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Lesson 2 Root Words
Medical Root Words
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
03/19/2013
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Aden/o
 Definition
Gland
Term
Append/o, appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
bi/o
 Definition
living thing, life
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart, upper part of stomach
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col/o, colon/o
 Definition
large intestine, colon
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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cyst/o
 Definition
sac of fluid, bladder
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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derm/o, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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duct/o
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carry
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gen/o
 Definition
giving rise to, creating
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hist/o
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tissue
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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leuk/o
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white
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lith/o
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stone
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
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neur/o
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nerve
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norm/o
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proper, rule
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child, infant, foot
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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secti/o
 Definition
cut into
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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tens/o
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pressure
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the/o
 Definition
put
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therm/o
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heat
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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acr/o
 Definition
extremity, tip
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