Medical Terminology A-Z Flashcards

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.