Medical Terminology - Roots
Terms
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- myos
- muscle
- xanth
- yellow
- py
- pus
- ambly
- dull; dim
- gangli
- ganglion
- appendic
- appendix
- cholangi
- bile duct
- myelon
- bone marrow
- myel
- bone marrow; spinal cord
- vagin
- vagina
- acanth
- thorny, spiny
- myc
- fungus
- my
- muscle
- mon
- one
- part
- bear; give birth to; labor
- metr
- uterus
- ped
- child; foot
- necr
- death (cells; body)
- onc
- tumor
- cerebell
- cerebellum
- fibul
- fibula (lower leg)
- myring
- eardrum
- narc
- stupor
- clavic
- clavicle (collarbone)
- coron
- heart
- bronchiol
- bronchiole
- nyct
- night
- neur
- nerve
- nephr
- kidney
- bronch
- bronchus
- brachi
- arm
- nyctal
- night
- cephal
- head
- celi
- abdomen (abdominal cavity)
- calc
- calcium
- burs
- bursa (cavity)
- bucc
- cheek
- cec
- cecum
- cancer
- cancer
- caud
- tail; toward the lower part of the body
- cardi
- heart
- carp
- carpals (wrist bones)
- colp
- vagina
- chir
- hand
- corne
- cornea
- cervic
- cervix
- cerumin
- cerumen (earwax)
- cerebr
- cerebrum, brain
- col
- colon
- choledoch
- common bile duct
- chol
- gall; bile
- chondr
- cartilage
- chrom
- color
- chori
- chorion
- acetabul
- acetabulum (hip socket)
- conjunctiv
- conjunctiva
- coni
- dust
- adren
- adrenal gland
- core
- pupil
- nat
- birth
- abdomin
- abdomen
- fet
- fetus; unborn child
- cortic
- cortex (outer layer of body organ)
- fibr
- fibrous tissue, fibers
- gastr
- stomach
- an
- anus
- ganglion
- ganglion
- cyan
- blue
- carcin
- cancer
- epiglott
- epiglottis
- valvul
- valve
- ocul
- eye
- ven
- vein
- noct
- night
- vesicul
- seminal vesicles
- derm
- skin
- gyn
- woman
- cheil
- lip
- ren
- kidney
- blephar
- eyelid
- lip
- fat
- radic
- nerve root
- erythr
- red
- parathyroid
- parathyroid gland
- epitheli
- epithelium
- eti
- cause (of disease)
- esthesi
- sensation, sensitivity, feeling
- episi
- vulva
- ectop
- located away from usual place
- faci
- face
- esophag
- esophagus
- crypt
- hidden
- epididym
- epididymis
- encephal
- brain
- emmetr
- a normal measues
- electr
- electricity, electrical activity
- endocrin
- endocrine
- embry
- embryo; to be full
- enter
- intestines
- diverticul
- diverticulum
- dors
- back (of the body)
- dips
- thirst
- dipl
- two; double
- duoden
- duodenum
- dynam
- power or strength
- dent
- tooth
- disk
- intervertebral disk
- dur
- hard; dura mater
- diaphor
- sweat
- sarc
- flesh; connective tissue
- dextr
- right
- dactyl
- fingers or toes
- dacry
- tear, tear duct
- cor
- pupil
- oste
- bone
- cutane
- skin
- culd
- culdesac
- cry
- cold
- crani
- cranium (skull)
- cyes
- pregnancy
- cost
- rib
- oo
- egg; ovum
- orth
- straight
- onych
- nail
- cyst
- bladder; sac
- oophor
- ovary
- organ
- organ
- orchi
- testis; testicle
- opt
- vision
- orch
- testis; testicle
- or
- mouth
- pancreat
- pancreas
- palat
- palate
- clavicul
- clavicle (collarbone)
- femor
- femur (upper leg bone)
- cyt
- cell
- pachy
- thick
- ot
- ear
- diaphragmat
- diaphragm
- dermat
- skin
- ox
- oxygen
- arteri
- artery
- patell
- patella (kneecap)
- pector
- chest
- arche
- first; beginning
- aden
- gland
- actin
- ray; radius
- acou
- hearing
- acr
- extremities; height
- adenoid
- adenoids
- aort
- aorta
- amni
- amnion
- alveol
- alveolus
- aer
- air; gas
- adrenal
- adrenal gland
- algesi
- pain
- albumin
- albumin
- aponeur
- aponeurosis
- anis
- unequal; dissimilar
- amyl
- starch
- amnion
- amnion
- antr
- antrum
- ech
- sound
- ankyl
- crooked; stiff; bent
- axill
- armpit
- urin
- urine; urinary tract
- aut
- self
- uvul
- uvula
- arthr
- joint
- arteriol
- arteriole (small artery)
- articul
- joint
- ather
- yellowish; fatty plaque
- atel
- imperfect; incomplete
- bi
- life
- balan
- glans penis
- azot
- urea; nitrogen
- blast
- developing cell
- bil
- bile
- sperm
- spermatozoan; sperm
- uter
- uterus
- glyc
- sugar
- petr
- stone
- phleb
- vein
- pub
- pubis
- prim
- first
- pneumat
- lung; air
- ophthalm
- eye
- par
- bear; give birth to; labor
- path
- disease
- omphal
- umbilicu; navel
- orchid
- testis; testicle
- papill
- nipple
- ov
- egg
- olig
- scanty; few
- ili
- ilium
- gon
- seed
- tendin
- tendon
- peritone
- peritoneum
- nas
- nose
- aur
- ear
- polyp
- polyp; small growth
- perine
- perineum
- vas
- vessel; duct
- ment
- mind
- valv
- valve
- immun
- immune
- pelv
- pelvis; pelvic bone
- ventricul
- ventricle
- vesic
- bladder; sac
- vertebr
- vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
- poli
- gray matter
- sigmoid
- sigmoid
- physi
- nature
- phak
- lens of the eye
- phag
- eat; swallow
- phac
- lens of the eye
- phalang
- pharynx
- phren
- mind
- phot
- light
- phas
- speech
- poikil
- varied; irregular
- pneum
- lung; air
- pleur
- pleura
- plasm
- plasma
- pod
- foot
- pneumon
- lung; air
- andr
- male
- radicul
- nerve root
- pulmon
- lung
- puerper
- childbirth
- prostat
- prostate gland
- proct
- rectum
- poster
- back (of body)
- psych
- mind
- pseud
- fake; false
- gnos
- knowledge
- radi
- radius (lower arm bone)
- pyel
- renal pelvis
- pupill
- pupil
- rachi
- vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
- quadr
- four
- pyr
- fever; heat
- pylor
- pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
- sial
- saliva
- rhin
- nose
- gnath
- jaw
- rhabd
- rodshaped, striated
- rect
- rectum
- retin
- retina
- sept
- septum