Medical Terminology- Root Words

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

Front 2

arthr/o

Back 2

joint

Front 3

bi/o

Back 3

life

Front 4

carcino/o

Back 4

cancer, cancerous

Front 5

cardi/o

Back 5

heart

Front 6

cephal/o

Back 6

head

Front 7

cerebr/o

Back 7

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

Front 8

cyt/o

Back 8

cell

Front 9

derm/o

dermat/o

Back 9

skin

Front 10

electr/o

Back 10

electricity

Front 11

encephal/o

Back 11

brain

Front 12

enter/o

Back 12

intestines

(often the small intestine)

Front 13

erythr/o

Back 13

red

Front 14

gastr/o

Back 14

stomach

Front 15

gnos/o

Back 15

knowledge

Front 16

gynec/o

Back 16

woman, female

Front 17

hem/o,

hemat/o

Back 17

blood

Front 18

hepat/o

Back 18

liver

Front 19

lapar/o

Back 19

abdomen

(area between the chest and hip)

Front 20

leuk/o

Back 20

white

Front 21

nephr/o

Back 21

kidney

Front 22

neur/o

Back 22

nerve

Front 23

onc/o

Back 23

tumor

Front 24

opthalm/o

Back 24

eye

Front 25

oste/o

Back 25

bone

Front 26

path/o

Back 26

disease

Front 27

psych/o

Back 27

mind

Front 28

ren/o

Back 28

kidney

Front 29

rhin/o

Back 29

nose

Front 30

sarc/o

Back 30

flesh

Front 31

thromb/o

Back 31

clotting

Front 32

Glyc/o

Back 32

Sugar

Front 33

Crin/o

Back 33

Secrete

Front 34

Cyst/o

Back 34

Urinary bladder

Front 35

abdomin/o

Back 35

abdomen

Front 36

anter/o

Back 36

front

Front 37

bronch/o

Back 37

bronchial tubes

(leading from the windpipe to the lungs)

Front 38

cervic/o

Back 38

neck of the body or neck

(cervix) of the uterus

Front 39

chondr/o

Back 39

cartilage

(connective tissue attached to bones)

Front 40

coccyg/o

Back 40

coccyx, tailbone

Front 41

crani/o

Back 41

skull

Front 42

epitheli/o

Back 42

skin, surface tissue

Front 43

esophag/o

Back 43

esophagus

(tube from the throat to the stomach)

Front 44

laryng/o

Back 44

larynx (voice box)

Front 45

later/o

Back 45

side

Front 46

lumbo

Back 46

loin (waist)

Front 47

lymph/o

Back 47

lymph

(clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)

Front 48

mediastin/o

Back 48

mediastinum

(space between the lungs)

Front 49

pelv/o

Back 49

pelvis

(bones of the hip)

Front 50

peritone/o

Back 50

peritoneum

(membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

Front 51

pharyng/o

Back 51

pharynx (throat)

Front 52

pleur/o

Back 52

pleura

Front 53

poster/o

Back 53

back, behind

Front 54

radi/o

Back 54

x-rays

Front 55

sacr/o

Back 55

sacrum

(five fused bones in the lower back)

Front 56

spin/o

Back 56

spine (backbone)

Front 57

thorac/o

Back 57

chest

Front 58

trache/o

Back 58

trachea (windpipe)

Front 59

vertebr/o

Back 59

vertebra (backbone)