{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tp-med-roots",
 "id": "tp-med-roots",
 "title": "Medical Terminology: Word Roots",
 "category": "test-prep",
 "subject": "Medical Terminology",
 "levels": [
  "college",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "The Greek and Latin roots for body parts and body processes.",
 "tags": [
  "medical",
  "terminology",
  "roots"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Root",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "abdomin/o",
   "Abdomen",
   "abdominal"
  ],
  [
   "aden/o",
   "Gland",
   "adenoma"
  ],
  [
   "adip/o",
   "Fat",
   "adipose"
  ],
  [
   "angi/o",
   "Vessel",
   "angiogram"
  ],
  [
   "arteri/o",
   "Artery",
   "arteriosclerosis"
  ],
  [
   "arthr/o",
   "Joint",
   "arthritis"
  ],
  [
   "bronch/o",
   "Bronchus",
   "bronchitis"
  ],
  [
   "card/o, cardi/o",
   "Heart",
   "cardiology"
  ],
  [
   "cephal/o",
   "Head",
   "cephalic"
  ],
  [
   "cerebr/o",
   "Cerebrum; brain",
   "cerebral"
  ],
  [
   "cheil/o",
   "Lip",
   "cheilitis"
  ],
  [
   "chol/e",
   "Bile",
   "cholecyst"
  ],
  [
   "chondr/o",
   "Cartilage",
   "chondroma"
  ],
  [
   "col/o, colon/o",
   "Colon",
   "colonoscopy"
  ],
  [
   "cost/o",
   "Rib",
   "intercostal"
  ],
  [
   "crani/o",
   "Skull",
   "cranium"
  ],
  [
   "cutane/o",
   "Skin",
   "subcutaneous"
  ],
  [
   "cyst/o",
   "Bladder; sac",
   "cystitis"
  ],
  [
   "cyt/o",
   "Cell",
   "cytology"
  ],
  [
   "dent/i, dent/o",
   "Tooth",
   "dentist"
  ],
  [
   "derm/o, dermat/o",
   "Skin",
   "dermatitis"
  ],
  [
   "duoden/o",
   "Duodenum",
   "duodenal"
  ],
  [
   "encephal/o",
   "Brain",
   "encephalitis"
  ],
  [
   "enter/o",
   "Small intestine",
   "gastroenteritis"
  ],
  [
   "erythr/o",
   "Red",
   "erythrocyte"
  ],
  [
   "gastr/o",
   "Stomach",
   "gastritis"
  ],
  [
   "gingiv/o",
   "Gums",
   "gingivitis"
  ],
  [
   "gloss/o",
   "Tongue",
   "glossitis"
  ],
  [
   "gluc/o, glyc/o",
   "Sugar; glucose",
   "hypoglycemia"
  ],
  [
   "gyn/o, gynec/o",
   "Woman; female",
   "gynecology"
  ],
  [
   "hem/o, hemat/o",
   "Blood",
   "hematology"
  ],
  [
   "hepat/o",
   "Liver",
   "hepatitis"
  ],
  [
   "hist/o",
   "Tissue",
   "histology"
  ],
  [
   "hydr/o",
   "Water",
   "dehydration"
  ],
  [
   "hyster/o",
   "Uterus",
   "hysterectomy"
  ],
  [
   "ile/o",
   "Ileum",
   "ileitis"
  ],
  [
   "ili/o",
   "Ilium",
   "iliac"
  ],
  [
   "kerat/o",
   "Cornea; hard",
   "keratitis"
  ],
  [
   "lact/o",
   "Milk",
   "lactation"
  ],
  [
   "lapar/o",
   "Abdominal wall",
   "laparoscopy"
  ],
  [
   "laryng/o",
   "Larynx",
   "laryngitis"
  ],
  [
   "leuk/o",
   "White",
   "leukocyte"
  ],
  [
   "lip/o",
   "Fat",
   "liposuction"
  ],
  [
   "lith/o",
   "Stone",
   "lithotripsy"
  ],
  [
   "mamm/o, mast/o",
   "Breast",
   "mammogram"
  ],
  [
   "mening/o",
   "Meninges",
   "meningitis"
  ],
  [
   "my/o",
   "Muscle",
   "myocardium"
  ],
  [
   "myel/o",
   "Bone marrow; spinal cord",
   "myelogram"
  ],
  [
   "nas/o, rhin/o",
   "Nose",
   "rhinitis"
  ],
  [
   "nephr/o, ren/o",
   "Kidney",
   "nephritis"
  ],
  [
   "neur/o",
   "Nerve",
   "neurology"
  ],
  [
   "ocul/o, ophthalm/o",
   "Eye",
   "ophthalmologist"
  ],
  [
   "onc/o",
   "Tumor",
   "oncology"
  ],
  [
   "oste/o",
   "Bone",
   "osteoporosis"
  ],
  [
   "ot/o",
   "Ear",
   "otitis"
  ],
  [
   "ovari/o, oophor/o",
   "Ovary",
   "oophorectomy"
  ],
  [
   "path/o",
   "Disease",
   "pathology"
  ],
  [
   "ped/o",
   "Child; foot (context)",
   "pediatrics"
  ],
  [
   "phleb/o, ven/o",
   "Vein",
   "phlebitis"
  ],
  [
   "pneum/o, pneumon/o",
   "Lung; air",
   "pneumonia"
  ],
  [
   "pod/o",
   "Foot",
   "podiatrist"
  ],
  [
   "psych/o",
   "Mind",
   "psychology"
  ],
  [
   "pulmon/o",
   "Lung",
   "pulmonary"
  ],
  [
   "rect/o",
   "Rectum",
   "rectal"
  ],
  [
   "rhin/o",
   "Nose",
   "rhinoplasty"
  ],
  [
   "salping/o",
   "Fallopian tube",
   "salpingitis"
  ],
  [
   "splen/o",
   "Spleen",
   "splenectomy"
  ],
  [
   "spondyl/o",
   "Vertebra",
   "spondylitis"
  ],
  [
   "stomat/o",
   "Mouth",
   "stomatitis"
  ],
  [
   "thorac/o",
   "Chest",
   "thoracic"
  ],
  [
   "thromb/o",
   "Clot",
   "thrombosis"
  ],
  [
   "thyr/o",
   "Thyroid",
   "thyroidectomy"
  ],
  [
   "trache/o",
   "Trachea",
   "tracheostomy"
  ],
  [
   "ureter/o",
   "Ureter",
   "ureteral"
  ],
  [
   "urethr/o",
   "Urethra",
   "urethritis"
  ],
  [
   "ur/o, urin/o",
   "Urine; urinary tract",
   "urology"
  ],
  [
   "uter/o",
   "Uterus",
   "uterine"
  ],
  [
   "vas/o",
   "Vessel; vas deferens",
   "vasoconstriction"
  ],
  [
   "vertebr/o",
   "Vertebra; spine",
   "vertebral"
  ],
  [
   "viscer/o",
   "Internal organs",
   "visceral"
  ],
  [
   "blephar/o",
   "Eyelid",
   "blepharitis"
  ],
  [
   "carcin/o",
   "Cancer",
   "carcinoma"
  ],
  [
   "cervic/o",
   "Neck; cervix",
   "cervical"
  ],
  [
   "cutis",
   "Skin",
   "cutaneous"
  ],
  [
   "dactyl/o",
   "Finger or toe",
   "polydactyly"
  ],
  [
   "hepat/o vs splen/o",
   "Liver versus spleen"
  ],
  [
   "lingu/o",
   "Tongue",
   "sublingual"
  ],
  [
   "or/o",
   "Mouth",
   "oral"
  ],
  [
   "rhabd/o",
   "Rod-shaped; striated",
   "rhabdomyoma"
  ],
  [
   "scler/o",
   "Hard; white of the eye",
   "scleroderma"
  ],
  [
   "tend/o, ten/o",
   "Tendon",
   "tendonitis"
  ],
  [
   "tonsill/o",
   "Tonsil",
   "tonsillectomy"
  ],
  [
   "gnath/o",
   "Jaw",
   "prognathism"
  ],
  [
   "pharyng/o",
   "Throat",
   "pharyngitis"
  ],
  [
   "pyel/o",
   "Renal pelvis",
   "pyelonephritis"
  ],
  [
   "sperm/o, spermat/o",
   "Sperm",
   "spermatozoon"
  ],
  [
   "orchi/o, orchid/o",
   "Testis",
   "orchiectomy"
  ],
  [
   "mamm/o",
   "Breast",
   "mammary"
  ]
 ]
}