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Medical Terminology - Root

  1. abdomin (o)
    abdomen
  2. aden (o)
    gland
  3. adren (o)
    adrenal gland
  4. angi (o)
    vessel
  5. arterio
    artery
  6. arthr (o)
    joint
  7. broncho
    bronchus, bronchi
  8. card, cardi (o)
    heart
  9. cephal (o)
    head
  10. chole, chol (o)
    bile
  11. chondr (o)
    cartilage
  12. colo
    colon, large intestine
  13. crani (o)
    skull
  14. cyan (o)
    blue
  15. cyst (o)
    bladder, cyst
  16. cyt (o)
    cell
  17. dent(o)
    tooth
  18. derma
    skin
  19. duoden (o)
    duodenum
  20. encephal (o)
    brain
  21. enter (o)
    intestines
  22. fibr (o)
    fiber, fibrous
  23. gastr (o)
    stomach
  24. gloss (o)
    tongue
  25. gluc (o)
    sweetness, glucose
  26. glyc (o)
    sugar
  27. gyn, gyne, gyneco
    woman
  28. hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)
    blood
  29. hepat (o)
    liver
  30. hydr (o)
    water
  31. hyster (o)
    uterus
  32. ile (o), ili (o)
    ileum
  33. laparo
    abdomen, loin, flank
  34. laryng (o)
    larynx
  35. lith (o)
    stone
  36. mamm (o)
    breast, mammary gland
  37. mast (o)
    mammary gland, breast
  38. meno
    menstruation
  39. my (o)
    muscle
  40. myel (o)
    spinal cord, bone marrow
  41. necro
    death
  42. nephr (o)
    kidneys
  43. neur (o)
    nerve
  44. ocul (o)
    eye
  45. oophor (o)
    ovary
  46. ophthalm (o)
    eye
  47. orth (o)
    straight, normal, correct
  48. oste (o)
    bone
  49. ot (o)
    ear
  50. ped (o)
    child, foot
  51. pharyng (o)
    pharynx
  52. phleb (o)
    vein
  53. pnea
    breathing, respiration
  54. pneum (o)
    lung, air, gas
  55. proct (o)
    rectum
  56. psych (o)
    mind
  57. pulmo
    lung
  58. py (o)
    pus
  59. rect (o)
    rectum
  60. rhin (o)
    nose
  61. salping (o)
    eustchian tube, uterine tube
  62. spen (o)
    spleen
  63. sten (o)
    narrow, constriction
  64. stern (o)
    sternum
  65. stomat (o)
    mouth
  66. therm (o)
    heat
  67. thoraco
    chest
  68. thromb (o)
    clot, thrombus
  69. thyr (o)
    thyroid
  70. toxic (o)
    poison, poisonous
  71. toxo
    poison
  72. trache (o)
    trachea
  73. urethr (o)
    urethra
  74. urin (o)
    urine
  75. uro
    urine, urinary tract, urination
  76. uter (o)
    uterus
  77. vas (o)
    blood vessel, vas deferens
  78. ven (o)
    vein
  79. vertebr (o)
    spine, vertebrae
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Medical Terminology - Root
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