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common roots of internal anatomy

  1. Adren/o
    gland
  2. Aden/o
    adrenal gland
  3. Angi/o
    vessel, usually a blood vessel
  4. Arteri/o
    Artery
  5. Arteriol/o
    arteriole
  6. Arthr/o
    joint
  7. Atri/o
    atrium or upper heart chamber
  8. Balan/o
    • glans penis
    • glans clitoridis
  9. Bronch/i
    Bronch/o
    bronchus
  10. Bronchiol/o
    bronchiolus
  11. Cardi/o
    heart
  12. Cerebell/o
    cerebellum- movement, balance, reflexes
  13. Cerebr/i
    Cerebr/o
    cerebrum- learning, intellegence, awareness
  14. Choledoch/o
    common bile duct
  15. Chondr/i
    Chondr/io
    Chondr/o
    cartilage
  16. Chord/o
    cord, string
  17. Cleid/o
    clavicle
  18. Colp/o
    vagina
  19. Cost/o
    rib
  20. Cyst/i
    Cyst/o
    bladder, cyst, sac
  21. Cyt/o
    cell
  22. Duoden/o
    duodenum section of intestine
  23. Encephal/o
    brain
  24. Enter/o
    intestine
  25. Episi/o
    vulva
  26. Fibr/o
    fibers
  27. Gastr/o
    stomach
  28. Gli/o
    gluey substance
  29. Hepat/ico
    Hepat/o
    liver
  30. Hist/o
    tissue
  31. Hyster/o
    uterus
  32. Ile/o
    ileum section of intestine
  33. Ili/o
    ilium (upper part of hipbone)
  34. Jejun/o
    Jejunum section of intestine
  35. Kerat/o
    horny tissue ( and cornea of eye)
  36. Laryng/o
    larynx (voice box)
  37. Lymph/o
    • lymphatic vessels
    • lymphocytes
  38. Mening/o
    membranes covering brain and spinal chord
  39. Metr/a
    Metr/o
    uterus
  40. Myel/o
    bone marrow or spinal cord
  41. My/o
    muscle
  42. Myring/o
    eardrum
  43. Nephr/o
    kidney
  44. Neur/o
    nerve, nerves, nervous system
  45. Oophor/o
    ovary
  46. Orchio/o
    Orchi/do
    • testis
    • testes
  47. Oss/eo
    Oss/i
    Ost/eo
    bones, bone
  48. Ovari/o
    ovary
  49. Palat/o
    palate (roof of mouth)
  50. Pharyng/o
    pharynx (throat)
  51. Phleb/o
    • vein
    • veins
  52. Phren/i
    Phren/ico
    Phren/o
    • diaphragm
    • mind
  53. Pleur/o
    • pleura
    • rib (or side)
  54. Pneum/a
    Pneum/o
    Pheum/ato
    Pneum/ono
    • lungs
    • respiration (air, breath)
  55. Proct/o
    rectum or anus
  56. Pulm/o
    lungs
  57. Pyel/o
    • pelvis
    • kidney
  58. Rect/o
    rectum
  59. Ren/i
    Ren/o
    kidney
  60. Sacr/o
    sacrum
  61. Salping/o
    fallopian or eustachain tube
  62. Sacr/o
    flesh, muscular substance
  63. Splen/o
    spleen
  64. Spondyl/o
    vertebra, spinal column
  65. Stern/o
    sternum (breast bone)
  66. Tend/o
    Ten/o
    Tendon
  67. Thym/o
    thymus gland
  68. Thyr/o
    thyroid gland
  69. Trache/o
    trachea
  70. Ureter/o
    ureter (kidney to bladder tube)
  71. Urethr/o
    urethra (bladder to outside)
  72. Vas/o
    vessel or duct
  73. Ven/e
    Ven/i
    Ven/o
    vein or veins
  74. Viscer/o
    viscera
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