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ROOT WORDS
Root Words Meaning Example

Abdomin abdomen abdominal

Acanth thorny, spiny acanthaceous

Acetabul acetabulum (hip socket) acetabulum

Acou hearing acoustic

Acr extremities; height acral

Actin ray; radius actinic

Aden gland adenocarcinoma

ROOT WORDS
Adenoid adenoids adenoiditis

Adren adrenal gland adrenal

VOICE FILES
Adrenal adrenal gland adrenalectomy
CARDIOLOGY FI
Aer air; gas aerate
DERMATOLOGY
Albumin albumin albuminaturia
ENT FILES
Algesi pain analgesia ENDOCRINOLOG
Alveoli alveolus alveolitis GASTRO FILES

Ambly dull; dim amblyopia LOM FILES

Amni amnion amniocele ORTHO FILES

Amnion amnion amnionic NEUROLOGY FIL

Amyl starch amylose OB-GYN FILES

OPTHALMOLOG
An anus anus
PULMONOLOGY
Andr male androgen
RADIATION AND
Angi vessel angina

Anis unequal; dissimilar anisothenic

TEST FILES
Ankyl crooked; bent; fused ankylosed
CARDIOLOGY TE
Antr antrum (cavity, chamber) antrum DERMATOLOGY
Aort aorta aortic ENDOCRINOLOG

Aponeur aponeurosis aponeurotic ENT TEST FILES

Appendic appendix appendicitis GASTRO TEST F

Arche; Archi first; beginning archecentric LOM TEST FILES

Arteri artery arteriography MUSCULOSKELE

NEUROLOGY TE
Arteriol arteriole (small artery) arteriolosclerosis
OB-GYN TEST F
Arthr joint arthritis
OPTHALMOLOG
Articul joint articulation
PULMONOLOGY
Atel imperfect; incomplete atelectasis
RADIATION AND
Ather yellowish; fatty plaque atherosclerosis

Atri atrium (chamber) atrioventricular MEDICAL TRAN

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Aur ear aural CONSULTATION

Aut self autoantibody CONSULTATION

Axill armpit axilla DISCHARGE SUM

Azot urea; nitrogen azotemia ER REPORT FILE

HISTORY AND P
Root Words Meaning Example OPERATIVE REP

B Transcription Mod

Bacteri bacteria bacterial

Balan glans penis balanitis

Bi life biology

Bil bile biliary (duct)

Blast developing cell blastoctye

Blephar eyelid blepharoplasty

Brachi arm brachial (artery)

Bronch bronchus bronchitis

Bronchiol bronchiole bronchiole

Bucc cheek buccal

Burs bursa (cavity) bursitis

Root Words Meaning Example

Calc calcium calcium

Cancer cancer cancer

Carcin cancer carcinoma

Cardi heart cardiac

Carp carpals (wrist bones) carpal tunnel

Caud tail; toward the lower part of the body caudal

Cec cecum cecal

Celi abdomen (abdominal cavity) celioenterotomy

Cephal head cephalad

Cerebell cerebellum cerebellar

Cerebr cerebrum, brain cerebromedullary

Cerumin cerumen (earwax) ceruminal

Cervic cervix cervical

Cheil lip cheilitis

Chir hand chirality

Chol gall; bile cholecystectomy

Cholangi bile duct cholangitis

Choledoch common bile duct choledochitis

Chondr cartilage chondral

Chori chorion chorioretinal

Chrom color chromatogenous

Clavic clavicle (collarbone) clavicle

Clavicul clavicle (collarbone) clavicular

Col colon colonitis

Colp vagina colposcopy

Coni dust coniosis

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Conjunctiv conjunctiva conjunctivitis

Cor pupil corectasis

Core pupil corectasis

Corne cornea corneal

Coron heart coronary

Cortic cortex (outer layer of body organ) cortical

Cost rib costicervical

Crani cranium (skull) cranial

Cry cold cryotherapy

Crypt hidden cryptic

Culd culdesac culdesac

Cutane skin subcutaneous

Cyan blue cyanotic

Cyes pregnancy cyesis

Cyst bladder; sac cystic

Cyt cell cytology

Root Words Meaning Example

Dacry tear, tear duct dacryoadenitis

Dactyl fingers or toes dactylolysis

Dent tooth dentition

Derm skin dermis

Dermat skin dermatology

Dextr right ambidextrous

Diaphor sweat diaphoresis

Diaphragmat diaphragm diaphragmatitis

Dipl(o) two; double diploid

Dips thirst dipsosis

Disk intervertebral disk diskectomy

Diverticul diverticulum diverticulitis

Dors back (of the body) dorsal

Duoden duodenum duodenal

Dur hard; dura mater dural

Dynam power or strength dynamogenic

Root Words Meaning Example

Ech sound echocardiogram

Ectop located away from usual place ectopic (pregnancy)

Electr electricity, electrical activity electrocardiogram

Embry embryo; to be full embryonic

Emmetr a normal measues emmetropia

Encephal brain encephalitis

Endocrin endocrine endocrinosis

Enter intestines enteritis

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Epididym epididymis epididymal

Epiglott epiglottis epiglottiditis

Episi vulva episiotomy

Epitheli epithelium epithelial

Erythr red erythematous

Esophag esophagus esophagocele

Esthesi sensation, sensitivity, feeling anesthesia

Eti cause (of disease) etiology

Root Words Meaning Example

Faci face facioplasty

Femor femur (upper leg bone) femoral

Fet fetus; unborn child fetal

Fibr fibrous tissue, fibers fibroma

Fibul fibula (lower leg) fibular

Root Words Meaning Example

Gangli ganglion ganglia

Ganglion ganglion ganglionated

Gastr stomach gastritis

Ger old age; aged geriatric

Geront old age; aged gerontology

Gingiv gum gingivitis

Glomerul glomerulus glomerulonephritis

Gloss tongue glossoncus

Gluc sweetness; sugar glucose

Glyc sugar glycerin

Glycos sugar glycosamine

Gnath jaw gnathitis

Gnos knowledge gnosis

Gon seed gonad

Gravid pregnancy gravida

Gyn woman gynopathic

Gynec woman gynecology

Root Words Meaning Example

Hem blood hemoglobin

Hemat blood hematocrit

Hepat liver hepatitis

Herni hernia herniated

Heter other heterosexual

Hidr sweat hidradenoid

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Hist tissue histology

Hom same homogeneous

Home sameness; unchanging homeostasis

Humer humerus (upper arm bone) humerus

Hydr water hydrate, dehydrate

Hymen hymen hymen

Hypn sleep hypnogenic

Hyster uterus hysterectomy

Root Words Meaning Example

Iatr medicine; physician iatrogenic

Ichthy fish icthyoid

Ile ileum ileotomy

Ili ilium iliosacral

Immune immune immunodeficiency

Iri iris iritoectomy

Irid iris iritis

Is(o) equal; same isocellular

Isch deficiency; blockage ischemia

Ischi ischium ischiorectal

Jejun jejunum jejunotomy

Root Words Meaning Example

Kal potassium hypokalemia

Kary nucleus karyon

Kerat cornea keratotomy

Kerat horny tissue; hard keratosis

Kin movement kinesis

Kinesi movement; motion kinesiology

Kyph hump kyphosis

Root Words Meaning Example

Labi lips labium

Labyrinth labyrinth labyrinthitis

Lacrim tear duct, tear lacrimal

Lact milk lactation

Lamin lamina (thin; flat plate or layer) laminar

Lapar abdomen laparoscopy

Laryng larynx laryngitis

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Later side lateral

Lei smooth leiomyoma

Leuk white leukemia

Lingu tongue lingual

Lip fat lipid

Lith stone; calculus lithotripsy

Lob lobe lobular

Lord bent forward lordosis

Lymph lymph lymphoma

Root Words Meaning Example

Macr abnormal largeness macromolecular

Mamm breast mammary

Mandibul mandible (lower jawbone) mandibular

Mast breast mastitis

Mastoid mastoid mastoidotomy

Maxilla maxilla (upper jawbone) maxillary

Meat meatus (opening) meatus

Melan black melanoma

Men menstruation menstrual

Mening meninges meningitis

Menisci meniscus (crescent) meniscus

Ment mind mental

Metr uterus metroptosis

Mon(o) one monoparesis

Morph(o) form; shape morphology

Muc mucus mucosal

My muscle myasthenia

Myc fungus mycete

Myel bone marrow; spinal cord myeloma

Myelon bone marrow; spinal cord myelonic

Myos muscle myostroma

Root Words Meaning Example

Narc stupor narcotic

Nas nose nasal

Nat birth prenatal

Necr death (cells; body) necrosis

Nephr kidney nephritis

Neur nerve neuropathy

Noct night nocturnal

Nyct night nycterine

Nyctal night nyctalopia

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Root Words Meaning Example

Ocul eye ocular

Olig scanty; few oliguria

Omphal umbilicu; navel omphaloma

Onc tumor oncology

Onych nail onychogenic

Oo egg; ovum oocyte

Oophor ovary oophorectomy

Ophthalm eye ophthalmology

Opt vision optical

Or mouth oral

Orch testis; testicle orchilytic

Orchi testis; testicle orchiectomy

Orchid testis; testicle orchidoncus

Organ organ organic

Orth straight orthodontist

Oste bone osteoporosis

Ot ear otitis

Ov egg ovum

Ox oxygen oxidation

Root Words Meaning Example

Pachy thick pachycephalic

Palat palate palatoplegia

Pancreat pancreas pancreatic

Papill nipple papillary

Par bear; give birth to; labor para

Parathyroid parathyroid gland parathyroidoma

Part bear; give birth to; labor postpartum

Patell patella (kneecap) patellectomy

Path disease pathology

Pector chest pectoralgia

Ped child; foot pediatrics/pedal

Pelv pelvis; pelvic bone pelvic

Perine perineum perineum

Peritone peritoneum peritoneal

Petr stone petrous

Phac lens of the eye phacolysis

Phag eat; swallow dysphagia

Phak lens of the eye phakomatosis

Phalang(o) pharynx phalangeal

Phas speech aphasia

Phleb(o) vein phlebitis

Phot light photokinetic

Phren mind phrenology

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Physi nature physiology

Plasm plasma plasmacyte

Pleur pleura pleuracentesis

Pneum(o) lung; air pneumogastric

Pneumat lung; air pneumathemia

Pneumon lung; air pneumonia

Pod foot podiatry

Poikil(o) varied; irregular poikiloblast

Poli(o) gray matter polioclastic

Polyp polyp; small growth polypathia

Poster back (of body) posterior

Prim first primary

Proct rectum proctology

Prostat prostate gland prostatitis

Pseud fake; false pseudopolyp

Psych mind psychiatry

Pub pubis pubic

Puerper childbirth puerperal

Pulmon lung pulmonary

Pupil pupil pupil

Py pus empyema

Pyel renal pelvis pyelogram

Pylor pylorus (pyloric sphincter) pylorostomy

Pyr fever; heat pyrogenic

Root Words Meaning Example

Quadr four quadruplets

Root Words Meaning Example

Rachi(o) vertebra; spinal or vertebral column rachiocentesis

Radi radius (lower arm bone) radius

Radic nerve root radiculopathy

Radicul nerve root radicular

Rect(o) rectum rectocele

Ren kidney renal

Retin retina retinosis

Rhabd rodshaped, striated rhabditis

Rhin(o) nose rhinitis

Rhiz(o) nerve root rhizoneure

Rhytid wrinkles rhytidoplasty

Root Words Meaning Example

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Salping(o) fallopian (uterine) tube salpingitis

Sarc(o) flesh; connective tissue sarcocele

Scapula scapula (shoulder bone) scapular

Sclera sclera sclerectomy

Scoli crooked, curved scoliosis

Seb sebum (oil) sebaceous

Sept(o) septum (dividing wall; partition) septum

Sial saliva salivary

Sigmoid sigmoid sigmoidoscopy

Sinus sinus sinusitis

Somat(o) body somatometry

Somn sleep insomnia

Son sound sonogram

Sperm spermatozoan; sperm spermiduct

Spermat spermatozoan; sperm spermatorrhea

Sphygm pulse sphygmomenometer

Spir breathe; breathing transpiration

Spleen spleen spleen

Spondyl(o) vertebra; spinal or vertebral column spondylosis

Staped stapes (middle ear bone) stapedial

Staphyl(o) grapelike clusters staphylococcus

Stern sternum (breastbone) sternal

Steth chest stethoscope

Stomat(o) mouth stomatoplasty

Strept(o) twisted chains streptococcus

Synovi synovia; synovial membrane synovial

System system systemic

Root Words Meaning Example

Tars tarsals (ankle bones) metatarsal

Tars(o) edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot) tarsitis

Ten tendon tendon

Tend tendon tendotomy

Tendin tendon tendinitis

Test testis; testicle testicular

Therm(o) heat thermal

Thorac thorax (chest) thoracic

Thromb(o) clot thrombus

Thym(o) thymus gland thymolysis

Thyr thyroid gland thyroid

Thyroid thyroid gland thyroiditis

Tibi tibia (lower leg bone) tibial

Tom(o) cut; section tomography

Ton tension, pressure tonicity

Tonsil tonsils tonsillitis

Top(o) place topographic

Toxic poison toxic

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Trache(o) trachea tracheobronchial

Trachel(o) neck; necklike trachelitis

Trich hair trichoid

Tympan eardrum; middle ear tympanic membrane

Root Words Meaning Example

Uln ulna (lower arm bone) ulnar

Ungu nail ungual

Ur urine; urinary tract urinary

Ureter(o) ureter ureteroplasy

Urethr urethra urethrectomy

Urin urine; urinary tract urinalysis

Uter uterus intrauterine

Uvul uvula uvuloptosis

Root Words Meaning Example

Vagin vagina vaginal

Valv valve valvula

Valvul valve valvuloplasty

Vas(o) vessel; duct vasectomy

Ven vein venous

Ventricul ventricle ventricular

Vertebr(o) vertebra; (spinal column) costovertebral

Vesic(o) bladder; sac vesical

Vesicul(o) seminal vesicles vesiculation

Viscer(o) internal organs viscera

Vulv vulva vulvitis

W- There are no root words.

Root Words Meaning Example

Xanth yellow xanthoma

Xer(o) dry xerosis

Y- There are no root words.

Z- There are no root words.

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