Medical terminology root words 1

Exterior root words

Acr/o

Extremities

Amb/i

Both sides /double

Anter/o

Front

Aut/o

Self

Axillo/o

Armpit, axilla

Blephar/o

Eyelid or eyelash

Brachi/o

Arm

Bucc/o

Cheek(on the face)

Canth/o

Angle formed where eyelids meet

Capit/o

Head

Carp/o

Wrist

Caud/o

Tall/downward

Cervic/o

Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)

Cheil/o , chil/o

Lip

Cheir/o , chir/o

Hand

Cili/o

eyelash or eyelid, or small hairline processes

Cor/e , cor/o

Pupil of eye

Crani/o

Skull

Cubit/o

Elbow

Dactyl/o

Fingers or toes

Derm/a , derm/o , dermat/o

Skin

Dors/I, dors/o

Back or posterior

Fac/i

Face

Gingiv/o

Gums in mouth

Gloss/o

Tongue

Gnath/o

Jaws

Inguin/o

Groin

Irid/o

Iris of eye

Labi/o

Lips

Lapar/o

Abdomen, loin, or flank

Later/o

Side

Lingu/o

Tongue

Mamm/a , mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Nas/o

Nose

Occipit/o

Back of the head

Ocul/o

Eye

Odont/o

Teeth

Omphai/o

Umbilicus

Onych/o

Nails

Ophthalm/o , ocul/o

Seeing sight

Or/o

Mouth

Ot/o

Ear

Papill/o

Nipple

Pelv/o , pelv/i

Pelvis

Phall/o

Penis

Pil/o

Hair

Pod/o

Foot

Rhin/o

Nose

Somat/o

Body

Steth/o

Chest

Stomat/o

Mouth

Tai/o

Ankle

Tars/o

Foot

Thorac/o

Chest/thorax

Trachel/o

Neck or neckline

Trich/o

Hair or hairline

Ventr/I, ventr/o

Front of body