Word Roots

Word roots are the fundamental part of a word and convey the primary meaning. The word root typically indicates a tissue, organ, body system, color, condition, substance, or structure.

Common Medical Word Roots

Root	Meaning	Root	Meaning
adip	Fat	cyst	Bladder
aer	Air	cyt	Cell
angi	Vessel	derm	Skin
arteri	Artery	encephal	Brain
arthr	Joint	enter	Intestines
bili	Bile	erythr	Red
bronch	Bronchus	gastr	Stomach
bucc	Cheek	gluc; glyc	Sugar; glucose
carcin	Cancer	hem; hemat	Blood
cephal	Head	hist	Tissue
chondr	Cartilage	later	Side
crani	Skull	leuk	White
crin	To secrete	lip	Fat
cry	Cold	melan	Black
cyan	Blue	my	Muscle