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Medical Root Words
Root Words (Medical)
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/25/2011

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Term
arter
Definition

MEANING: artery

EXAMPLE: arterial

Term
arthr
Definition

MEANING: joint

EXAMPLE: arthritis

Term
bronch
Definition

MEANING: bronchus

EXAMPLE: bronchitis

Term
carcin
Definition

MEANING: cancer

EXAMPLE: carcinoma

Term
cardi
Definition

MEANING: heart

EXAMPLE: cardiac

Term
cyst
Definition

MEANING: bladder

EXAMPLE: cystoscopy

Term
derma
Definition

MEANING: skin

EXAMPLE: dermatology

Term
enter
Definition

MEANING: abdomen/intestine

EXAMPLE: enteral

Term
gastr
Definition

MEANING: stomach

EXAMPLE: gastric

Term
gluco
Definition

MEANING: sugar

EXAMPLE: glucose

Term
hemo
Definition

MEANING: blood

EXAMPLE: hematology

Term
hepat
Definition

MEANING: liver

EXAMPLE: hepatoma

Term
my
Definition

MEANING: muscle

EXAMPLE: myalgia

Term
nasa
Definition

MEANING: nose

EXAMPLE: nasal

Term
nephr
Definition

MEANING: kidney

EXAMPLE: nephrology

Term
neur
Definition

MEANING: nerve

EXAMPLE: neurology

Term
oste
Definition

MEANING: bone

EXAMPLE: osteoporosis

Term
patho
Definition

MEANING: disease

EXAMPLE: pathologist

Term
phleb
Definition

MEANING: vein

EXAMPLE: phlebotomy

Term
pneum
Definition

MEANING: lung

EXAMPLE: pneumonia

Term
psych
Definition

MEANING: mind

EXAMPLE: psychosis

Term
procto
Definition

MEANING: rectum

EXAMPLE: proctology

Term
pulmo
Definition

MEANING: lung

EXAMPLE: pulmonary

Term
ren
Definition

MEANING: kidney

EXAMPLE: renal

Term
rhin
Definition

MEANING: nose

EXAMPLE: rhinoplasty

Term
thromb
Definition

MEANING: blood clot

EXAMPLE: thrombosis

Term
vas
Definition

MEANING: (blood) vessel

EXAMPLE: vascular

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