Word Roots

acuity

sharpness of thought , vision, or hearing

adren/o

adrenal gland

ascites

excess abdominal fluid

aut/o

self, own

bronch/o

bronchial tube

cephal/o

head

chondr/o

cartilage

coryza

...

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

cyan

blue

cyst/o

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

derm

skin

dermat

skin

diuresis

increased production of urine

edema

swelling

encephal/o

brain

enuresis

invouluntary urination

epistaxis

bleeding from the nose

erythr/o

red

exaserbation

worsening

febrile

having a fever

gynec/o

woman/female

hepat/o

liver

heter/o

different

hom/o

same

homeostasis

maintain a condition of balance equillibrium

icthy/o

dry, scaly

idi/o

unknown

incontinence

lack of voluntary control over urination

is/o

same,equal

kyph/o

humpback

later/o

side

lith/o

stone,calculus

mast/o

breast

melena

dark sticky feces with part blood

metri/o

uterus (womb)

morph/o

shape,form

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

myring/0

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

nas/o

nose

nat/o

birth

nephr/o

kidney

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pedicul/o

louse

phleb/o

vein

poly/o

many, much

post

after, behind

pre

before

proct/o

anus or rectum

py/o

pus

rhin/o

nose

scler/o

sclera (white of eye)

scopy

visual examination

supine

lying face upward

thorac/o

chest

thyr/o

thyroid gland

tinnitis

ringing in the ears

syncope

fainting

ur/o

urine

ven/o

vein

ventr/o

belly side of body

vesic/o

urinary bladder

stasis

inactivity

stenosis

abnormal narrowing of the body

stomy

surgical opening

taxia

internal ordering or arragement

tome

to cut or cutting instrument

tomy

cutting

ule

small

uria

possessing urine, substance in urine

algia

pain

gram

drawing or written record

vicer/o

internal organs

xen/o

stranger/foreigner