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What does the root word 'abdomin/o' refer to?
What does 'acr/o' mean?
extremities
What is the meaning of 'aden/o'?
gland
What does 'adenoid/o' refer to?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Root Words A-Z
- abdomin/o: Refers to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- acr/o: Pertains to extremities, such as arms and legs.
- aden/o: Refers to a gland, an organ that secretes substances.
- adenoid/o: Specifically relates to adenoids.
- adip/o: Denotes fat, often used in contexts regarding body composition.
- aer/o: Refers to air or gases.
- alb: Means white, often used in terms pertaining to coloration.
- albumin/o: Relates to albumin, a type of protein found in blood.
- amni/o: Refers to amnion, the membrane surrounding the fetus.
- amyl/o: Means starch, a common carbohydrate.
- angi/o: Pertains to vessels, typically blood vessels.
- ankyl/o: Indicating something crooked or fused, often related to joints.
- anter/o: Referring to anterior or the front of the body.
- aort/o: Specifically denotes the aorta, the largest artery in the body.
- append(ic)/o: Refers to the appendix, a small organ attached to the large intestine.
- arteri/o: Relates to arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
- arthr/o: Denotes joint, a point of connection between bones.
- articul/o: Another term relating to joints.
- atel/o: Indicates something imperfect or incomplete.
- ather/o: Pertains to yellow, fatty plaque, often associated with atherosclerosis.
- aur/i: Refers to the ear.
- bil/i: Denotes bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.
- blast/o: Refers to an embryonic form, often used in cellular terminology.
- blephar/o: Denotes eyelid.
- brachi/o: Relates to the arm.
- brachy: Means short, as in the term "brachyesophagus."
- bronch(i)/o: Refers to the windpipe and bronchial tubes.
- bucc/o: Relates to the cheek.
- burs/o: Refers to a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between tissues.
- calc/i: Indicates calcium, a vital mineral for bone health.
- calcane/o: Refers to the heel bone.
- carcin/o: Relates to cancer.
- cardi/o: Pertains to the heart.
- carp/o: Refers to the carpus or wrist.
- caud/o: Denotes the tail.
- cec/o: Refers to the cecum, a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
- cephal/o: Pertains to the head.
- cerebr/o: Relates to the brain, specifically the cerebrum.
- cervic/o: Denotes the neck region.
- chlor/o: Refers to green, often used in descriptions of color in tissue.
- chol/e: Associated with bile.
- cholecyst/o: Refers to the gallbladder.
- chondr/o: Pertains to cartilage, the tissue that connects bones.
- chori/o: Relates to the fetal covering.
- clavicul/o: Refers to the clavicle or collarbone.
- coccyg/o: Pertains to the coccyx or tailbone.
- col/o: Denotes the colon, part of the large intestine.
- colp/o: Refers to the hollow or vagina.
- cost/o: Relates to ribs.
- crani/o: Pertains to the cranium or skull.
- cry/o: Refers to cold, often used in medical contexts.
- crypt/o: Means to hide or conceal.
- cutane/o: Pertains to the skin.
- cyan/o: Refers to blue, often used in descriptions of skin color.
- cyst/o: Indicates a cyst or bladder.
- cyt/o (-cyte): Refers to a cell.
- dactyl/o: Denotes fingers or toes.
- dent/i dent/o: Relates to teeth.
- derm/a dermat/o: Pertains to the skin.
- dextr/o: Refers to the right side.
- dips/o: Relates to thirst.
- disc/o: Indicates disc or disk, often in spinal context.
- dist/o: Means far or distant from the origin.
- dors/o: Pertains to the back.
- duoden/o: Refers to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
- ech/o: Means sound, commonly used in ultrasound imaging.
- electr/o: Relates to electricity.
- encephal/o: Pertains to the brain.
- enter/o: Refers to the intestine (ลำไส้).
- erythr/o: Indicates red.
- esophag/o: Pertains to the esophagus (หลอดอาหาร).
- esthesi/o: Relates to feeling or sensation.
- femor/o: Denotes the femur or thigh bone.
- fet/o: Relates to the fetus.
- fibr/o: Pertains to fiber.
- fibul/o: Refers to the fibula, the smaller bone of the lower leg.
- front/o: Indicates the forehead or front region.
- galact/o: Relates to milk.
- gastr/o: Pertains to the stomach.
- genit/o: Refers to genitalia (องคชาติ).
- ger/o: Indicates old age.
- glomerul/o: Refers to the glomerulus, a part of the kidney.
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