Root Words

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveolous, air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weakness

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

bio

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipe

burs/a

pouch, sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cellul/o

cell

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chem/o

chemical, drug

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestine, colon

colon/o

large intestine, colon

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

circle, cycle

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines

erythr/o

red

eti/o

cause

febr/i

fever

fibr/o

fibers

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar, glucose

gravid/o

pregnant

gynec/o

female

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

hom/o

same

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus

idi/o

separate

kal/i

potassium

kerat/o

cornea

lapar/o

abdomen

leuc/o - white

leuk/o- white

lip/o

fat

lipid/o

fat

log/o:  study

lymph/o

lymph fluid

melan/o

black

my/o:  muscle

nas/o:  nose

nat/o

birth

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

ophthlam/o

eyes

optic/o

sight

or/o

oral

oss/o

bone

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pharyng/o

throat

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

sept/o

infection

tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea

troph/o

dabdomin/o

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveolous, air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery