Body Part Stem or Root Forms

abdomino-

belly

adeno-

gland

andro-

man or woman

angio-, vaso-

vessel

appendo-

appendage

arterio-

artery

arthro-

joint

broncho-

trachea like

cardio-

heart

cephalo-

head

cerebro-

brain

cheilo-

lip

cholecyso-

gallbladder

choledocho-

common bile duct

chondro-

cartilage

colo-

big intestine

costo-, pleuro-

rib

cranio-

skull

cysto-, vesico-

bladder

dento-, donto-

tooth

dermo-, cuti-

skin

docho-

duct like

ducto-

duct

duodeno-

twelve

encephalo-

in head

esophago-

mouth

gastro-

stomach

glosso-, linguo-

tongue

hepato-, hepa-

liver

hystero-, metro, utero-

uterus

ileo-

twisted

irido-, iro-

raimbow

kerato-

cornea, horny

lamino-

thin flat part

lobo-

lobe

masto-, mammo-

breast

myo-, myos-

muscle

myelo-

bone marrow, spinal cord

myringo-, tympano

eardrum

neuro-

nerve

nephro-, reno-

kidney

oophoro-

ovary

opthamalo-, oculo-

eye

orchido-, testo-

testicle

osteo-

bone

oto-, auri-

ear

pancreato-

all, fleshy

pharyngo-

throat

phlebo-, veno-

vein

pneumo-, pulmono-

lungs

procto-

rectum, anus

prostato-

lying before

pyelo-

pelvis

recto-

straight

rhino-, naso-

nose

sacro-

sacrum

salpingo-, docho-, ducto-

tube

spleno-, lenio-

spleen

spondylo-

vertebra

stetho-, pecto-, thoraco-

chest

stomato-, oro-, os-

mouth

teno-, tendo-, tendino-

stretcher

thyro-

shield like

tracheo-, trachy-

rough