final roots

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat

Bronchiol/o

bronchiole

aden/o

gland

balan/o

glans penis

ather/o

fatty plaque

arthr/o

joint

adren/o

adrenal gland

carcin/o

cancer

Bronch/o

bronchial tube

Abdomin/o

abdomen

cardi/o

Heart

chole/o

gall, bile

chondr/o

cartilage

coagul/o

coagulation (clotting)

colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

ciliary body (circle)

cyst/o

bladder, sac

cyt/o

cell

dacry/o

tears, tear duct

Dactyl/o

fingers, toes

Dermat/o

Skin

dips/o

thirst

dur/o

hard

ellipt/o

oval shaped

embol/o

embolus (plug)

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

episi/o

vulva

erythr/o

red

fasci/o

fascia, fibrous band

femor/o

femur

Gangli/o

nerve bundle

gastr/o

stomach

Glomerul/o

little ball, glomerulus

gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

sugar

gonad/o

sex glands

gyn/o, gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

irid/o, ir/o

iris

jejun/o

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

kal/o

Potassium

kerat/o

cornea

Lacrim/o

tears

lact/o

milk

lapra/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx

leuk/o

white

lith/o

stone

lob/o

lobe

lumb/o

lower back

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

melan/o

black

mening/o, meningi/o

meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

metr/o

uterus

my/o

Muscle

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

myring/o

eardrum

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

natr/o

Sodium

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

norm/o

normal

odont/o

tooth

olig/o

scanty, few

onych/o

nail

oophor/o

ovary

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pachy/o

thick

palat/o

palate

path/o

disease

Peritone/o

peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

phag/o

eat, swallow

pharmac/o

drug, medicine

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

phleb/o

vein

phren/o

diaphragm

pil/o

hair

pneumat/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

presby/o

old age

proct/o

anus and rectum

psych/o

mind

pulmon/o

lung

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

reticul/o

network

Retin/o

retina

salpring/o

tube

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

splen/o

spleen

stomat/o, or/o

mouth

tars/o

tarsals (ankle bones)

Thorac/o

chest