Med Term Root Words

Abdoni/o

Abdomen

Aden/o

Gland

Anter/o

Front

Anteri/o

artery

Audi/o

hearing

Bio

life

Brach/o

arm

Bronch/i, bronch/o

bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

Cardi/o

heart

Col/o

colon

Cyt/o

cell

derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

dors/i, dors/o

back or posterior

encephal/o

brain

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

female

hemat/o

blood

hist/o, histi/o

tissue

intestin/o

intestine

Lapar/o

abdomen, loin, flank

lymph/o

lymph vessels

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eyes

ophthalm/o

eyes

optic/o, opt/o

seeing, sight

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pharmac/o

drug

pulmon/o

lungs

sept/o

infection

thorac/o

chest/thorax

thyr/o

thyroid gland

trachel/o

neck or necklike

trich/o

hair or hairlike

ventr/i, ventr/o

front of body

viscer/o

viscera (internal organs)