Common Word Roots

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Abdomin/o

Abdomen

acou/o

hear

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

alb/o

white

alges/o

pain

andr/o

man / male

angi/o

vessel

ankyl/o

fused, stiff

anter/o

front

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weak

athel/o

incomplete

ather/o

fat

asthen/o

weak

atel/o

incomplete

audi/o

to hear

aur/o

ear

aut/o

self

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi

life; also two

bil/i

blue

blast/o

germ, bud. developing cell

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

bronch/i

airway, bronchus

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

pouch/ sac

calc/i

calcium

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

cartil/o

cartiligie

caud/o

tail

cec/o

blind intestine/ cecum

cel/o

hernia/ protrusion

cent/e

puncture

cent/i

one- hundreth

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

brain

cerviv/o

neck

chlo/e

bile

chondr/o

cartilige

chrom/o

color

Chron/o

Time

cirrh/o

yellow / orange

cleid/o

Clavicle

col/o

Colon

colp/o

vagina

condyl/o

knuckle of a joint

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium, skull

crin/o

to secrete

cubitus

elbow

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

circle / cycle

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dem(at)o/

skin

digit

finger or toe

dipl/o

two, double

dips/o

thirst

disk/o

flat shape, interverterbral disk

dist/o

Distant

diverticul/o

diverticulum

dors/o

back

duct/o

lead, move

duoden

duodenum

ech/o

to bounce, sound

ede

swelling

elast/o

change shape

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

a plug

embry/o

embryo

emesis

vomit

emmetr

according/ to measure

encepheal

brain

enter/o

small intestine

episi/o

vulva

erythr/o

red

esthesi

senseation/ perception

febr

fever

flex

bend

foramen

opening

fract

break

gastr/o

stomach

gest

carry, produce, congestion

glyc

sugar, sweet

gno

know

gyn/o

woman, female

hem(at)/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

heter/o

other