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Root Words back
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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