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Career Step Medical Root Words
The root words used in the Career Step medical coding program.
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05/30/2012

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Term
abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
Definition
extremities
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aden/o
Definition
gland
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adenoid/o
Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
Definition
fat
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aer/o
Definition
air
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alb*
Definition
white
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albumin/o
Definition
albumin
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amni/o
Definition
amnion
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amyl/o
Definition
starch
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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ankyl/o
Definition
crooked/fused
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anter/o
Definition
anterior/before/in front
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aort/o
Definition
aorta
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append(ic)/o
Definition
appendix
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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articul/o
Definition
joint
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atel/o
Definition
imperfect
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ather/o
Definition
yellow, fatty plaque
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aur/i
Definition
ear
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bil/i
Definition
bile
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blast/o
Definition
embryonic form
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blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
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brachi/o
Definition
arm
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brachy
Definition
short
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bronch(i)/o
Definition
windpipe
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bucc/o
Definition
cheek
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burs/o
Definition
bursa
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calc/i
Definition
calcium
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calcane/o
Definition
heel
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carcin/o
Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
Definition
heart
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carp/o
Definition
carpus/wrist
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caud/o
Definition
tail
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cec/o
Definition
cecum
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
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cerebr/o
Definition
brain
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cervic/o
Definition
neck
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chlor/o
Definition
green
Term
chol/e
Definition
bile
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cholecyst/o
Definition
gallbladder
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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chori/o
Definition
fetal covering
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clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
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coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx
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col/o
Definition
colon
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colp/o
Definition
hollow/vagina
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cost/o
Definition
rib
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crani/o
Definition
cranium/skull
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cry/o
Definition
cold
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crypt/o
Definition
hide/conceal
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cutane/o
Definition
skin
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cyan/o
Definition
blue
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cyst/o
Definition
cyst/bladder
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cyt/o (-cyte)
Definition
cell
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dactyl/o
Definition
finger/toe
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dent/i dent/o
Definition
teeth
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derm/a dermat/o
Definition
skin
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dextr/o
Definition
right
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
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disc/o
Definition
disc/disk
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dist/o
Definition
far/distant from origin
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dors/o
Definition
directed toward/on the back
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duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
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ech/o
Definition
sound
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electr/o
Definition
electricity
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encephal/o
Definition
brain
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enter/o
Definition
intestine
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erythr/o
Definition
red
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esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
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esthesi/o
Definition
feeling
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femor/o
Definition
femur
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fet/o
Definition
fetus
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fibr/o
Definition
fiber
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fibul/o
Definition
fibula
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front/o
Definition
forehead/front
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galact/o
Definition
milk
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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genit/o
Definition
genitals
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ger/o
Definition
old
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glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus
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gloss/o
Definition
tongue
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glyc/o
Definition
sugar/sweet
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gnath/o
Definition
jaw
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granul/o
Definition
grain/particle
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gynec/o
Definition
female
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hem/a hem/o hemat/o
Definition
blood
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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hist/o
Definition
tissue
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hom/o
Definition
common/same
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humer/o
Definition
humerus
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hydr/o
Definition
water
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hyster/o
Definition
uterus/womb
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ile/o
Definition
ileum (small intestine)
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ili/o
Definition
ilium (hip bone)
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immun/o
Definition
immune
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infer/o
Definition
lowermost/below
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intestin/o
Definition
intestine
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irid/o
Definition
colored circle/iris
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ischi/o
Definition
ischium
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jejun/o
Definition
jejunum
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labi/o
Definition
lip
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lacrim/o
Definition
tear/crying
Term
lact/o
Definition
milk
Term
lapar/o
Definition
flank/abdominal wall
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx (voicebox)
Term
later/o
Definition
side
Term
leuc/o leuk/o
Definition
white
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lingu/o
Definition
tongue
Term
lip/o
Definition
fat
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lith/o
Definition
stone
Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe
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lumb/o
Definition
lower back
Term
lymph/o
Definition
lymph/lymphatics
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mamm/o mast/o
Definition
breast
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medi/o
Definition
middle
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melan/o
Definition
black
Term
men/o
Definition
month
Term
mening/o
Definition
membrane
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metr/i
Definition
uterine tissue
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mon/o
Definition
one/only
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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muscul/o
Definition
muscle
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my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
myc/o
Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
Definition
marrow/spinal cord
Term
narc/o
Definition
sleep/numbness
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
ne/o
Definition
new
Term
necr/o
Definition
dead/corpse
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
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odont/o
Definition
teeth
Term
odyn/o
Definition
pain/distress
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onc/o
Definition
bulk/tumor
Term
oophor/o
Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
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or/o
Definition
mouth
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orchi/o
Definition
testicle
Term
orth/o
Definition
straight
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
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patell/o
Definition
patella (kneecap)
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
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pelv/i
Definition
pelvis
Term
periton/o
Definition
peritoneum
Term
pharmac/o
Definition
drugs/medicine
Term
pharyng/o
Definition
pharynx
Term
phleb/o
Definition
vein
Term
phon/o
Definition
sound/voice
Term
phot/o
Definition
light
Term
phren/o
Definition
mind/diaphragm
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pleur/o
Definition
pleura
Term
poster/o
Definition
posterior/toward the back
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pneum/o
Definition
air/breathing/lung
Term
proct/o
Definition
rectum/anus
Term
prostat/o
Definition
prostate
Term
proxim/o
Definition
nearest to the point of origin
Term
pseud/o
Definition
false
Term
psych/o
Definition
mind
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis
Term
pulm/o pulmon/o
Definition
lung
Term
py/o
Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o
Definition
trough/renal pelvis
Term
radi/o
Definition
radius/radiant energy
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rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o
Definition
kidneys
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
Term
salping/o
Definition
tube
Term
scrot/o
Definition
scrotum
Term
semin/o
Definition
semen
Term
ser/o
Definition
serum
Term
somat/o
Definition
body
Term
son/o
Definition
sound
Term
spermat/o
Definition
seed
Term
sphen/o
Definition
wedge/sphenoid
Term
splen/o
Definition
spleen
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum
Term
tars/o
Definition
ankle bone(tarsal)
Term
tempor/o
Definition
temple
Term
ten/o
Definition
tendon/tight band
Term
therm/o
Definition
heat
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot/thrombus
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsil
Term
tox/o
Definition
poison
Term
trache/o
Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
uln/o
Definition
ulna
Term
ur/o
Definition
urine
Term
ureter/o
Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
Definition
urethra
Term
uter/o
Definition
uterus
Term
vag/o
Definition
vagus nerve
Term
vas/o
Definition
vessel/ductus deferens
Term
ven/o
Definition
vein
Term
ventr/o
Definition
ventral/belly side
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vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
vulv/o
Definition
vulva
Term
xanth/o
Definition
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