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Lippincott CNA: Common Roots and their Combining Vowels
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07/11/2012
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Term
abdomin/o OR lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adip/o OR lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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calc/o
 Definition
calcium
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o OR encephal/o
 Definition
cerebrum (brain)
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
bile duct
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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col/o
 Definition
colon
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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cutane/o OR dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cyst/o OR vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
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dent/o OR odont/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electric
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine (usually the small intestine)
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
Term
gluc/o OR glyc/o
 Definition
sugar, glucose
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemangi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyster/o OR uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
irid/o
 Definition
iris
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
mamm/o OR mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
megal/o
 Definition
enlargement
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses, menstruation
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucos
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myring/o OR tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Term
nas/o OR rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
noct/o
 Definition
night
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
orchi/o
 Definition
testis
Term
os/o OR stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
pelv/i/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
phleb/o OR ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-rays, radiation
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hardening, sclera (white of the eye)
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
spondyl/o OR vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra (backbone)
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
tend/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
toxic, tox/o
 Definition
poison
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vas deferens, vessel
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (of brain or heart)
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