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Monday, October 21, 2019

PTCB - Chapter 4 - Terminology - Roots

ROOT - BODY

card = heart                         mast = breast
cyst = bladder                     my = muscle
derma = skin                       nephr = kidney
dont = teeth                         neur = nerve
gastr = stomach                   ocul = eye
glyc = sugar                        opia = vision
hemat = blood                     oste = bone
hepat = liver                        ot = ear
lingu = tongue                     partum = bring forth
thorax = chest                      pector = chest
thyroid = thyroid                 pneumon = lung
ven = vein


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

aneur = widening                oxy = oxygen
angi = vessel                       pector = chest
aort = aorta                         phleb = vein
arter = artery                      stenosis = narrowing
ather = plaque                    thromb = clot
card = heart                        vas (cu) = blood vessel
cyte = cell                           ven = vein
embol = embolus


ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

aden = gland                     pancreat = pancreas
adrena = adrenal               plas = development
crine = to secrete              somat = body
glyc = sugar                     tetan = tetanus
lipid = fat                         thym = thymus
myx = mucus                   thyroid = thyroid
nephr = kidney


GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

chol = bile                          hepat = liver
col = colon                         herni = hernia
duoden = duodenum          lapar = abdomen
enter = intestine                 orexia = appetite
esophag = esophagus        pancreat = pancreas
gastr = stomach                 pepsia = digestion
hemat = blood                   phag = swallow


INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

adip = fat                     mast = breast
cutane = skin               melan = black
derm (at) = skin           necr = death (of cells, etc)
hist = tissue                 pnych = nail
kerat = hard


LYMPH AND BLOOD SYSTEMS

aden = gland              lymph = lymph
bacter = bacteria        phleb = vein
cyt = cell                   splen = spleen
hemat = blood          sepsis = to putrefy
hemo = blood           thromb = clot
leuk = white             thym = thymus


MUSCULAR SYSTEM

burs = bursa
chondr = cartilage
fibr = fiber
my = muscle
rhabdo = rod
tendin = tendon


NERVOUS SYSTEM

alges = pain                    myel = spinal cord
cerebr = cerebrum          neur = nerve
encephala = brain           phas = speech
esthes = sensation           psycho = mind
mening = meninges        somat = body
ment = mind


SKELETAL SYSTEM

arthr = joint                                                  oste = bone
carp = wrist                                                  patell = knee cap
crani = skull                                                 ped, pod = foot
dactyl = finger or toe                                   pelv = pelvis
femor = thigh bone                                      phalang = bones of fingers and toes
fibul = smaller lower leg bone                     scoli = crooked, bent
humer = upper arm bone                              rachi = vertebrae
lord = curve                                                  spondyl = vertebrae
tibi = large, lower leg bone                          stern = sternum, breast bone


FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

cervic = cervix                           men = menstruation
condyle - knob, knucle              metr = uterus
eclamps = shining forth             ovari = ovary
gynec = woman                         salping = fallopian tube
hyster = uterus                           toc = birth
lact = milk                                 uter = uterine
mamm = breast                         vagin = vagina
mast = breast


MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

andr = male                             semin = semen
balan = glands penis               sperm = sperm
crypt = hidden                        vas = vessel duct
orch = testis                            varic = varicose veins
orchid = testis                         test = testis, testicle
prostat = prostate gland


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

aer = air                                      ox = oxygen
aero = gas                                   pector = chest
bronch = bronchus                     pneumon = lung, air
capn = carbon dioxide               pulmon = lung
cyan = blue                                respire = breath
laryng = larynx                          rhin = nose
nas = nose     sinus = sinus


URINARY TRACT

albumin = protein                 ur = kidney
cyst = bladder                       uresis = urination
glycos = glucose                  ureter = ureter
keto = ketones                     urethr = urethra
lith = stone                          uria = urine, urination
nephr = kidney                    vesic = bladder
ren = kidney 


SENSES - HEARING

acous = hearing                           miring = eardrum
acusis = hearing condition          ot = ear
audi = hearing                             salping = eustachian tube
cerumen = wax like                    tympan = eardrum
labyrinth = inner ear


SENSES - SIGHT

ambly = dim, dull                           ocul = eye
blephar = eyelid                              ophthalm = eye
conjunctiv = conjunctiva                opia = vision
corne = cornea                                opt = eye, vision
glauc = gray                                    retin = retina
irid, ir = iris                                    stigmat = point (ed)
lacrim = tear duct

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