Medical Terminology - Root Words

Medical Terminology Root Words

aden/o

gland

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

audi/o

hearing

bio

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/i/o

bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

col/o

colon

cyt/o

cell

derm/a/o/to

skin

dors/i/o

the back

encephal/o

brain

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

woman

hemat/o

blood

hist/o/io

tissue

intestin/o

intestine

lapar/o

abdominal wall

lymph/o

lymph node

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nervous system

ocul/o

eye (latin)

ophthalm/o

eye (greek)

opt/o/ico

chemical properties of the eyes

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pharmac/o

drug/medication

pulmon/o

lung

sept/o

septum (wall that divides the nasal cavities)

thorac/o

thorax

thyr/o

thyroid

trachel/o

neck

trich/o

hair

ventr/i/o

belly

viscer/o

viscera

epitheli

epithelium

fibro

fibrous

lipo

fat

neuro

nerve

aort

aorta

angi & vaso

vessel

atri

atrium

cardio & corono

heart

phleb

vein

thrombo

clot

ventric

ventricle

abdomino

abdomen

ano

anus

append

appendix

colo

colon

enter

small intestine

hepat

liver

procto

anus/rectum

adreno

adrenal glands

andro

male

calc

calcium

crino

secrete

estro

female

gluc

sugar

gonad

sex glands

homeo

same

toxic

poison

adip

fat

albin

white

cutaneo & derm

skin

hidr

sweat

melano

black

myco

fungus

necro

death

pyo

pus

xero

dry

xantho

yellow

erythro

red

granulo

granules

immun

protection

kary

nucleus

leuk

white

myelo

bone marrow

fasci

fascia (tissue around muscle)

fibro

fibers

flex

bend

sarco

connective tissue

tendo

tendons

tenso

stretch

arthr & articul

joint

chondro

cartilage

lordo

curve

lumb

lumbar area

orth

straight

scolio

crooked

vertebr

vertebra

genit

genitals

sperm/o/ato

sperm

test/o/ic

testis

urethr

urethra

vesic

bladder

cervic

cervix