Root Medical Terms

abdomin/o

abdomen

ilio-

ilium (hipbone)

aden/o

gland

irid/o

iris

amni/o

amnion

lapar/o

abdomen/abdominal wall

an/o

anus

laryng-

larynx

andr/o

man/male

leuk/o

white

angio-

tube, blood vessel

ligament/o

ligament

append/o

appendix

lingu/o

tongue

arteri/o

artery

lip/o

fat

arthro-

joint

lymph/o

lymphatic system

balan/o

head of the penis

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

bronch/o

bronchus

melan/o

black

burs/o

bursa, 'bag'

mening/o

membranes surrounding brain/spinal cord

carcin/o

malignant

meter/metro-

uterus

cardi/o

heart

my/o

muscle

cephal/o

head

myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow

cerebr/o

brain

nas/o

nose

cheil/o

lip

nephr/o

kidney

chol/e

bile/gall

neur/o

nerve

chondr/o

cartilage

ocul/o

eye

col/o

large intestine

oophor/o

ovary

colp/o

vagina

orchi/o or orchido-

testicle

cost/o

rib

oste/o

bone

crani/o

skull

ot/o

ear

cyan/o

blue

pancreat/o

pancreas

cyst/o

bladder or sac

pelv-

pelvis

dactyl/o

fingers

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

dent/o

teeth

derm/o

skin

phleb/o

vein

encephal/o

brain/inside the head/brain

pnea or pne/u-

breath or breathing

enter/o

intestine

pneum/o

lung

erythr/o

red

proct/o

rectum

esophag/o

esophagus

prostat/o

prostate

fibr/o

connective tissue

pub/o

pubis

gastr/o

stomach

pulmo-

lung

gloss/o

tongue

pyel-

renal collecting ducts; kidney

glyc/o or gluc/o

sugar

rect/o

rectum

gravid-

pregnant

ren/o

kidney, renal artery

gyn-

woman

rhin/o

nose

hema/hemo-

blood

sacr/o

sacrum

hepa or hepat/o

liver

salping/o, salpinx-

uterine (fallopian) tubes

hydro-

water

splen/o

spleen

hyster/o

uterus

steth/o

chest

ile/o

ileum (small intestine)

stomat/o

mouth

therm-

heat