Medical Terminology (Root Words)

Front 1

Acr/o

Back 1

Extremity, Tip

Front 2

Aden/o

Back 2

Gland

Front 3

Append/o, Appendic/o

Back 3

Appendix

Front 4

Arteri/o

Back 4

Artery

Front 5

Arthr/o

Back 5

Joint

Front 6

Bi/o

Back 6

Living thing, Life

Front 7

Cardi/o

Back 7

Heart, Upper part of stomach

Front 8

Col/o, Colon/o

Back 8

Large intestine, colon

Front 9

Crani/o

Back 9

Skull

Front 10

Cyst/o

Back 10

Sac of fluid, Bladder

Front 11

Cyt/o

Back 11

Cell

Front 12

Derm/o, Dermat/o

Back 12

Skin

Front 13

Duct/o

Back 13

Carry

Front 14

Enter/o

Back 14

Small Intestine

Front 15

Gastr/o

Back 15

Stomach

Front 16

Gen/o

Back 16

Giving rise to, Creating

Front 17

Gloss/o

Back 17

Tongue

Front 18

Glyc/o

Back 18

Sugar

Front 19

Hem/o, Hemat/o

Back 19

Blood

Front 20

Hepat/o

Back 20

Liver

Front 21

Hist/o

Back 21

Tissue

Front 22

Hydr/o

Back 22

Water, Fluid

Front 23

Leuk/o

Back 23

White

Front 24

Lith/o

Back 24

Stone

Front 25

Muc/o

Back 25

Mucus

Front 26

My/o

Back 26

Muscle

Front 27

Myel/o

Back 27

Bone marrow, Spinal cord

Front 28

Neur/o

Back 28

Nerve

Front 29

Norm/o

Back 29

Proper, Rule

Front 30

Oste/o

Back 30

Bone

Front 31

Path/o

Back 31

Disease

Front 32

Ped/o

Back 32

Child, Infant, Foot

Front 33

Pulmon/o

Back 33

Lung

Front 34

Ren/o

Back 34

Kidney

Front 35

Secti/o

Back 35

Cut into

Front 36

Splen/o

Back 36

Spleen

Front 37

Tens/o

Back 37

Pressure

Front 38

Therm/o

Back 38

Heat

Front 39

Thorac/o

Back 39

Chest

Front 40

Thromb/o

Back 40

Clot

Front 41

Ven/o

Back 41

Vein