medical+roots

Medical Roots __ Aden – __ gland __ Arden __ – adrenal glands __ Appendic- __ appendix __ Arthr- __ joint __ Blephar __ – eyelid __ Bucc __ - cheek __ Cephal __ - head __ Cervix- __ neck __ Chole __ - bile gall __ Col __ - colon __ Cran __ - cranium __ Cyst __ -bladder __ Dactyl __ - tear __ Derm __ -skin __ Enter __ - intestine __ Gingival __ - gums __ Hemo __ - blood __ Histo __ - tissue __ Lapar __ - an abdomen __ Lipo __ – fat __ Mast __ - breast __ Myelo __ - spinal cord, bone marrow __ Naso __ -nose __ Neuro __ - nerve __ Odont __ - teeth __ Ophthalm __ -eye __ Oss __ - bone __ Oto __ - ear __ Phleb __ - vein __Pleura__ – pleura __ Pod __ – foot __ Pulmon __ - lung __ Ren __ - kidney __ Salpingo __ - fallopian tube; auditory (Eustachian) tube __ Spondyl __ - vertebra (backbone) __ Thorac __ - chest __ Valv __ - valve __ Vena __ - vein __ Cardi __ - heart __ Later __ - lateral, pertaining to a side __ Angi __ – vessel (blood, lymph) __ Arter- __ artery __ Aur- __ ear __ Bronch __ – bronchus __ Cardi __ – heart __ Cerebr __ – cerebrum __ Cheil __ – hand __ Chondor __ – cartilage __ Cost __ – ribs __ Cut __ – hearing __ Cyt- __ cell __ Dent __ – teeth, tooth __ Dors __ – back __ Gastro __ – stomach __ Gloss- __ tongue __ Hepat __ - liver __ Hyster __ - womb, uterus __ Lingua __ – larynx __ Mamm __ – breast __ Myo __ - muscle __ Nephr- __ kidney __ Myring __ – tympanic membrane __ Ocular __ – eye __ Oophr- __ woman ovary __ Orch __ - testis __ Osteo __ – bone __ Pedes __ -foot __ Phren __ –mind __ Pneum- __ lung __ Proct - __ anus, rectum __ Pyleo __ –renal pelvis __ Rhino __ - nose __ Splen __ - spleen __ Stoma __ – mouth __ Utero __ -verete __ Vasco __ -blood vessel __ Ventra __ - stomach cavities