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Study the meanings of the root words in the medical field
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periton/o
peritoneum
pelv/i
pelvis
path/o
disease
patell/o
patella/kneecap
pancreat/o
pancreas
ot/o
ear
oste/o
bone
orth/o
straight
orchi/o
testicle
or/o
mouth
ophthalm/o
eye
oophor/o
ovary
onc/o
bulk/tumor
odyn/o
pain/distress
odont/o
teeth
neur/o
nerve
nephr/o
kidney
necr/o
dead/corpse
ne/o
new
nas/o
nose
narc/o
sleep/numbness
myel/o
marrow/spinal
myc/o
fungus
my/o
muscle
muscul/o
muscle
muc/o
mucus
mon/o
one/only
metr/i
uterine tissue
mening/o
membrane
men/o
month
melan/o
black
medi/o
middle
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
lymph/o
lymph/lymphatics
lumb/o
lower back
lob/o
lobe
lith/o
stone
lip/o
fat
lingu/o
tongue
leuc/o
white
leuk/o
white
later/o
lateral
laryng/o
larynx/windpipe
lapar/o
flank/abdominal wall
lact/o
milk
lacrim/o
tear
labi/o
lip
jejun/o
jejunum
ischi/o
ischium/hip
irid/o
colored circle/iris
intestin/o
intestine
infer/o
inferior
immun/o
immune
ili/o
ilium/hip bone
ile/o
ileum/small intestine
hyster/o
uterus/womb
hydr/o
water
humer/o
humerous
hom/o
common/same
hist/o
tissue
hepat/o
liver
hem/a
blood
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
gynec/o
female
granul/o
grain/particle
gnath/o
jaw
glyc/o
sugar/sweet
gloss/o
tongue
glomerul/o
glomerulus
ger/o
old
genit/o
genitals
gastr/o
stomach
galact/o
milk
front/o
frontal/forehead
fibul/o
fibula
fibr/o
fiber
fet/o
fetus
femor/o
femur
esthesi/o
feeling
esophag/o
esophagus
erythr/o
red
enter/o
intestine
encephal/o
brain
electr/o
electricity
ech/o
sound
duoden/o
duodenum
dors/o
directed toward/on the back
disc/o
disc/disk
dips/o
thirst
dextr/o
right
derm/a
skin
dermat/o
skin
dent/i
teeth
dent/o
teeth
dactyl/o
finger/toe
cyt/o (-cyte)
cell
cyst/o
cyst/bladder
cyan/o
blue
cutane/o
skin
crypt/o
hide/conceal
cry/o
cold
crani/o
skull/cranium
cost/o
rib
colp/o
hollow/vagina
col/o
colon
coccyg/o
coccyx
clavicul/o
clavicle
chori/o
fetal covering
chondr/o
cartilage
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
chol/e
bile
chlor/o
green
cervic/o
neck
cerebr/o
brain
cephal/o
head
cec/o
cecum
caud/o
tail
carp/o
carpus/wrist
cardi/o
heart
carcin/o
cancer
calcane/o
heel
calc/i
calcium
burs/o
bursa
bucc/o
cheek
bronch(i)/o
windpipe
brachy
short
brachi/o
arm
blephar/o
eyelid
blast/o
embryonic fluid
bil/i
bile
aur/i
ear
ather/o
yellow/fatty plaque
atel/o
imperfect
articul/o
joint
arthr/o
joint
arteri/o
artery
append(ic)/o
appendix
aort/o
aorta
anter/o
anterior
ankyl/o
crooked/fused
angi/o
vessel
amyl/o
starch
amni/o
amnion
albumin/o
albumin
alb/o
white
aer/o
air
adip/o
fat
adenoid/o
adenoid
aden/o
gland
acr/o
extremities
abdomin/o
abdominal
xanth/o
yellow
vulv/o
vulva
vertebr/o
vertebrea
ventr/o
ventral/belly side
ven/o
vein
vas/o
vessel/ductus defrens
vag/o
vagus nerve
uter/o
uterus
urethr/o
urethra
ureter/o
ureter
ur/o
urine
uln/o
ulna
trache/o
trachea/windpipe
tox/o
poison
tonsill/o
tonsil
tibi/o
tibia
thromb/o
thrombus/clot
thorac/o
chest
therm/o
heat
ten/o
tendon
tempor/o
temple
tars/o
tarsal/ankle bone
stern/o
sternum
spondyl/o
vertebrea
splen/o
spleen
sphen/o
wedge/sphenoid
spermat/o
seed
son/o
sound
somat/o
body
ser/o
serum
semin/o
semen
scrot/o
scrotum
salping/o
tube
sacr/o
sacrum
rhin/o
nose
ren/o
kidney
rect/o
rectal
radi/o
radius/radiant energy
pyel/o
trough/renal pelvis
py/o
pus
pulm/o
lung
pulmon/o
lung
pub/o
pubis
psych/o
mind
pseud/o
false
proxim/o
nearest point to origin
prostat/o
prostate
proct/o
rectum/anus
pneum/o
air/breathing/lung
poster/o
posterior
pleur/o
pleura
phren/o
mind/diaphragm
phot/o
light
phon/o
sound
phleb/o
vein
pharyng/o
pharynx
pharmac/o
drug/medicene
Tish Cummings
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