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Lesson 2 Root Words
Medical Root Words
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
03/19/2013

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Aden/o
Definition
Gland
Term
Append/o, appendic/o
Definition
appendix
Term
arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
bi/o
Definition
living thing, life
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart, upper part of stomach
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col/o, colon/o
Definition
large intestine, colon
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crani/o
Definition
skull
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cyst/o
Definition
sac of fluid, bladder
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cyt/o
Definition
cell
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derm/o, dermat/o
Definition
skin
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duct/o
Definition
carry
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enter/o
Definition
small intestine
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
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gen/o
Definition
giving rise to, creating
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gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
glyc/o
Definition
sugar
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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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hydr/o
Definition
water, fluid
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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lith/o
Definition
stone
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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norm/o
Definition
proper, rule
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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path/o
Definition
disease
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ped/o
Definition
child, infant, foot
Term
pulmon/o
Definition
lung
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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secti/o
Definition
cut into
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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tens/o
Definition
pressure
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the/o
Definition
put
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therm/o
Definition
heat
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
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ven/o
Definition
vein
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acr/o
Definition
extremity, tip
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