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Basic Terminology
Principles unit - Root Words
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Health Care
9th Grade
10/09/2014

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Term
acr/o
Definition
extremeties

example:acrobat uses arms and legs
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart
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cerebr/o
Definition
brain
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
Definition
ribs
Term
cyte
Definition
cell
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
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later/o
Definition
side
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
Term
medial
Definition
middle
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
Term
oophor/o
Definition
ovary
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ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
pneum/o
Definition
lung, air
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
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tend/o
Definition
tendon
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trachi
Definition
trachea (wind pipe)
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aden/o
Definition
gland
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arter/o
Definition
artery
Term
brachi
Definition
arm
Term
carp/o
Definition
wrist
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cervic/o
Definition
neck, neck of uterus
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col/o
Definition
large intestines, colon
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cyst/o
Definition
sac, bladder
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enter/o
Definition
small intestines
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hem/o
Definition
blood
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hemat/o
Definition
blood
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hyster/o
Definition
uterus
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laryng/o
Definition
larynx (voice box)
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lip/o
Definition
fat
Term
mast/o
Definition
breast
Term
myel/o
Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
plegia
Definition
paralysis
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proct/o
Definition
rectum
Term
salping/o
Definition
fallopian tube
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
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myring/o
Definition
ear drum
Term
pulmon/o
Definition
lungs
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vas/o
Definition
vessel, duct
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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appendic/o
Definition
appendix
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crani/o
Definition
pertaining to the skull
Term
chole-
Definition
bile, gallbladder
Term
pneum/o
Definition
lungs, air
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