Roots

arthr/o (AR-throh)

joint

cardi/o (KAR-dee-oh)

heart

enter/o (EN-ter-oh)

small intestine

gastr/o (GAS-tro)

stomach

hepat/o (he-PAH-toh)

liver

neur/o (NUR-oh)

nerve

hem/o (HEE-moh)

blood

hemat/o (heh-MAH-toh)

blood (longer)

my/o (MAI-oh)

muscle

muscul/o (MUS-kyoo-loh)

muscle

angi/o (AN-gee-oh)

vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can be other vessels) (a….)

vas/o (VAS-oh)

vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can be other vessels)

vascul/o (VAS-kyoo-loh)

vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can be other vessels)

derm/o (DER-moh)

skin

dermat/o (der-MAH-toh)

skin (longer)

cutane/o (kyoo-TAY-nee-oh)

skin (c…)

pneum/o (NOO-moh)

lung

pneumon/o (noo-MAW-noh)

lung

pulmon/o (PUL-maw-noh)

lung

gen/o (JIN-oh)

creation, cause

hydr/o (HAI-droh)

water

morph/o (MOR-foh)

change

myc/o (MAI-koh)

fungus

necr/o (NEH-kroh)

death

orth/o (OR-thoh)

straight

path/o (PAH-thoh)

suffering, disease

phag/o (FAY-goh)

eat

plas/o (PLAH-soh)

formation

py/o (PAI-oh)

pus

scler/o (SKLEH-roh)

hard

sten/o (STIH-noh)

narrowing

troph/o (TROH-foh)

nourishment, development

xen/o (ZEE-noh)

foreign