Medical Terminology Root Words A-Z

abdomin/o

abdomen

abdominal

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

aer/o

air

alb*

white

albumin/o

albumin

amni/o

amnion

amyl/o

starch

angi/o

vessel

ankyl/o

crooked/fused

anter/o

anterior/before/in front

aort/o

aorta

append(ic)/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint

atel/o

imperfect

ather/o

yellow, fatty plaque

aur/i

ear

bil/i

bile

blast/o

embryonic form

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

brachy

short

eg. brachyesophagus

bronch(i)/o

windpipe

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

bursa

calc/i

calcium

calcane/o

heel

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

carpus/wrist

caud/o

tail

cec/o

cecum

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

brain

cervic/o

neck

chlor/o

green

chol/e

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

fetal covering

clavicul/o

clavicle

coccyg/o

coccyx

col/o

colon

colp/o

hollow/vagina

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium/skull

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hide/conceal

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

cyst/bladder

cyt/o (-cyte)

cell

dactyl/o

finger/toe

dent/i dent/o

teeth

derm/a dermat/o

skin

dextr/o

right

dips/o

thirst

disc/o

disc/disk

dist/o

far/distant from origin

dors/o

directed toward/on the back

duoden/o

duodenum

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestine

ลำไส้

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

หลอดอาหาร

esthesi/o

feeling

femor/o

femur

fet/o

fetus

fibr/o

fiber

fibul/o

fibula

front/o

forehead/front

galact/o

milk

gastr/o

stomach

genit/o

genitals

องคชาติ

ger/o

old

glomerul/o

glomerulus

A glomerulus is a capillary tuft that is involved in the first step of filtering blood to form urine. A glomerulus is surrounded by Bowman's capsule,

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar/sweet

gnath/o

jaw

granul/o

grain/particle

gynec/o

female

hem/a hem/o hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

hom/o

common/same

humer/o

humerus

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus/womb

ile/o

ileum (small intestine)

ili/o

ilium (hip bone)

immun/o

immune

infer/o

lowermost/below

intestin/o

intestine

irid/o

colored circle/iris