word Roots lecture

s1 medical terminology

abdomen/o

abdomen

abort/o

Miscarry

acr/o

extremity

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

albin/o

white

alveol/o

air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

blood vessel

Append/o

appendix

arteri/o, arter/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

fatty plaque

audi/o

hearing

blast/o

germ, bud, developing cell

Bacteri/o

bacteria

blephar/o

eyelid

Brachi/o

arm

bronch/i,o

Air way, bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

Cephal/o

head

Cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

cervic/o

neck, cervix

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o,i

cartilage

colp/o

vagina

coron/o

heart

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium (skull)

cutane/o

skin

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

cyt/o

cell

cyst/o

bladder, sac

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

small intestine

esophag/e,o

gullet, esophagus

fasci/o

fascia

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

glomerul/o

little ball, glomerulus

gloss/o

tongue

gonad/o

sex glands

Gravid/o

pregnancy

lapar/o

abdomen

lact/o

milk

iatr/o

physician

hyster/o

uterus

hom/o

same

hepat/o

liver

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

gyn/o, gynec/o

woman

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

leuk/o

white

Lingu/o

tongue

Mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

melan/o

black

men/o, menstru/o

menstruation

mening/o,i

Membrane

ment/o

mind

metr/I,o

uterus

Muscul/o

muscle

my/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nat/o

birth

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

nosocom/o

hospital

obstetr/o

midwife

ocul/o

eye

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye

oophor/o

ovary

orchi/o, orchid/o

testis

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

ox/i

Oxygen

ped/o

child

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

pneum/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

Fallopian tube, trumpet

schiz/o

to divide, split

sinus/o

cavity

spir/o

to breathe

Stern/o

sternum (breastbone), chest

Thorac/o

thorax, chest

thromb/o

clot

Thyroid/o

resembling a shield, thyroid

Tox/o

poison