Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology - Medical Terminology

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

angi

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

atri/o

atrium

blephar/o

eyelid, eyelash

bronch/o

bronchus

cardi/o

heart

cephel/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cervic/o

cervix or neck of an organ

cheil/o

lip

chol/o, chole-

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

cili/o

eyelid, eyelash

col/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium, skull

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dactyl/o

digit, toe

dent/o

tooth, teeth

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines

epididym/o

epididymis

epis/o, episi/o

vulva

esophag/o

esophagus

faci/o

face

fibr/o

fibers

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gnath/o

jaw

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepa-, hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

hyster/o

uterus

ile/o

ileum (of intestine)

ili/o

ilium (of pelvis)

jejun/o

jejunum

kerat/o

cornea or horny tissue

labi/o

lip

lapar/o

flank, abdomen

laryng/o

larynx

lip/o

fat

lymph/o

lymph

mast/o, mamm/o

mammary glands

mening/o

meninges

metr/o

uterus (special reference to inner lining)

muscul/o, my/o, myos-

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

nephr/o

kidney; nephron

neur/o

nerve

occipit/o

back of head

ocul/o

eye

odont/o

tooth, teeth

onych/o

claw, hoof

ophthalm/o

eye

orchi/o, orchid/o

testes

or/o

mouth

oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i

bone

ot/o

ear

ovari/o

ovary

palat/o

palate

peritone/o

peritoneum

pharyng/o

pharynx

phleb/o

vein

pil/o

hair

pneum/o

lung, air, breath

pod/o

foot

proct/o

rectum

pulmo-, pulmon/o

lung

pyel/o

pelvis of kidney

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

renal (kidney)

rhin/o

nose

splen/o

spleen

spondyl/o

vertebra, spinal column

steth/o

chest

stomat/o

mouth

tars/o

ankle

ten/o, tend/o

tendon

thorac/o

thorax

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o, thyroid-

thyroid gland

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

trich/o

hair

tympan/o

tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, eardrum

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

ur/o

urine

uter/o

uterus