Root Words

bi/o

Life

carcin/o

Cancer

cardi/o

Heart

chem/o

Chemical

cis/o

To cut

dermat/o

Skin

enter/o

Small intestine

gastr/o

Stomach

gynec/o

Female

hemat/o

Blood

immun/o

Immunity

laryng/o

Larynx

nephr/o

Kidney

neur/o

Nerve

ophthalm/o

Eye

ot/o

Ear

path/o

Disease

pulmon/o

Lung

rhin/o

Nose

abdomin/o

Abdomen

adip/o

Fat

aer/o

Air

anter/o

Front

brachi/o

Arm

cardi/o

Heart

caud/o

Tail

cephal/o

Head

cervic/o

Neck

chondr/o

Cartilage

crani/o

Skull

crin/o

To secrete

crur/o

Leg

cyt/o

Cell

dermat/o

Skin

dist/o

Away from

dors/o

Back of body

epitheli/o

Epithelium

eti/o

Cause

gastr/o

Stomach

glute/o

Buttock

gynec/o

Woman

hemat/o

Blood

hist/o

Tissue

immun/o

Protection

infer/o

Below

inguin/o

Groin

later/o

Side

lumb/o

Loin or low back

lymph/o

Lymph

medi/o

Middle

muscul/o

Muscle

nephr/o

Kidney

nucle/o

Nucleus

orth/o

Straight, upright

ot/o

Ear

ox/o

Oxygen

pariet/o

Cavity wall

ped/o

Child, foot

pelv/o

Pelvis

peritone/o

PeritoneumP

pleur/o

Pleura

poster/o

Back

proct/o

Rectum and anus

proxim/o

Near to

pub/o

Genital region

pulmon/o

Lung

rhin/o

Nose

somat/o

Body

spin/o

Spine

super/o

Spine

super/o

Above

thorac/o

Chest

ur/o, urin/o

Urine

vascul/o

Blood vessel

ventr/o

Belly

vertebr/o

Vertebra

viscer/o

Internal organ

albin/o

White

cauter/o

To burn

cry/o

Cold

cutane/o

Skin

derm/o, dermat/o

Skin

diaphor/o

Profuse sweating

electr/o

Electricity

erythr/o

Red

hidr/o

Sweat

ichthy/o

Scaly, dry

kerat/o

Hard, horny

leuk/o

White

lip/o

Fat

melan/o

Black

myc/o

Fungus

necr/o

Death

onych/o

Nail

pedicul/o

Lice

phot/o

Light

py/o

Pus

rhytid/o

Wrinkle

sarc/o

Flesh

scler/o

Hard