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Word Root:Definition
abdomin:abdomen
acanth:thorny, spiny
acetabul:acetabulum (hip socket)
acou:hearing
acr:extremities; height
actin:ray; radius
adenoid:adenoids
aden:gland
adrenal:adrenal gland
adren:adrenal gland
aer:air; gas
albumin:albumin
algesi:pain
alveol:alveolus
ambly:dull; dim
amni:amnion
amnion:amnion
amyl:starch
andr:male
angi:vessel
anis:unequal; dissimilar
ankyl:crooked; stiff; bent
antr:antrum
an:anus
aort:aorta
aponeur:aponeurosis
appendic:appendix
arche:first; beginning
arteri:artery
arteriol:arteriole (small artery)
arthr:joint
articul:joint
atel:imperfect; incomplete
ather:yellowish; fatty plaque
atri:atrium
aur:ear
aut:self
axill:armpit
azot:urea; nitrogen
bacteri:bacteria
balan:glans penis
bi:life
bil:bile
blast:developing cell
blephar:eyelid
brachi:arm
bronch:bronchus
bronchiol:bronchiole
bucc:cheek
burs:bursa (cavity)
calc:calcium
cancer:cancer
carcin:cancer
cardi:heart
carp:carpals (wrist bones)
caud:tail; toward the lower part of the body
cec:cecum
celi:abdomen (abdominal cavity)
cephal:head
cerebell:cerebellum
cerebr:cerebrum, brain
cerumin:cerumen (earwax)
cervic:cervix
cheil:lip
chir:hand
cholangi:bile duct
chol:gall; bile
choledoch:common bile duct
chondr:cartilage
chori:chorion
chrom:color
clavic:clavicle (collarbone)
clavicul:clavicle (collarbone)
col:colon
colp:vagina
coni:dust
conjunctiv:conjunctiva
core:pupil
corne:cornea
coron:heart
cortic:cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cor:pupil
cost:rib
crani:cranium (skull)
cry:cold
crypt:hidden
culd:culdesac
cutane:skin
cyan:blue
cyes:pregnancy
cyst:bladder; sac
cyt:cell
dacry:tear, tear duct
dactyl:fingers or toes
dent:tooth
dermat:skin
derm:skin
dextr:right
diaphor:sweat
diaphragmat:diaphragm
dipl:two; double
dips:thirst
disk:intervertebral disk
diverticul:diverticulum
dors:back (of the body)
duoden:duodenum
dur:hard; dura mater
dynam:power or strength
ech:sound
ectop:located away from usual place
electr:electricity, electrical activity
embry:embryo; to be full
emmetr:a normal measues
encephal:brain
endocrin:endocrine
enter:intestines
epididym:epididymis
epiglott:epiglottis
episi:vulva
epitheli:epithelium
erythr:red
esophag:esophagus
esthesi:sensation, sensitivity, feeling
eti:cause (of disease)
faci:face
femor:femur (upper leg bone)
fet:fetus; unborn child
fibr:fibrous tissue, fibers
fibul:fibula (lower leg)
gangli:ganglion
ganglion:ganglion
gastr:stomach
ger:old age; aged
geront:old age; aged
gingiv:gum
glomerul:glomerulus
gloss:tongue
gluc:sweetness; sugar
glyc:sugar
glycos:sugar
gnath:jaw
gnos:knowledge
gon:seed
gravid:pregnancy
gynec:woman
gyn:woman
hem:blood
hemat:blood
hepat:liver
herni:hernia
heter:other
hidr:sweat
hist:tissue
hom:same
home:sameness; unchanging
humer:humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr:water
hymen:hymen
hypn:sleep
hyster:uterus
iatr:medicine; physician
ichthy:fish
ile:ileum
ili:ilium
immun:immune
irid:iris
iri:iris
ischi:ischium
isch:deficiency; blockage
is:equal; same
jejun:jejunum
kal:potassium
kary:nucleus
kerat:cornea
kerat:horny tissue; hard
kin:movement
kinesi:movement; motion
kyph:hump
labi:lips
labyrinth:labyrinth
lacrim:tear duct, tear
lact:milk
lamin:lamina (thin; flat plate or layer)
lapar:abdomen
laryng:larynx
later:side
lei:smooth
leuk:white
lingu:tongue
lip:fat
lith:stone; calculus
lob:lobe
lord:bent forward
lymph:lymph
macr:abnormal largeness
mamm:breast
mandibul:mandible (lower jawbone)
mast:breast
mastoid:mastoid
maxill:maxilla (upper jawbone)
meat:meatus (opening)
melan:black
mening:meninges
menisc:meniscus (crescent)
men:menstruation
ment:mind
metr:uterus
mon:one
morph:form; shape
muc:mucus
myc:fungus
myel:bone marrow; spinal cord
myelon:bone marrow
myos:muscle
myring:eardrum
my:muscle
narc:stupor
nas:nose
nat:birth
necr:death (cells; body)
nephr:kidney
neur:nerve
noct:night
nyct:night
nyctal:night
ocul:eye
olig:scanty; few
omphal:umbilicu; navel
onc:tumor
onych:nail
oo:egg; ovum
oophor:ovary
ophthalm:eye
opt:vision
orchid:testis; testicle
orchi:testis; testicle
orch:testis; testicle
organ:organ
or:mouth
orth:straight
oste:bone
ot:ear
ov:egg
ox:oxygen
pachy:thick
palat:palate
pancreat:pancreas
papill:nipple
parathyroid:parathyroid gland
par:bear; give birth to; labor
patell:patella (kneecap)
path:disease
part:bear; give birth to; labor
pector:chest
ped:child; foot
pelv:pelvis; pelvic bone
perine:perineum
peritone:peritoneum
petr:stone
phac:lens of the eye
phag:eat; swallow
phak:lens of the eye
phalang:pharynx
phas:speech
phleb:vein
phot:light
phren:mind
physi:nature
plasm:plasma
pleur:pleura
pneumat:lung; air
pneum:lung; air
pneumon:lung; air
pod:foot
poli:gray matter
poikil:varied; irregular
polyp:polyp; small growth
poster:back (of body)
prim:first
proct:rectum
prostat:prostate gland
pseud:fake; false
psych:mind
pub:pubis
puerper:childbirth
pulmon:lung
pupill:pupil
pyel:renal pelvis
pylor:pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
py:pus
pyr:fever; heat
quadr:four
rachi:vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
radic:nerve root
radicul:nerve root
radi:radius (lower arm bone)
rect:rectum
ren:kidney
retin:retina
rhabd:rodshaped, striated
rhin:nose
rhytid:wrinkles
rhiz:nerve root
salping:fallopian (uterine) tube
sarc:flesh; connective tissue
scapul:scapula (shoulder bone)
scler:sclera
scoli:crooked, curved
seb:sebum (oil)
sept:septum
sial:saliva
sigmoid:sigmoid
sinus:sinus
somat:body
somn:sleep
son:sound
spermat:spermatozoan; sperm
sperm:spermatozoan; sperm
sphygm:pulse
spir:breathe; breathing
splen:spleen
spondyl:vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
staped:stapes (middle ear bone)
staphyl:grapelike clusters
stern:sternum (breastbone)
steth:chest
stomat:mouth
strept:twisted chains
synovi:synovia; synovial membrane
system:system
tars:tarsals (ankle bones)
tars:edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot)
tendin:tendon
tend:tendon
ten:tendon
test:testis; testicle
therm:heat
thorac:thorax (chest)
thromb:clot
thym:thymus gland
thyroid:thyroid gland
thyr:thyroid gland
tibi:tibia (lower leg bone)
tom:cut; section
ton:tension, pressure
tonsill:tonsils
top:place
toxic:poison
trachel:neck; necklike
trache:trachea
trich:hair
tympan:eardrum; middle ear
uln:ulna (lower arm bone)
ungu:nail
ureter:ureter
urethr:urethra
urin:urine; urinary tract
ur:urine; urinary tract
uter:uterus
uvul:uvula
vagin:vagina
valv:valve
valvul:valve
vas:vessel; duct
ven:vein
ventricul:ventricle
vertebr:vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
vesic:bladder; sac
vesicul:seminal vesicles
viscer:internal organs
vulv:vulva
xanth:yellow
xer:dry