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Anatomical Term Roots
Anatomical Term Roots
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Biology
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12/15/2007

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Term
Aden-
Definition

Glad

 

Example: Adenopathy (disease in a gland) 

Term
Angi-
Definition

Vessel

 

Example: Angioplasty (technique of opening the tissue lining a blood vessel) 

Term
Arthr-
Definition

Joint

 

Example: Arthritis (inflammation of a joint) 

Term
Bronch-
Definition

Windpipe

 

Example: Bronchitis (inflammation of the tube that carries air from windpipe to lung) 

Term
Carcin-
Definition

Cancer

 

Example: Carcinogen (substance that causes cancer) 

Term
Cardi-
Definition

Heart

 

Example: Cardiac Arrest (stoppage of heartbeat) 

Term
Carp-
Definition

Wrist

 

Example: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (painful condition in which nerve gets trapped in carpal bones or wrist) 

Term
Chol-
Definition

Bile, Gall

 

Example: Cholesterol (made in liver along with bile) 

Term
Derm-
Definition

Skin

 

Example: Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) 

Term
Erythro-
Definition

Red

 

Example: Erythrocyte (red blood cell) 

Term
Gastr-
Definition

Stomach

 

Example: Gastric Juices (acids and enzymes that digest food chemically) 

Term
Hemat-
Definition

Blood

 

Example: Hematocrit (count of cells in blood) 

Term

Histo-

Definition

Tissue

 

Example: Histocompatability (the degree to which a donor's tissues match a recipients tissues for a graft) 

Term
Path-
Definition

Disease

 

Example: Pathogen, Pathology 

Term
Sept-
Definition

Contamination

 

Example: Septic Shock (drop in blood pressure due to contamination of blood) 

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