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Medical Root Words (Ph-Xa)
Medical Root Words (Ph-Xa)
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08/20/2008
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
phon/o
 Definition
sound/voice
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
Term
phren/o
 Definition
mind/diaphragm
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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poster/o
 Definition
posterior/towards back
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pneum/o
 Definition
air/breathing/lung
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proct/o
 Definition
rectum/anus
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate
Term

proxim/o

 Definition
nearest point of origin
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pseud/o
 Definition
false
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phych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis
Term
pulm/o, pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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pyel/o
 Definition
trough/renal pelvis
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radi/o
 Definition
radius/radiant energy
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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ren/o
 Definition
kidneys
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sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
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salping/o
 Definition
tube
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scrot/o
 Definition
scrotum
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semin/o
 Definition
semen
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ser/o
 Definition
serum
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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spermat/o
 Definition
seed
Term
sphen/o
 Definition
wedge/sphenoid
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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spondly/o
 Definition
vertebra
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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tars/o
 Definition
ankle bone (tarsal)
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tempor/o
 Definition
temple
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon/tight band
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot/thrombus
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
uln/o
 Definition
ulna (elbow bone)
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ur/o
 Definition

urine
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term

vag/o

 Definition
vagus nerve
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel/dactus deferens
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
ventral/belly side
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vertebr/o
 Definition

vertebra
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vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
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xanth/o
 Definition
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