Common Medical Word Roots

Front 1

Adip

Back 1

Fat

Hint 1

Adipose

Front 2

Aer

Back 2

Air

Hint 2

Aerobic

Front 3

Angi

Back 3

Vessel

Hint 3

Angiogram

Front 4

Arteri

Back 4

Artery

Hint 4

Arteriosclerosis

Front 5

Arthr

Back 5

Joint

Hint 5

Arthritis

Front 6

Bar

Back 6

Weight

Hint 6

Bariatric

Front 7

Bili

Back 7

Bile

Hint 7

Bilirubin

Front 8

Bronch

Back 8

Bronchus

Hint 8

Bronchitis

Front 9

Bucc

Back 9

Cheek

Hint 9

Buccal

Front 10

Carcin

Back 10

Cancer

Hint 10

Carcinogenic

Front 11

Cardi

Back 11

Heart

Hint 11

Electrocardiogram

Front 12

Cephal

Back 12

Head

Hint 12

Cephalic

Front 13

Chondr

Back 13

Cartilage

Hint 13

Osteochondritis

Front 14

Coron

Back 14

Crown, circle

Hint 14

Coronary

Front 15

Crin

Back 15

To secrete

Hint 15

Endocrine

Front 16

Cry

Back 16

Cold

Hint 16

Cryoglobulin

Front 17

Cubit

Back 17

Elbow

Hint 17

Antecubital

Front 18

Cutane

Back 18

Skin

Hint 18

Percutaneous

Front 19

Cyan

Back 19

Blue

Hint 19

Cyanotic

Front 20

Cyst

Back 20

Bladder

Hint 20

Cystitis

Front 21

Cyt

Back 21

Cell

Hint 21

Cytology

Front 22

Cyte

Back 22

Cell

Hint 22

Erythrocyte

Front 23

Derm

Back 23

Skin

Hint 23

Dermis

Front 24

Dermat

Back 24

Skin

Hint 24

Dermatitis

Front 25

Encephal

Back 25

Brain

Hint 25

Encephalitis

Front 26

Enter

Back 26

Intestines

Hint 26

Enteritis

Front 27

Erythr

Back 27

Red

Hint 27

Erythema

Front 28

Esophag

Back 28

Esophagus

Hint 28

Esophagitis

Front 29

Estr

Back 29

Female

Hint 29

Estrogen

Front 30

Fibrin

Back 30

Fiber

Hint 30

Fibrinolysis

Front 31

Gastr

Back 31

Stomach

Hint 31

Gastrointestinal

Front 32

Gluc

Back 32

Sugar, glucose

Hint 32

Glucose

Front 33

Glyc

Back 33

Sugar, glucose

Hint 33

Glycolysis

Front 34

Hemat

Back 34

Blood

Hint 34

Hematology

Front 35

Hepat

Back 35

Liver

Hint 35

Hepatitis

Front 36

Hist

Back 36

Tissue

Hint 36

Histology

Front 37

Kerat

Back 37

Hard, cornea

Hint 37

Keratinized

Front 38

Leuk

Back 38

White

Hint 38

Leukocyte

Front 39

Lip

Back 39

Fat

Hint 39

Lipemina

Front 40

Melan

Back 40

Black

Hint 40

Melanoma

Front 41

Morph

Back 41

Form

Hint 41

Morphology

Front 42

My

Back 42

Muscle

Hint 42

Myalgia

Front 43

Nat

Back 43

Birth

Hint 43

Natal

Front 44

Necr

Back 44

Death

Hint 44

Necrosis

Front 45

Nephr

Back 45

Kidney

Hint 45

Nephritis

Front 46

Neur

Back 46

Nerve

Hint 46

Neurology

Front 47

Onc

Back 47

Tumor

Hint 47

Oncologist

Front 48

Oste

Back 48

Bone

Hint 48

Osteoporosis

Front 49

Path

Back 49

Disease

Hint 49

Pathogen

Front 50

Ped

Back 50

Child

Hint 50

Pediatric

Front 51

Phag

Back 51

Eat, swallow

Hint 51

Phagocytic

Front 52

Hem

Back 52

Blood

Hint 52

Hemolysis

Front 53

Phleb

Back 53

Vein

Hint 53

Phlebotomy

Front 54

Pneumon

Back 54

Air, lung

Hint 54

Pneumonia

Front 55

Prandi

Back 55

Meal

Hint 55

Postprandial

Front 56

Pulmon

Back 56

Lung

Hint 56

Pulmonary

Front 57

Ren

Back 57

Kidney

Hint 57

Renal

Front 58

Scler

Back 58

Hard

Hint 58

Slerotic

Front 59

Sphygm

Back 59

Pulse

Hint 59

Sphygmomanometer

Front 60

Squarm

Back 60

Flat, scale

Hint 60

Squamous

Front 61

Thorac

Back 61

Chest

Hint 61

Thoracic

Front 62

Thromb

Back 62

Clot

Hint 62

Thrombosis

Front 63

Tox

Back 63

Poision

Hint 63

Toxicology

Front 64

Ur, urin

Back 64

Urine

Hint 64

Urinalysis

Front 65

Vas

Back 65

Vessel

Hint 65

Vascular

Front 66

Ven

Back 66

Vein

Hint 66

Venipuncture

Front 67

Viscer

Back 67

Organ

Hint 67

Visceral