Post on 24-May-2015
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BYDINA ABDEL-AZIM GHAZY GHORABA
LECTURER OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Root + Vowel Usually
O
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abdomin/o abdomen
aden/o gland
(a)eti /o cause
angi/o vessel
arteri/o artery
append /o appendix
arthr/o joint
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audi/o hearing
aur/o ear
axill /o armpit
balan /o glans penis
bi/o life
blephar /o eyelid
brachi /o arm
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bronchi /o branch /o bronchus (pi. bronchi), bronchial tubes
carcin /o cancerous
cardi /o heart
cephal /o head
cerebr /o brain: cerebrum
cervic /o neck
cholecyst /o gallbladder
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col/o colon (large intestines)
coccy /o , coccyg /o coccyx (tailbone)
colp /o vagina
corne /o cornea
cost /o rib
crani /o skull
crin/o secrete
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cutane /o skin
cyst /o urinary bladder
cyt /o cell
derm /o , dermat /o skin
dent /i tooth
duoden /o duodenum
encephal /o brain
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enter /o intestines
epiglott /o epiglottis
epitheli /o skin
erythr /o red
esophag /o esophagus
esthesi /o feeling
gastr /o stomach
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gen/o producing; produced by
gingiv /o gum
gloss /o , glott /o tongue
glyc /o sugar
gnos/o knowledge
gynec /o woman; female
hemat /o , hem /o blood
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hepat /o liver
hemi /o hernia
hist /o tissue
hyster /o uterus; womb
Ile /o ileum
ili/o ilium
_. ir/o , irid/o iris
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isch/o to hold back, obstruct
Ile /o ileum
labi /o lip
lapar /o abdomen
laryng/o larynx (voice box)
leuk /o white
lingu /o tongue
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lith/o stone
lumb/o loin, waist region
lymph /o lymph
lys/o separation, breakdown
mamm/o, mast/o breast
men/o menstruation
metr/o uterus/ to measure
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myel/o bone marrow
my/o, myos/o muscle
myring/o eardrum
nas/o nose
nat/i birth
norm/o regular
nephr/o kidney
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obstetr /o midwife
ocul /o eye
odont /o tooth
onc/o tumor
opthalm /o eye
opt/o eye
orchi /o , orchid /o testicle
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or/o mouth
orth/o straight
oste /o bone
ot/o ear
ovari /o , oophor /o ovary
pancreat /o pancreas
path /o disease
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ped/o child
pelv /o hip bone
peritone /o peritoneum
pharmac /o drug
pharyng /o pharynx, throat
phleb /o vein
pleur /o pleura
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pneum /o , pneumon/o lung , air
proct /o anus and rectum
prostat /o prostate gland
psych /o mind
pulm /o, pulmon /o lung
pyel /o renal pelvis
radi/o X-ray
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rect/o rectum
ren/o kidney
retin/o retina of the eye
rheumat/o flow, fluid
rhin/o nose
sacr/o sacrum
salping/oFallopian(uterine)
tube
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sarc/o flesh
scapul/o shoulder blade (bone)
scrot/o scrotum, scrotal sac
sept/o infection
sperm/o, spermat/o sperm cells
spine/o backbone
splen /o spleen
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spondyl/o vertebra
stern/o sternum/breast bone
steth/o Chest
thorac /o, thora/o chest
thromb/o blood clot
thyr/o, thyroid/o thyroid gland
tonsill/o tonsils
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trache/otrachea
(windpipe)
tympan/o eardrum
ureter/o ureter
urethr/o urethra
ur/o, urin/o urine, urinary tract
uter/o uterus;womb
vagin/o vagina
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vas/oblood vessel, vas
deference
vascul/oblood vessels
ven/o vein
vertebr/overtebra
(backbone)
vesic/o urinary bladder