Word Root
abdomin/o
abdomen
acou/o
hearing
acr/o
height/extremities
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adren/o
adrenal gland
alveol/o
alveolus
amni/o
amnion
andro/o
male
angi/o
vessel
ankly/o
stiff
anter/o
frontal
an/o
anus
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
appendic/o
appendix
arche/o
beginning
arteri/o
artery
athero/o
fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
aur/i
ear
aur/o
ear
aut/o
self
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bi/o
life
blast/o
developing cell
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/i
bronchus
bronch/o
bronchus
burs/o
bursa
calc/i
calcium
cancer/o
cancer
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals
caud/o
tail
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
cervix
cheil/o
lip
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e
gall
chondro/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion
chrom/o
color
clavic/o
clavicle
clavicul/o
clavicle
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
cortic/o
cortex
cor/o
pupil
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium
cry/o
cold
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyes/i
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
disk/o
disk
dist/o
distal
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/o
back
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electricity
embry/o
embryo
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erythr/o
epithelium
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
sensation
eti/o
cause of disease
femor/o
femur
fet/i
fetus
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
fibul/o
fibula
gangli/o
ganglion
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gum
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gravid/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
woman
gyn/o
woman
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia
heter/o
other
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
humer/o
humerus
hydr/o
water
hymen/o
hymen
hyster/o
uterus
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
infer/o
inferior
irid/o
iris
iri/o
iris
ischi/o
ischium
ischo/o
blockage
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kerat/o
hard
kinesi/o
motion
kyph/o
hump
lacrim/o
tear duct
lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina
lapar/o
abdomen
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
lateral
lei/o
smooth
leuk/o
white
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
lob/o
lob/o, lobe
lord/o
flexed forward
lumb/o
lumbar
lymph/o
lymph
mamm/o
breast
mandibul/o
mandible
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid
maxill/o
maxilla
meat/o
opening
melan/o
black
mening/o
meninges
menisc/o
meniscus
men/o
menstruation
ment/o
mind
metr/i
uterus
metr/o
uterus
mon/o
one
muc/o
mucus
myc/o
fungus
myel/o
spinal cord
myelon/o
bone marrow
myos/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
noct/i
night
ocul/o
eye
olig/o
few
omphal/o
navel
onc/o
tumor
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
vision
orchid/o
testicle
orch/o
testicle
organ/o
organ
or/o
mouth
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ox/i
oxygen
pachy/o
thick
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
par/o
labor
patell/o
patella
path/o
disease
pelv/i
pelvis
perine/o
peritoneum
petr/o
stone
phalang/o
pharynx
phas/o
speech
phleb/o
vein
phot/o
light
phren/o
mind
plasm/o
plasma
pleur/o
pleura
pneumat/o
lung
pneum/o
lung
pneumon/o
lung
poli/o
gray matter
polyp/o
small growth
poster/o
posterior
prim/i
first
proct/o
rectum
prostat/o
prostate gland
proxim/o
proximal
pseud/o
fake
psych/o
mind
pub/o
pubis
puerper/o
childbirth
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupil
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus
py/o
pus
quadr/i
four
rachi/o
spinal
radic/o
nerve
radicul/o
nerve
radi/o
radius
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
retin/o
retina
rhabd/o
striated
rhin/o
nose
rhytid/o
wrinkles
rhiz/o
nerve
salping/o
fallopian tube
sacr/o
sacrum
scapul/o
scapula
scler/o
sclera
scoli/o
curved
seb/o
sebum
sept/o
septum
sial/o
saliva
sinus/o
sinus
somat/o
body
son/o
sound
spermat/o
sperm
sphygm/o
pulse
spir/o
breathe
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
vertebra
staped/o
stapes
staphyl/o
clusters
stern/o
sternum
steth/o
chest
stomat/o
mouth
strept/o
chain-like
super/o
superior
synovi/o
synovia
system/o
system
tars/o
tarsal
tendin/o
tendon
ten/o
tendon
test/o
testicle
therm/o
heat
thorac/o
thorax
thromb/o
clot
thym/o
thymus
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia
tom/o
pressure
tonsill/o
tonsils
toxic/o
poison
trachel/o
trachea
trich/o
hair
tympan/o
eardrum
uln/o
ulna
ungu/o
nail
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
ur/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
uvul/o
uvula
vagin/o
vagina
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
vas/o
vessel
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
ventro/o
frontal
vertebr/o
vertebra
vesic/o
bladder
vesicul/o
seminal vesicles
viscer/o
internal organs
vulv/o
vulva
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry