nursing roots M-Z

Mast/o

breast

Medull/o

central part, medulla oblongata

men/o

menses

mening/o

meninges

metr/o

uterus

my/o

muscle

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

marrow, spinal cord

myring/o

tympanic membrane

nas/o

nose

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

odont/o

tooth

onc/o

tumors, swelling

onych/o

nail

oo

egg, ovum

oophor/o

ovary

opthalm/o

eye

orchi/o

testis

orchid/o

testis

os

bone

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

phag/o

eating

phak/o, phac/o

lens of the eye

phleb/o

vein

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

breathing

proct/o

rectum

psych/o

mind

ptosis

dropping

py/o

pus

pyel/o

pelvis, renal pelvis

pylor/o

pylorus

rachi/o

spine

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

saping/o

fallopian tube

scler/o

hardening

splen/o

spleen

thorac/o

chest, thorax

thomb/o

blood clot

tox/o

poison

toxic/o

poison

trache/o

trachea

trich/o

hair

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

ur/o

urine

vas/o

vessel,duct

vesic/o

urinary bladder