Exploring Medical Language Final Study Guide Word Parts (Ch 1 - 14)

A collection of over 90 medical word parts and roots including their literal meanings from Chapters 1 through 14 of Exploring Medical Language.

abdomin/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

celi/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

super/o

above

adenoid/o

adenoids

albumin/o

albumin

alveol/o

alveolus, alveoli (plural)

amni/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

amnion/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

antr/o

antrum

an/o

anus

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

ateri/o

artery, arteries

arti/o

atrium

dist/o

away (from the point of attachment)

dors/o

back

poster/o

back, behind

par/o

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

part/o

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

ventr/o

belly (front)

infer/o

below

lord/o

bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)

cholangi/o

bile duct

nat/o

birth

melan/o

black

cyst/o

bladder, sac

vesic/o

bladder, sac

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

thromb/o

blood clot

cyan/o

blue

somat/o

body

oste/o

bone

myel/o

bone marrow

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

spir/o

breathe, breathing

bronch/o

bronchus, bronchi

bronchi/o

bronchus, bronchi

burs/o

bursa (cavity)

cancer/o

cancer

carcin/o

cancer

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carp/o

carpals (wrist)

chondr/o

cartilage

eti/o

cause (of disease)

cec/o

cecum

cyt/o

cell

cervic/o

cervix

trachel/o

cervix

pueper/o

childbirth

chori/o

chorion

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

cochle/o

cochlea

cry/o

cold

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

choledoch/o

common bile duct

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

corne/o

cornea

kerat/o (eyes)

cornea

crani/o

cranium (skull)

scoli/o

(lateral) curved (spine)

necr/o

death (cells, body)

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

blast/o

developing cell, germ cell

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

path/o

disease

diverticul/o

diverticulum

xer/o

dry, dryness

duoden/o

duodenum

coni/o

dust

aur/i

ear

ot/o

ear

phag/o

eating, swallowing

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

endometri/o

endometrium

epididym/o

epididymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

epitheli/o

epithelium, epithelial tissue

is/o

equal

esophag/o

esophagus

ocul/o

eye

opthalm/o

eye

blephar/o

eyelid

salping/o

fallopian tube (uterine tube)

pseud/o

false

fasci/o

fascia

lip/o

fat, fat tissue

steat/o

fat

femor/o

femur (upper leg bone)

fet/o

fetus, unborn offspring

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

fibul/o

fibula (lower leg bone)

prim/i

first

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

anter/o

front

myc/o

fungus