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Medical Terminology: Word Roots
The Greek and Latin roots for body parts and body processes.
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- abdomin/oRootAbdomenabdominal
- aden/oRootGlandadenoma
- adip/oRootFatadipose
- angi/oRootVesselangiogram
- arteri/oRootArteryarteriosclerosis
- arthr/oRootJointarthritis
- bronch/oRootBronchusbronchitis
- card/o, cardi/oRootHeartcardiology
- cephal/oRootHeadcephalic
- cerebr/oRootCerebrum; braincerebral
- cheil/oRootLipcheilitis
- chol/eRootBilecholecyst
- chondr/oRootCartilagechondroma
- col/o, colon/oRootColoncolonoscopy
- cost/oRootRibintercostal
- crani/oRootSkullcranium
- cutane/oRootSkinsubcutaneous
- cyst/oRootBladder; saccystitis
- cyt/oRootCellcytology
- dent/i, dent/oRootToothdentist
- derm/o, dermat/oRootSkindermatitis
- duoden/oRootDuodenumduodenal
- encephal/oRootBrainencephalitis
- enter/oRootSmall intestinegastroenteritis
- erythr/oRootRederythrocyte
- gastr/oRootStomachgastritis
- gingiv/oRootGumsgingivitis
- gloss/oRootTongueglossitis
- gluc/o, glyc/oRootSugar; glucosehypoglycemia
- gyn/o, gynec/oRootWoman; femalegynecology
- hem/o, hemat/oRootBloodhematology
- hepat/oRootLiverhepatitis
- hist/oRootTissuehistology
- hydr/oRootWaterdehydration
- hyster/oRootUterushysterectomy
- ile/oRootIleumileitis
- ili/oRootIliumiliac
- kerat/oRootCornea; hardkeratitis
- lact/oRootMilklactation
- lapar/oRootAbdominal walllaparoscopy
- laryng/oRootLarynxlaryngitis
- leuk/oRootWhiteleukocyte
- lip/oRootFatliposuction
- lith/oRootStonelithotripsy
- mamm/o, mast/oRootBreastmammogram
- mening/oRootMeningesmeningitis
- my/oRootMusclemyocardium
- myel/oRootBone marrow; spinal cordmyelogram
- nas/o, rhin/oRootNoserhinitis
- nephr/o, ren/oRootKidneynephritis
- neur/oRootNerveneurology
- ocul/o, ophthalm/oRootEyeophthalmologist
- onc/oRootTumoroncology
- oste/oRootBoneosteoporosis
- ot/oRootEarotitis
- ovari/o, oophor/oRootOvaryoophorectomy
- path/oRootDiseasepathology
- ped/oRootChild; foot (context)pediatrics
- phleb/o, ven/oRootVeinphlebitis
- pneum/o, pneumon/oRootLung; airpneumonia
- pod/oRootFootpodiatrist
- psych/oRootMindpsychology
- pulmon/oRootLungpulmonary
- rect/oRootRectumrectal
- rhin/oRootNoserhinoplasty
- salping/oRootFallopian tubesalpingitis
- splen/oRootSpleensplenectomy
- spondyl/oRootVertebraspondylitis
- stomat/oRootMouthstomatitis
- thorac/oRootChestthoracic
- thromb/oRootClotthrombosis
- thyr/oRootThyroidthyroidectomy
- trache/oRootTracheatracheostomy
- ureter/oRootUreterureteral
- urethr/oRootUrethraurethritis
- ur/o, urin/oRootUrine; urinary tracturology
- uter/oRootUterusuterine
- vas/oRootVessel; vas deferensvasoconstriction
- vertebr/oRootVertebra; spinevertebral
- viscer/oRootInternal organsvisceral
- blephar/oRootEyelidblepharitis
- carcin/oRootCancercarcinoma
- cervic/oRootNeck; cervixcervical
- cutisRootSkincutaneous
- dactyl/oRootFinger or toepolydactyly
- hepat/o vs splen/oRootLiver versus spleen
- lingu/oRootTonguesublingual
- or/oRootMouthoral
- rhabd/oRootRod-shaped; striatedrhabdomyoma
- scler/oRootHard; white of the eyescleroderma
- tend/o, ten/oRootTendontendonitis
- tonsill/oRootTonsiltonsillectomy
- gnath/oRootJawprognathism
- pharyng/oRootThroatpharyngitis
- pyel/oRootRenal pelvispyelonephritis
- sperm/o, spermat/oRootSpermspermatozoon
- orchi/o, orchid/oRootTestisorchiectomy
- mamm/oRootBreastmammary
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