Medical Terminology Unit 12 Roots

-tropic

change, a turning

-crine

secrete

nor-

normal

-nephr-

kidney

-ine

pertaining to

ad-

to toward

-ren-

kidney

ster-

solid

-agon

to fight

acro-

highest point, extremely

insul-

an island

-in

a substance

-sipid-

flavor

in-

not, without

emac/i

make thin

-ated

pertaining to a condition

-ophthalmos

the eye

goiter

Latin for the term throat

cretin-

cretin

myx-

mucus

-edema

swelling

facies

Latin term for appearance

amput-

to prune, lop off

-emic

pertaining to a blood condition

comat-

coma

-ose

full of

mellitus

sweetened with honey

nephr/o-

kidney

par-

abnormal