Chapter 3: Internal Root Words

alge, algo, algio

pain

bronch, bronchi, broncho

bronchus

carcin, carcino

cancer

cellul, cellulo

cell

cerebell, cerebello

cerebellum

chrom, chromo

color

col, colo

colon

cost, costo

rib

cutane, cutaneo

skin

cysti, cyst, cysto

cyst

cyt, cyto

cell

dipl, diplo

double

duoden, duodeno

duodenum

enter, entro

intestine

fibr, fibro

fibers

galact, galacto

milk

glyc, glyco

sugar

hidr, hidro

sweat

hist, histo, histio

tissue

hydr, hydro

water

hyster, hystero

uterus

kerat, kerato

cornea of eye

lith, litho

stone

lymph, lympho

lymph vessels

melan, melano

black

men, meno

menstruation

metr, metra, metro

uterus

nat, nato

birth

orchi, orchio

testes

path, patho

disease

periton, peritone

peritoneum

pharmac, pharmaco

drugs

phleb, phlebo

vein

pneum, pneuma, pneumo

lungs

poli, polio

gray

proct, procto

anus or rectum

rect, recto

rectum

sacr, sacro

sacrum

salping, salpingo

fallopian tube

sept, septo

contamination

spondyl, spondylo

vertebra

ten, teno

tendo

testicul, testiculo

testis

therm, thermo

heat

trache, tracheo

trachea

ure, urea, ureo

urine

vesic, vesico

bladder

xanth, xantho

yellow

xer, xero

dry

acanth/ acantho

spinous/with spikes

aer/aero

gas

andro

masculine

bronchiol, bronchio

bronchioles

cardi, cardio

heart

cerebr, cerberi, cerbero

cerebrum

chol, chole

bile

cholecyst, cholecysto

gallbladder

colp, colpo

vagina

cry, cryo

cold

crypt, crypto

hidden

cyan, cyano

blue

encephal, encephalo

brain

episi, episio

vulva

eryth, erythro

red

esophag, esophago

esophagus

gynec, gyneco

female

gastr, gastro

stomach

hemat, heamto

blood

hepat, heapto, hepatic

liver

heter, hetero

dissimilar

hom, homo

similar

home, homeo

similar

iatr, iatro

treatment, doctor

jejun, jejuno

jejunum (mid-part of the small intestine)

laryng, laryngo

larynx

leuko, leuko

white

lip, lipo

fat

lipid, lipido

fat

mening, meningo

meninges

my, myo

muscle

myel, myelo

spine or the bone marrow

myring, myringo

eardrum

necr, necro

death

nephr, nephro

kidneys

oophor, oophoro

ovaries

orchid, orchido

testes

oss, osseo, ossi

the bones

ost, osteo

the bones

palat, palato

palate, roof of mouth

pharyng, pharyngo

pharynx

phren, phreno

diaphragm

pleur, pleuro

pleura

pneumato

lungs

pulmon, pulmono

lungs

pyelo, pyelo

pelvis, kidneys

sarc, sarco

flesh

splen, spleno

spleen

tend, tendo

tendon

thyr, thyro

thyroid gland

tonsill, tonsillo

tonsils