Introductory Medical Terminology Sets 1-10

Andr/o

male

bacteri/o

bacteria

electr/o

electricity

Galact/o

milk

Gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o

blood

hidr/o

water

Lact/o

milk

myc/o

fungus

noct/o

night

path/o

disease

Phot/o

light

psycho/o

mind

somat/o

body

Toxic/o

poison

chrom/o

color

Albin/o

white

leuk/o

white

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

jaund/o

yellow

xanth/o

yellow

melan/o

black

Calc/o

calcium

Kal/i

potassium

Natr/o

sodium

ox/i

Oxygen

Aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

angi/o

vessel usually blood or lymph

cyt/o

cell

dent/o

teeth

tissue

Tejido

hist/o

lip/o

my/o

muscle

Neur/o

nerve

nucle/o

nucleus

Oophor/o

ovary

phleb/o

vein

Pupill/o

pupil

ten/o, tend/o

tendon

uter/o

uterus; (womb)

valv/o

valve

ven/o

vein

arthr/o

joint

carp/o

carpus (wrist bone)

cervic/o

neck; cervix

cost/o

ribs

crani

cranium (skull)

oste/o

bone

pelv/l or pelv/o

pelvis

brachi/o

arm

bucc/o

cheek

cephal/o

head

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

gloss/o

tongue

lingu/o

tounge

Mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

ophthalm/o

eye

patell/o

patella (knee cap)

pod/o

foot

rhin/o

nose

Thorac/o

chest

vagin/o

vagina

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix (vestigial)

cardi/o

heart

cirrh/o

liver

derm/o

skin

enter/o

small intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

nephr/o

kidneys

pneum/o

air; lung

pulmon/o

lung

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

viscer/o

internal organs

alveol/o

alveolus

Amni/o

amnion

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

atri/o

atrium

balan/o

glans penis

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiolus

Cerebr/o

cerebrum

chol/e

bile, gall

Cholangi/o

bile vessel

choledoch/o

bile duct

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

corne/o

cornea

dacry/o

tear, lacrimal apparatus

duoden/o

first part of intestines

epididym/o

epididymis