Untitled Flashcard Set
Medical Root Words and Their Meanings
aden/o – gland
angi/o – vessel
arthr/o – joint
bio – life
bronch/o – bronchus (airway)
cardi/o – heart
cephal/o – head
cerebr/o – brain (cerebrum)
chol/e – bile, gall
col/o – colon, large intestine
cost/o – rib
crani/o – skull
cyst/o – bladder, sac
cyt/o – cell
derm/o, dermat/o – skin
encephal/o – brain
enter/o – intestine (usually small)
gastr/o – stomach
glyc/o – sugar, glucose
gynec/o – woman, female
hemat/o, hem/o – blood
hepat/o – liver
hist/o – tissue
hyster/o – uterus
lapar/o – abdomen
laryng/o – larynx (voice box)
leuk/o – white
lip/o – fat
mast/o – breast
my/o – muscle
myel/o – spinal cord, bone marrow
nephr/o – kidney
neur/o – nerve
ocul/o – eye
oste/o – bone
ot/o – ear
path/o – disease
phleb/o – vein
pneum/o, pulmon/o – lung, air
psych/o – mind
ren/o – kidney
rhin/o – nose
sacr/o – sacrum (lower spine)
scler/o – hardening
splen/o – spleen
stomat/o – mouth
thromb/o – clot
thyroid/o – thyroid gland
tonsill/o – tonsil
tox/o – poison
trache/o – trachea (windpipe)
ur/o – urine, urinary tract
uter/o – uterus
vas/o – vessel, duct
ven/o – vein
vesic/o – bladder
colp/o – vagina
proct/o – rectum, anus
onc/o – tumor
ophthalm/o – eye