Medical Root Words and Combining Forms

adren/o or adrenal/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveoli

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

fatty plaque

articul/o

joint

bronch/o

bronchial tube

cardi/o

heart

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o or colon/o

colon

coron/o

heart

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

cutane/o, derm/o, or dermat/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o or vesic/o

urinary bladder

duoden/o

duodenum

encephala/o

brain

esopha/o or esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

laryng/o

larynx

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph fluid

lymphaden/o

lymph node

mammo/o or mast/o

breast

melan/o

black

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

nas/o or rhin/o

nose

nephr/o or ren/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oophor/o or ovari/o

ovary

or/o

mouth

oste/o

bone

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o or pulmon/o

lung

pyel/o

renal pelvis

splen/o

spleen

spondyl/o or vertebr/o

vertebrae

thyroid/o

thyroid

trache/o

trachea

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

ven/o

vein