Abdominal aorta

Root: abdomin/o
meaning: abdomen
example: the blood vessels
in the abdomen

Postauricular
Root: aur/o, auricul/o
meaning: ear
example: pertaining yo
behind the ear

Axillary lymph nodes

Root: axill/o
meaning: armpit
example: lymph nodes
located in the armpit

Brachial plexus
Root: Brachi/o
meaning: arm
example: web of spinal
nerves that control the arm
 Carpal tunnel Root: carp/o
meaning: wrist
example: narrow
passageway in the wrist
where nerves and flexor
tendons pass through

Celiac disease Root: celi/o

meaning: abdomen
example: condition of
gluten intolerance that can
result in abdominal
symptoms

Cervical vertebrae
Root: cervic/o
meaning: neck
example: the 6 vertebrae in
the column of the neck

Chiropractic Root: chir/o

meaning: hand
example: a field of medicine
in which the body is
manipulated with the hands
 Crural
Root: cru; crur/o
meaning: leg
example: relating to the leg
and more especifically the
thigh

Cytometry
Root: cyt/o
meaning: cell
example: counting of cells,
especially red blood cells

Dactylitis
Root: dactyl/o
meaning: digit(finger or toe)
example: swelling of a digit

Dorsalgia
Root: dors/o
meaning: back or back of
the body
example: pain the upper
back
 Histologist
Root: hist/o
meaning: tissue
example: a specialist in
tissues

Inguinal ligament
Root: inguin/o
meaning: groin
example: ligament that runs
below the abdominal
oblique muscle in the groin

Laparoscopy Root: lapar/o

meaning: abdomen
example: examination of
the contents of the
peritoneum with a
laparoscope

Mammography
Root: mamm/o
meaning: breast
example: the process of
imaging the breast for
diagnosis and screening
 Mastitis
Root: mast/o
meaning: breast
example: inflammation of
the breast

Nasolacrimal
Root: nast/o
meaning: nose
example: relating to the
nose and tear ducts

Oculodynia
Root: ocul/o
meaning: eye
example: pain of the eye

Omohyoid Root: om/o

meaning: shoulder
example: muscle that
attaches along the border of
the scapula
 Onychomycosis
Root: onych/o
meaning: fingernail or
toenail
example: fungal infection of
the nail

Ophthalmic solution
Root: ophthalm/o
meaning: eye
example: eye drops

Oropharynx
Root: or/o
meaning: mouth
example: the part of the
pharynx closes to the
mounth

Otoscope
Root: ot/o
meaning: ear
example: tool for viewing
the ear tissue
 Pedal
Root: ped/o
meaning: foot
example: relating to the feet

Pelvimeter
Root: pelv/o
meaning: pelvis
example: calipers for
measuring the diameters of
the pelvis

Phalanges
Root: phalang/o
meaning: digit (finger or toe)
example: long bones in the
digits of the digits

Piloerection
Root: pil/o
meaning: hair
example: involuntary
erection or bristling of the
hair
 Podiatrist

Root: pod/o
meaning: foot
example: foot specialist

Rhinologist
Root: rhin/o
meaning: nose
example: nose specialist

Stomatoplasty
Root: stomat/o
meaning: mouth
example: reconstructive
surgery of the mouth

Trichion Root: trich/o

meaning: hair
example: where the hairline
and middle of the forehead
intersect
ventriduction Root: ventr/o
meaning: abdomen or front
of the body
example: movement trough
the body toward the
abdomen

Viscera
Root: visc/o
meaning: internal organs
example: the internal
organs

Leukocyte
Root: cyte
meaning: cell
example: write blood cell

Gluteal
Root: eal
meaning: pertaining to
example: relating to the
gluteus muscles
 Cardiac
Root: iac
meaning: pertaining to
example: pertaining to the
heart

Adipose
Root: ose
meaning: pertaining to or
full of
example: pertaining to fat

Neoplasm
Root: plasm
meaning: formation
example: new or abnormal
growth of tissue

Phagosome
Root: somes
meaning: bodies
example: a vacuole in the
cell cytoplasm containing a
phagocytosed particle