Basics of Medical Terminology: Root words

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

arthr/o

joint

aur/o

ear

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

col/o, colon/o

large intestine; colon

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

enter/o

intestines (usually small)

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar; glucose

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lip/o

fat

log/o

study

my/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

or/o

bone

oste/o

disease

path/o

disease

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

thorac/o

chest

uter/o

uterus