chapter 3

mastering root words (external root/internal root/directional)

acr(o)-

extremity

axill(o)-

armpit

blephar(o)-

eyelid

braci(o)-

arm

bucc(o)-

cheek

canth(o)-

corner of the eyelids

capit(o)-

head

carp(o)-

wrist

caud(o)-

hind or inferior aspect

cephl(o)-

head or skull

cervic(o)-

neck or cervix

cheil(o)-

lips

cheir(o)/chir(o)-

hand

cili(o)-

cilia, eyelash/lid

derm/dermat(o)-

skindor

dors(o)/dors(i)-

back or posterior aspect

faci(o)-

face

gingiv(o)-

gums

gloss(o)-

tongue

gnath(o)-

jaw

inguin(o)-

groin

irid(o)-

pertaining to the iris

labi(o)

lips or structured like lips

lapar(o)-

abdominal walls and flank

later(o)-

side,away from the middle

lingo/lingu(o)-

tongue

mamma/mamm(o)-

breasts

mast(o)

breasts

nas(o)-

nose

occipit(o)-

back of the head

ocul(o)-

eye

odont(o)-

teeth

omphal(o)-

umbilicus

onych(o)-

nails

ophthalm(o)-

eye

optic(o)/opto-

sight

or(o)-

mouth

ot(o)-

ears

papill(o)-

nipple

pelv(o)/pelv(i)-

pelvis

phall(o)-

penis

pil(o)-

hair

pod(o)-

foot/feet

rhin(o)-

nose

somato(o)-

body

steth(o)-

upper chest

stomato(o)-

opening or mouth t

tal(o)-

ankle

tars(o)-

foot

thorac(o)-

chest

trache(o)/trachel(o)

neck

trich(o)-

hair

ventr(o)/ventri

front or anterior part of the body

acanth(o)-

thorn or spike

aer(o)-

gas

algesi/algia/algio-

pain

andr(o)-

male/masculine

bronch(o)/bronch(i)-

bronchus

bronchio(l)-

bronchiole(s)

carcin(o)

cancer

cardi(o)-

heart

cellul(o)-

cell

cerebell(o)-

cerebellum

cerebr(o)/cerebr(i)-

brain

chol(e)-

bile

cholecyst(o)-

gallbladder

chrom(o)-

color

col(o)-

colon

colp(o)-

related to the vagina

cost(o)-

rib

cry(o)-

cold/freeze

crypt(o)-

hidden

cutane(o)-

skin

cyan(o)-

blue

cyst(i)/cyst(o)

vesicle or bladder

cyt(o)-

cell

dipl(o)-

double

duoden(o)-

duodenum

encephal(o)-

brain

enter(o)-

intestine

episi(o)-

pubic region specifically vuvla

eryth(o)-

red

esophag(o)-

esophagus

fibr(o)-

fiber

galact(o)-

stomach

gastr(o)

stomach

gluc(o)-

sugar

gynec(o)-

female

hemat(o)-

blood

hepat(o)-

liver

heter(o)-

different, having multiple types

hidr(o)-

sweat

hist(o)/histio-

tissue

hom(o)/home(o)-

identical, similar

hydr(o)-

water

hyster(o)-

uterus

iatr(o)-

treatment or medicine

jejun(o)-

jejunum

kerat(o)-

cornea

laryng(o)-

larynx