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Common Root Words/Medical Terms

1.

Abdomin

Abdomen

2.

Aden

Gland

3.

Angi

Vessel

4.

Arthro

joint

5.

Cardio

Heart

6.

Col

Colon

7.

cyan

blue

8.

cyt

cell

9.

derm

skin

10.

erythro

Red

11.

Gastro

stomach

12.

glyco

sugar

13.

hemato, hemo

blood

14.

hepat

liver

15.

histo

tissue

16.

leuko

white

17.

mammo

breast

18.

nephro

kidney

19.

neur

nerve

20.

osteo

bone

21.

path

disease

22.

phag

to swallow

23.

pneum

pnuemon

Air or lung

24.

rhino

nose

25.

a, an

without

26.

acro

extremities

27.

brady

slow

28.

dia

through

29.

dys

difficult

30.

electro

electric

31.

endo

within

32.

epi

upon or over

33.

hyper

above normal

34.

hypo

below normal

35.

macro

large

36.

micro

small

37.

peri

around

38.

sub

under, below

39.

tachy

fast

40.

al, ic

pertaining to or related to

41.

algia

pain

42.

cyte

cell

43.

ectomy

surgical removal of

44.

gram

a recording

45.

graphy

the process of recording

46.

ist

one who specializes

47.

itis

inflammation of

48.

megaly

enlargement of

49.

ologist, or logist

one who studies

50.

ology, logy

study of

51.

oma

tumor

52.

osis

disease or condition of

53.

ostomy

surgically forming an opening

54.

otomy

cutting into

55.

pathy

disease

56.

penia

decrease or lack of

57.

phobia

Fear of

58.

plasty

surgical repair

59.

scope

instrument to view or examine