Roots + Meaning

Medical Terminology for Interpreters, 4th edition | Culture and Language Press

aden/o

gland

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal glands

algesi/o

sensitivity to pain

angi/o

blood vessel

arteri/o

artery

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

col/o, colon/o

colon (the large intestine)

colp/o

vagina, vaginal canal (relates to cervix)

cost/o

rib

cyan/o

blue

dent/o, odont/o

tooth

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

diverticul/o

blind pouch that extends from an organ

electr/o

electricity

endocrin/o

secrete within

enter/o

intestine

esophag/o

food pipe, esophagus

esthesi/o

sensation

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o

sugar, glucose

glyc/o

glucose, sugar

gravid/a

pregnant

gynec/o

female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

lapar/o

abdomen

later/o

side

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black, dark

mamm/o

breast

maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw)

mening/o

membrane

metri/o, metr/o, metr/i

uterus

narc/o

sleep

nat/i

birth

nas/o

nose

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

onc/o

mass, tumor

ophthalm/o

eye, vision

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

par/o

bear children

path/o

disease

ped/o

child

pharmac/o

drugs

pharyng/o

throat, pharynx

phleb/o

vein

pleur/o

lung

pneumon/o

lung

pod/o

foot

psor/i, psor/o

itch, itching

psych/o

mind

pulmon/o

lung

quadr/i, quadr/o

four

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

som/a, somat/o

body

steth/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

vas/o

vessel (blood vessel)

ven/o

vein