Chapter 3: External root Words

acr, acro

extremities

axill, axillo

armpit

blephar, blepharo

eyelid

brachi, brachio

arm

bucc, bucco

cheek

canth, cantho

Angle of the eyelids

capit, capito

the head/shaped like a head

carp, carpo

wrist

caud, caudo

the hind part/tail/downward

cephal, cephalo

head

cervic, cervico

neck

cheil, cheilo

lips

chil, chilo

lips

cheir, cheiro

hand

chir, chiro

hand

cili, cilio

eyelid, eyelash, relating to the eyelid or the eyelash

derm, derma, dermo

skin

dermato

skin

dors, dorsi, dorso

back, posterior

faci, facio

face

gingiv, gingivo

gums

gloss, glosso

tongue

gnath, gnatho

jaws

inguin, inguino

groin

irid, irido

iris of the eye

labi, labio

lips/lip like

lapar, laparo

abdomen

later, latero

the side/ parts of the body which are farthest from the middle

lingu, lingo, linguo

tongue

mamm, mamma, mammo

breasts

mast, masto

breast

nas, naso

nose

occipit, occipito

back of head

ocul, oculo

eye

odont, odonto

teeth

omphal, omphalo

umbilicus, navel

onych, onycho

nails

opthalm, opthlamo

eyes

optic, optico

sight

opto

sight

or, oro

mouth

ot, oto

ear

papill, papillo

nipple

pelv, pelvo

nipple

phall, phallo

penis

pil, pilo

hair

pod, podo

foot/feet

rhin, rhino

nose

somat, somato

body

steth, stetho

chest

stomat, stomato

mouth/opening

tal, talo

ankle

tars, tarso

foot

thorac/thoraco

chest, thorax

tracheo/trachelo

neck/neckline

trich, tricho

hair/like hair

ventr, ventri, ventro

front part of the body