PT class Word Root & Definitions Handout #3 Attachment A
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259 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| andro/o | male |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anter/o | frontal |
| an/o | anus |
| 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 |
| clavic/o | clavicle |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| col/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| coron/o | heart |
| cor/o | pupil |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphram |
| dips/o | thirst |
| disk/o | disk |
| dist/o | distal |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum |
| dors/o | back |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| dur/o | dura |
| 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 | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| lacrim/o | tear duct |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | lateral |
| lei/o | smooth |
| leuk/o | white |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lumb/o | lumbar |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| mast/o | breast |
| mastoid/o | mastoid |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| meat/o | opening |
| 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 |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| patell/o | patella |
| 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 |
| polyp/o | small growth |
| poster/o | posterior |
| proct/o | rectum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| proxim/o | proximal |
| 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 |
| seb/o | sebum |
| sept/o | septum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| staped/o | stapes |
| stern/o | sternum |
| steth/o | chest |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| super/o | superior |
| synovi/o | synovia |
| system/o | system |
| tars/o | tarsal |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| ten/o | tendon |
| test/o | testicle |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| 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 |
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