Medical Terms (Part 1)

cardio

heart

cephalo

head

cerebro

brain

dermato / derm / cutaneo

skin

gastro

stomach

entero

intestine

hepato

liver

nephro / reno

kidney

neuro

nerve

osteo

bone

myo / myoso

muscle

arthro

joint

angio / vaso / vasculo

vessel

hemo / hemato

blood

pneumo / pulmono

lung

thoraco

chest

cyto

cell

histo

tissue

onc / onco

tumor

patho

disease

pyro / febr

fever, heat

toxico / toxo

poison

carcino

cancer

lipo / adipo

fat

uro / ur

urine, urinary tract

gyneco

woman

andro

man

nat

birth

ped / pod

foot, child (context-dependent)

thermo

heat

phlebo

vein

arterio

artery

crani / crani

skull

spondylo

vertebra

spleno

spleen

thyro

thyroid gland

tracheo

trachea / windpipe

broncho

bronchus

ot / oto

ear

opthalm / oculo

eye

stomato / oro

mouth

glosso / linguo

tongue

dento / odonto

tooth

col / colo

colon

recto / procto

rectum, anus

melan

black

erythr

red

leuk / leuco

white

cyan

blue

chlor

green

psych

mind

phren

diaphragm / mind (context-dependent)

sclero

hard

steno

narrow

troph

nourishment, development

karyo / nucleo

nucleus

blast

immature cell

cervico

neck (of the body or uterus)

isch

to hold back, suppress

meno

menstruation

meningo

membranes (meninges) around the brain/spinal cord