B-1 Common Roots and their combining vowels

abdomin/o

abdominal area

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal gland

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

blephar/o

eyelid

bronchi/o

bronchus

calc/o

calcium

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

chol/e

bile/gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

bile duct

chondr/o

rib/cartilage

col/o

colon

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

skull

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

bladder

dent/o

teeth

dermat/o

skin

dipl/o

double

electr/o

electric

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestine

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

femor/o

femur

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gum

gluc/o

sugar/glucose

glyc/o

sugar/glucose

gynec/o

female

hemangi/o

blood vessel

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus

irid/o

iris

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx

leuk/o

white

lingu/o

tongue

lip/o

fat

lith/o

stone

lumb/o

lower back

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

megal/o

enlargement

melan/o

black

mening/o

meninges

men/o

menstruation

muc/o

mucus

myel/o

spinal cord/bone marrow

my/o

muscle

myring/o

eardrum

nas/o

nose

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

noct/o

night

odont/o

teeth

oophor/o

ovary

ophthalm/o

eye

orchi/o

testis

os/o

mouth

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pancreat/o

pancreas

pelv/i/o

pelvis

pharyng/o

throat

phleb/o

vein

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung/air

proct/o

anus/rectum

pyel/o

renal pelvis

radi/o

X-rays/radiation

ren/o

kidney

retin/o

retina

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

scler/o

hardening/sclera

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

spermat/o

sperm

spin/o

spine

spondyl/o

vertebra

stern/o

sternum

stomat/o

mouth

tend/o

tendon

therm/o

heat

thorac/o

chest

thromb/o

blood clot

thyr/o

thyroid gland