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Medical Roots - KEY

The document lists various medical terms related to body parts, each paired with their meanings. It includes terms such as 'aden' for gland, 'cardi' for heart, and 'nephr' for kidney. The document serves as a reference for understanding medical terminology associated with human anatomy.

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Medical Roots - KEY

The document lists various medical terms related to body parts, each paired with their meanings. It includes terms such as 'aden' for gland, 'cardi' for heart, and 'nephr' for kidney. The document serves as a reference for understanding medical terminology associated with human anatomy.

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Medical Roots – Body

Locate the following Medical Terms on the body. Highlighted #’s NOT on quiz.

1. aden ____​ gland​ ​ ​ ​ 39. latero _____side_________________

2. adren __adrenal glands​ ​ ​ 40. angi ____blood vessel__________

3. appendic ___appendix ​ ​ ​ 41. arter ___artery________________

4. arthr _____joint​ ​ ​ ​ 42. aur ___ear______________________

5. blephar ____eyelid ​ ​ ​ 43. bronchus ___bronchial tube/lung______

6. bucc ____cheeks​ ​ ​ ​ 44. cardi ___heart____________________

7. cephal ____head/brain​ ​ ​ 45. cerebr ____brain/cerebrum_________

8. cervic ___cervix; neck__​ ​ 46. cheil _____lips__________________

9. chole ___bile/gall/cholesterol ​​ 47. chondr ___cartilage______________

10. col ____colon ​​ ​ ​ 48. cost _____rib__________________

11. crani ___ skull​ ​ ​ ​ 49. cut _____skin___________________

12. cyst ___cyst/bladder/pouch​ ​ 50. cyto ____cell_____________________

13. dactyl __fingers ​ ​ ​ ​ 51. dent _______teeth_________________

14. derm ____skin​ ​ ​ ​ 52. dors ___back/dorsal________________

15. enter ___intestines/internal​ ​ 53. gastro ___stomach_______________

16. gingival __gums​ ​ ​ ​ 54. gloss _____tongue_______________

17. hemo __blood ​ ​ ​ ​ 55. hepat ___liver_____________________

18. histo ___tissue​ ​ ​ ​ 56. hyster ___uterus___________________

19. lapar ____abdominal wall​ ​ 57. lingua _____tongue_________________

20. lipo ____fat__​ ​ ​ ​ 58. mamm ___breast/mammary gland_____

21. mast ____breast tissue​ ​ ​ 59. myo ____muscle ____________

22. myelo __bone marrow; myelin sheath​ 60. myring ___eardrum____________


23. naso _____nose​ ​ ​ ​ 61. nephr ________kidney______________

24. neuro ___nerves​ ​ ​ ​ 62. ocular ____ eye____________________

25. odont ____tooth ​ ​ ​ 63. oophor _____ovaries_______________

26. ophthalm ___eyes​ ​ ​ 64. orch _____testes_________________

27. oss ____bone ​ ​ ​ ​ 65. osteo ____bone__________________

28. oto ____ear​ ​ ​ ​ 66. pedes ___feet____________________

29. phleb ___vein​ ​ ​ ​ 67. phren ____skull (shape)___________

30. pleura __lung tissue ​ ​ ​ 68. pneum ____lung ________

31. pod ____foot​ ​ ​ ​ 69. proct ____rectum____________________

32. pulmon __lung​ ​ ​ ​ 70. pyelo ____pelvis______________________

33. ren ____kidney (veins of kidney)​ 71. rhino _____nose____________________

34. salpingo ___tube (uterine or auditory) 72. splen _____spleen____________________

35. spondyl _____vertebrae​ ​ ​ 73. stoma ____opening__________________

36. thorac ____thorax/chest​​ ​ 74. utero ____ uterus____________________

37. valv ____valve (of heart)​​ ​ 75. vaso ___blood vessel______

38. vena ____vein​ ​ ​ ​ 76. ventr __front of body; ventricles of heart___

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