General Anatomical/Medical Root Words

do not refer to one specific body part

gland

aden/o - adenitis

body

corpor/e - corporeal

a cell

cyt/or - thrombocyte

skin

derm/a/o - subdermal

female

gynec/o - gynecology

fiber

fibr/in/o - fibroid

old age

ger/i/a - geriatric

fat

lip/id/o - lipoma

tumor

onc/o - oncology

vein

phleb/o - phlebitis

cartilage

chrondr/o - chondrocyte

clot

coagulate - coagulation

animal

zo/o - zoonotic

life

bi/o - biologist

body organs

viscer/o - visceral

belly side of organs

ventr/o - ventricular

sexual intercourse

venere - venereal disease

carrier

vector - vector species

stone

lith/o - lithectomy

heat

therm/o - thermal

near the surface

superfic/i - superficial

sleep

smon/i - somnambulate

walk

ambul - somnambulate

artery

arter/i - arterial

joint

arter/o - arterial

orange/yellow

cirrh/o - cirrhosis

to vomit

eme - emetic