Root Words - Test 3 Med Term

leiomy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle, greek

muscul/o

muscle, latin

my/o

muscle, greek

rhabd/o

rod-shaped (striated), greek

rhabdomy/o

rod-shaped (striated) muscle, greek

brachi/o

arm, greek and latin

carp/o

carpus (wrist bone), greek

cephal/o

head, greek

cervic/o

neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus), latin

clavicul/o

clavicle (skull), greek and latin

cost/o

ribs, latin

crani/o

cranium (skull), greek and latin

dactyl/o

fingers, toes, greek

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone), latin

metacarp/o

metacarpus (hand bones), latin

phalang/o

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes), greek

radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side), latin

spondyl/o

vertebrate (bckbone), greek

vertebr/o

vertebrate (backbone), latin

stern/o

sternum (breastbone), greek

thorac/o

chest, greek

calcane/o

calcaneum (heel bone), latin

femor/o

femur (thigh bone), latin

fibul/o

fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg), latin

ili/o

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone), latin

ischi/o

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone), greek

lumb/o

loins (lower back), latin

metatars/o

metatarsus, latin

patell/o

patella (kneecap), latin

pelv/i

pelvis, latin

pelv/o

pelvis, greek

pod/o

foot, greek

pub/o

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone), latin

tibi/o

tibia (larger bone of the lower leg), latin

ankyl/o

stiffness, bent, crooked, greek

arthr/o

joint, greek

chondr/o

cartilage, greek

fasci/o

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles), latin

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue, latin

kyph/o

humpback, greek

lamin/o

lamina (part of the vertebral arch), latin

lord/o

curve, swayback, greek

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord, greek

orth/o

straight, greek

oste/o

bone, greek

ped/o

foot, child, latin

ped/i

foot, child, greek

albumin/o

albumin, protein, latin

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds, greek

bacteri/o

bacteria (singular, bacterium), greek

cyst/o

bladder, greek

vesic/o

bladder, latin

glomerul/o

glomerulus, latin

kal/i

potassium (an electrolyte), greek

keton/o

ketone bodies (acids and acetones), greek

lith/o

stone, calculus, greek

meat/o

opening, meatus, latin

nephr/o

kidney, greek

ren/o

kidney, latin

noct/o

night, latin

olig/o

scanty, greek

py/o

pus, greek

pyel/o

renal pelvis, greek

ur/o

urine, urinary tract, greek

ureter/o

ureter, greek

urethr/o

urethra, latin

adren/o

adrenal, latin (use often linked to status of or states relating to the gland)

adrenal/o

adrenal, latin (use may be dependent on nature of suffix, it often acts like a prefix in formed terms)

calc/o

calcium, latin

crin/o

secrete, greek

gluc/o

sugar, sweetness, greek, more specific to glucose

glyc/o

sugar, sweetness, greek, carbohydrates and glucose metabolism

glycos/o

sugar, sweetness, greek, substances related to sugars

home/o

same, alike, greek

kal/i

potassium (an electrolyte), latin

pancreat/o

pancreas, greek

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands, greek

thym/o

thymus gland, greek

amni/o

amnion (amniotic sac), greek

cervic/o

neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus), latin

galact/o

milk, greek

lact/o

milk, latin

gynec/o

woman, female, greek

hyster/o

uterus, greek

metri/o

uterus, greek (acts like a prefix/descriptor, denoting composition/layers in select greek-oriented constructs)

uter/o

uterus, latin

colp/o

vagina, greek

vagin/o

vagina, latin

mamm/o

breast, latin

mast/o

breast, greek

men/o

menuses, menstruation, greek

metr/o

uterus (womb), measure, greek

nat/o

birth, greek

oophor/o

ovary, greek

ovari/o

ovary, latin

perine/o

perineum (area between the scrotum (or vulva in the female) and anus), greek

salping/o

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes), greek

andr/o

male, greek

balan/o

glans penis, greek

crypt/o

hidden, greek