General Medical Roots & Vowels

Indicates essential meaning or body part

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

asthen/o

weakness

athr/o

joint

audi/o

hearing

bi/o

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipe

burs/a

pounch; sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

cellul/o

cell

col/o

colon

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

cycle; circle

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain

erythr/o

red

fibr/o

fibers

gastr/o

stomach

gyenc/o

female

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

heter/o

different; other

hist/o

tissue

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus

idi/o

separate

intestin/o

intestine

kerat/o

cornea

lapar/o

abdomen

leuc/o

white

lipid/o

fat

lymph/o

lymph vessels

melan/o

black

my/o; muscul/o

muscle

myel/o

marrow; spinal cord

nat/o

birth

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eyes

optic/o

sight

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

oss/o

bone

path/o

disease

pharyng/o

throat

pulmon/o

lungs

ren/o

kidney

sept/o

infection

tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest; thorax

trache/o

trachea

ur/o

urine

vas/o, ven/o

vein

vesic/o

bladder

xanth/o

red; redness

xer/o

dry