Common Word Roots

Front 1

abdomin/o

Back 1

abdomine

Front 2

acou/o;

acoust/o

Back 2

hear

Front 3

aden/o

Back 3

gland

Front 4

adip/o

Back 4

fat

Front 5

alb/o

Back 5

white

Front 6

alges/o

Back 6

pain

Front 7

andr/o

Back 7

man / male

Front 8

angi/o

Back 8

vessel

Front 9

angin/o

Back 9

blood vessel

Front 10

ankyl/o

Back 10

fused / stiff

Front 11

anter/o

Back 11

front

Front 12

aort/o

Back 12

aorta

Front 13

append/o

Back 13

appendix

Front 14

arteri/o

Back 14

artery

Front 15

arthr/o

Back 15

joint

Front 16

asthen/o

Back 16

weak

Front 17

atel/o

Back 17

incomplete

Front 18

ather/o

Back 18

fat

Front 19

atri/o

Back 19

atrium

Front 20

audi/o

Back 20

to hear

Front 21

aur/o

Back 21

ear

Front 22

aut/o

Back 22

self

Front 23

bacteri/o

Back 23

bacteria

Front 24

bi

Back 24

life; also two

Front 25

bil/i

Back 25

bile

Front 26

blast/o

Back 26

germ / bud / developing cell

Front 27

blephar/o

Back 27

eyelid

Front 28

brachi/o

Back 28

arm

Front 29

bronch/i

Back 29

airway / brochus

Front 30

bucc/o

Back 30

cheek

Front 31

burs/o

Back 31

pouch or sac

Front 32

calc/i

Back 32

calcium

Front 33

carcin/o

Back 33

cancer

Front 34

cardi/o

Back 34

heart

Front 35

carp/o

Back 35

wrist

Front 36

cartil/o

Back 36

cartilage / gristle

Front 37

caud/o

Back 37

tail

Front 38

cec/o

Back 38

blind intestine / cecum

Front 39

cel/o

Back 39

hernia / protusion

Front 40

cent/e

Back 40

to puncture (a body cavity)

Front 41

cent/i

Back 41

a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth

Front 42

cephal/o

Back 42

head

Front 43

cerebr/o

Back 43

brain / cerebrum

Front 44

cervic/o

Back 44

neck

Front 45

chol/e

Back 45

bile

Front 46

chondr/o

Back 46

cartilage

Front 47

chrom/o

Back 47

color

Front 48

chron/o

Back 48

time

Front 49

cirrh/o

Back 49

yellow / orange

Front 50

cleid/o

Back 50

clavicle

Front 51

col/o

Back 51

colon

Front 52

colp/o

Back 52

vagina

Front 53

condyl/o

Back 53

knuckle of a joint

Front 54

cor/o

Back 54

pupil

Front 55

corne/o

Back 55

cornea

Front 56

cost/o

Back 56

rib

Front 57

crani/o

Back 57

cranium / skull

Front 58

crin/o

Back 58

to secrete

Front 59

cubitus

Back 59

elbow

Front 60

cutane/o

Back 60

skin

Front 61

cyan/o

Back 61

blue

Front 62

cycl/o

Back 62

cirlce or cycle

Front 63

cyst/o

Back 63

bladder

Front 64

cyt/o

Back 64

cell

Front 65

derm(at)/o

Back 65

skin

Front 66

digit

Back 66

finger or toe

Front 67

dipl/o

Back 67

two / double

Front 68

dips/o

Back 68

thirst

Front 69

disk/o

Back 69

flat shape / intervertebral disc

Front 70

dist/o

Back 70

distant / away

Front 71

diverticul/o

Back 71

diverticulum / a small blind pouch

Front 72

dors/o

Back 72

back

Front 73

duct/o

Back 73

lead / move

Front 74

duoden/o

Back 74

duodenum

Front 75

ech/o

Back 75

to bounce / sound

Front 76

ede

Back 76

swelling

Front 77

elast/o

Back 77

change shape

Front 78

elect/o

Back 78

electricity

Front 79

embol/o

Back 79

a plug

Front 80

embry/o

Back 80

embryo

Front 81

emesis

Back 81

vomit

Front 82

emmetr/o

Back 82

according to measure

Front 83

encephal/o

Back 83

brain

Front 84

enter/o

Back 84

small intestine

Front 85

episi/o

Back 85

vulva

Front 86

erythr/o

Back 86

red

Front 87

esthesi

Back 87

sensation or perception

Front 88

febr

Back 88

fever

Front 89

flex

Back 89

bend

Front 90

foramen

Back 90

opening

Front 91

fract

Back 91

break

Front 92

gastr/o

Back 92

stomach

Front 93

gest

Back 93

carry / produce / congestion

Front 94

glyc/o

Back 94

sugar / sweet

Front 95

gno

Back 95

know

Front 96

gyn/o

Back 96

women / female

Front 97

hem(at)/o

Back 97

blood

Front 98

hepat/o

Back 98

liver

Front 99

heter/o

Back 99

other / different

Front 100

hom/o

Back 100

same

Front 101

hydr/o

Back 101

water

Front 102

idi/o

Back 102

person / self

Front 103

lact/o

Back 103

milk

Front 104

leuk/o

Back 104

white

Front 105

lingu/o

Back 105

tongue

Front 106

mal/o

Back 106

abnormal / bad

Front 107

medi/o

Back 107

middle

Front 108

melan/o

Back 108

black / dark

Front 109

men/o

Back 109

month / menstration

Front 110

mening/o

Back 110

membrane; usually refers to the meninges

Front 111

myel/o

Back 111

marrow of spinal cord

Front 112

my/o

Back 112

muscle

Front 113

nephr/o

Back 113

kidney

Front 114

neur/o

Back 114

nerve

Front 115

ocul/o

Back 115

eye

Front 116

ophthalm/o

Back 116

eye

Front 117

oste/o

Back 117

bone

Front 118

ot/o

Back 118

ear

Front 119

ov/o

Back 119

egg

Front 120

palpate

Back 120

to examine by touch

Front 121

path/o

Back 121

disease

Front 122

ped/o

Back 122

child or foot

Front 123

percuss

Back 123

to examine by striking

Front 124

phag/o

Back 124

eat

Front 125

pharyng/o

Back 125

throat

Front 126

phot/o

Back 126

light

Front 127

pleur/o

Back 127

rib / side

Front 128

pneum(at)/o

Back 128

lungs / air

Front 129

pneumo(n)/o

Back 129

lung

Front 130

pod(i)

Back 130

foot

Front 131

psued/o

Back 131

false

Front 132

psych/o

Back 132

mind

Front 133

pto

Back 133

fall

Front 134

ptyal/o

Back 134

saliva

Front 135

pulmon/o

Back 135

lungs

Front 136

pur / py

Back 136

pus

Front 137

pyr/o

Back 137

fire / heat

Front 138

quadr/o or quar

Back 138

four

Front 139

ren/o

Back 139

kidney

Front 140

rhin/o

Back 140

nose

Front 141

sangui(n)o

Back 141

blood

Front 142

scler/o

Back 142

hard

Front 143

sebum

Back 143

a fatty secretion of sebaceous glands

Front 144

sect/o

Back 144

cut

Front 145

sept/o

Back 145

wall / divider; also "seven"

Front 146

serum

Back 146

the clear portion of body fluids; including blood

Front 147

sinus

Back 147

cavity / channel / hollow space

Front 148

som(a)

Back 148

body

Front 149

spir/o

Back 149

coil; to breath

Front 150

stern(o)-

Back 150

sternum (breastbone)

Front 151

stomat/o

Back 151

mouth

Front 152

thorac/o

Back 152

chest

Front 153

tom/o

Back 153

cut

Front 154

toxic/o

Back 154

poisonous

Front 155

trich/o

Back 155

hair

Front 156

ur/o

Back 156

urine

Front 157

uter/o

Back 157

uterus / womb

Front 158

varic/o

Back 158

dilated vein

Front 159

vas/o

Back 159

blood vessel

Front 160

viscer/o

Back 160

internal organs

Front 161

xen/o

Back 161

foreign (material)

Front 162

xer/o

Back 162

dry