48. Heter/o
    Other, different
  49. Hidr/o
    Sweat
  50. Hist/o, histi/o
    Tissue
  51. Hom/o, home/o
    Same, alike
  52. Hydr/o
    Water, wet
  53. Hyster/o
    Uterus
  54. Iatr/o
    Treatment
  55. Ile/o
    Ileum (intestine)
  56. Ili/o
    Ilium (pelvic bone)
  57. Intestin/o
    Intestine
  58. Jenjun/o
    Jejunum
  59. Kerat/o
    Cornea of eye, horny tissue
  60. Lacrima
    Tearts
  61. Laryng/o
    Larynx
  62. Leuk/o
    White
  63. Lipid/o
    Fat
  64. Lith/o
    Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)
  65. Lymph/o
    Lymph vessels
  66. Melan/o
    Black
  67. Men/o
    Menses, menstruation
  68. Mening/o
    Meninges
  69. Metr/a, metr/o
    Uterus
  70. My/o
    Muscle
  71. Myel/o
    Bone marrow or spinal cord
  72. Myring/o
    Eardrum
  73. Nat/o
    Birth
  74. Necr/o
    Death
  75. Nephr/o
    Kidney
  76. Neur/o
    Nerve
  77. Oophor/o
    Ovary
  78. Orchid/o, orchi/o
    Testis
  79. Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo
    Bone
  80. Palat/o
    Roof of mouth
  81. Path/o
    Disease
  82. Peritone/o
    Peritoneum
  83. Pharmac/o
    Drug
  84. Pharyng/o
    Pharynx
  85. Phleb/o
    Vein
  86. Phren/o
    Diaphragm
  87. Pleur/o
    Pleura, rib (side)
  88. Pneum/a, pneum/o
    Lungs
  89. Pneum/ato, pneum/ono
    Lungs
  90. Poli/o
    Gray matter of nervous system
  91. Proct/o
    Rectum, anus
  92. Pulmon/o
    Lungs
  93. Py/o
    Pus
  94. Pyel/o
    Pelvis of kidney
  95. Rect/o
    Rectum
  96. Ren/i, ren/o
    Kidney
  97. Sacr/o
    Sacrum
  98. Salping/o
    Fallopian tube
  99. Sarc/o
    Flesh
  100. Scapul/o
    Scapula
  101. Sept/o
    Infection
  102. Splen/o
    Spleen
  103. Spondyl/o
    Vertebra
  104. Stern/o
    Sternum
  105. Tend/o, ten/o
    Tendon
  106. Testicul/o
    Testis
  107. Therm/o
    Heat
  108. Thorac/o
    Chest
  109. Thym/o
    Thymus
  110. Thyr/o
    Thyroid Gland
  111. Thyroid/o
    Thyroid Gland
  112. Tonsill/o
    Tonsils
  113. Trache/o
    Trachea
  114. Tympan/o
    Eardrum
  115. Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o
    Urine
  116. Uterer/o
    Ureter
  117. Urethr/o
    Urethra
  118. Vas/o
    Vas deferens
  119. Vas/o, ven/o
    Vein
  120. Vesic/o
    Bladder
  121. Viscer/o
    Viscera (internal organs)
  122. Xanth/o
    Red, redness
  123. Xer/o
    Dry
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Interior Root Words
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Interior Root Words - Medical Terminology
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