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Medical Terminology- Root words
83
Health Care
Professional
09/28/2008

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Term

Adip/o

Lip/o

Steat/o

Definition
fat
Term
axill/o
Definition
armpit
Term
bi/o
Definition
life
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
Definition
neck
Term
cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term

hist/o

histi/o

Definition
tissue
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
Term
viscer/o
Definition
internal organs
Term

cili/o

pil/o

Definition
hair
Term

derm/o

dermat/o

cutane/o

 

Definition

skin

Term

onych/o

ungu/o

Definition
nail
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
Term

myel/o

 

Definition

bone marrow

*and*

spinal cord

Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term

pelv/o

pelv/i

Definition
pelvis
Term
spin/o
Definition

spine

spinal column

backbone

Term

vertabr/o

spondyl/o

Definition
vertebra
Term

my/o

muscul/o

Definition
muscle
Term

tend/o

tendin/o

Definition
tendon
Term
blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
Term

cerebr/o

encephal/o

Definition
brain
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
Term

ocul/o

ophthalm/o

Definition
eye
Term
ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
aden/o
Definition
gland
Term
adren/o
Definition
adrenal gland
Term
parathyroid/o
Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
pituitar/o
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
thyroid/o
Definition
thyroid gland
Term

angi/o

vascul/o

vas/o

Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart
Term

hem/o

hemat/o

Definition
blood
Term

ven/o

phleb/o

Definition
vein
Term
adenoid/o
Definition
adenoids
Term
lymph/o
Definition
lymph (clear, watery fluid)
Term
lymphaden/o
Definition

lymph glands

lymph nodes

Term
lymphangi/o
Definition
lymph vessels
Term
splen/o
Definition
spleen
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsil
Term
alveol/o
Definition

air sac

alveolus

Term

bronch/o

bronchi/o

Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o
Definition
small bronchiol tubes
Term
laryng/o
Definition

voice box

larynx

Term

nas/o

rhin/o

Definition
nose
Term
pharyng/o
Definition

throat

pharynx

Term
phren/o
Definition
diaphragm
Term

pneum/o

pneumon/o

pulmon/o

Definition
lungs
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
trache/o
Definition

windpipe

trachea

Term
abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
cheil/o
Definition
lips
Term
col/o
Definition

large intestine

colon

Term
enter/o
Definition

small intestine

Term
esophog/o
Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term

or/o

stomat/o

Definition
mouth
Term
rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term

cyst/o

Definition
bladder
Term

ren/o

nephr/o

Definition
kidneys
Term
ureter/o
Definition
ureters
Term
urethr/o
Definition
urethra
Term
epididym/o
Definition
epididymis
Term

orchid/o

test/o

testicul/o

Definition
testicle; testis
Term
phall/o
Definition
penis
Term
prostat/o
Definition
prostate gland
Term
vas/o
Definition

ductus (vas) deferens

Term

colp/o

vagin/o

Definition
vagina
Term
gynec/o
Definition
female
Term

mast/o

mamm/o

Definition
breast
Term

oophor

ovari/o

Definition
ovary
Term
salping/o
Definition

fallopian tubes

uterine tubes

Term

uter/o

hyster/o

metr/o

Definition
uterus
Term
vulv/o
Definition

vulva

external genitalia

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