Medical Root Words in CPC AAPC, Exams of Nursing

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Ch 2 CPC AAPC Root Words

Derm/o - ✔Skin Dermat/o - ✔SKIN Hidr/o - ✔SWEAT PERSPIRATION Kerat/o - ✔KERATIN, HORNY LAYER OF SKIN Melan/o - ✔DARK, BLACK, MELANIN Onych/o - ✔NAIL Seb/o - ✔SEBUM, SEBACEOUS GLAND Trich/o - ✔HAIR Arthr/o - ✔JOINT Burs/o - ✔BURSA, SAC OF FLUID NEAR JOINT Chondr/o - ✔CARTILAGE Erg/o - ✔WORK Fasci/o - ✔FASCIA Kin/o - ✔MOVEMENT Kinesi/o - ✔MOVEMENT Muscul/o - ✔MUSCLE My/o - ✔MUSCLE Myel/o - ✔BONE MARROW or SPINAL CORD Oste/o - ✔BONE Synov/i - ✔SYNOVIAL FLUID, JOINT OR MEMBRANE Ten/o - ✔TENDON Tendin/o - ✔TENDON Ton/o - ✔TONE; PRESSURE Bronch/o -

✔bronchus Laryng/o - ✔larynx Pharyng/o - ✔pharynx Phren/o - ✔diaphragm Phrenic/o - ✔phrenic nerve Pleur/o - ✔pleura Pneumon/o - ✔lung Pneum/o - ✔air gas respiration lung Pneumat/o - ✔air gas respiraton lung Pulm/o - ✔lungs Pulmon/o - ✔lungs Rhin/o - ✔nose Spir/o - ✔breathing Trache/o - ✔trachea Angi/o - ✔Vessel Aort/o - ✔Aorta Arter/o - ✔Artery Arteri/o - ✔Artery Arteriol/o - ✔Arteriole Atri/o - ✔Atrium Cardi/o - ✔Heart Phleb/o - ✔vein Valv/o - ✔valve Valvul/o - ✔valve Vas/o - ✔Vessel, duct Vascul/o -

✔Vessel Duct Ven/o - ✔Vein Ven/i - ✔Vein Ventricul/o - ✔Cavity, ventricle Erythr/o - ✔red blood cell Erythrocyt/o - ✔Red blood cell Hem/o - ✔blood Hemat/o - ✔Blood Immun/o - ✔Immunity or immune system Leuk/o - ✔White blood cell Leukocyt/o - ✔white blood cell Lymph/o - ✔Lymph or Lymphatic System Lymphanden/o - ✔lymph node Lymphangi/o - ✔lymphatic vessel Splen/o - ✔spleen Thromb/o - ✔blood clot Thrombocyt/o - ✔Platelet or thrombocyte Thym/o - ✔thymus gland Tonsil/o - ✔Tonsil Bucc/o - ✔cheek Chol/e - ✔Bile, Gall Chol/o - ✔Bile or Gall Cholangi/o - ✔Bile Duct Cholecyst/o - ✔Gallbladder Cholecdoch/o - ✔Common bile duct Enter/o -

✔intestine Gastr/o - ✔stomach Gloss/o - ✔Tounge Hepat/o - ✔Liver Labi/o - ✔lip Lingu/o - ✔tongue Or/o - ✔Mouth Sial/o - ✔Saliva, salivary gland. salivary duct Stoma - ✔mouth Stomat/o - ✔mouth Proct/o - ✔rectum Uvul/o - ✔uvula Cali/o - ✔Calyx Calic/o - ✔Calyx Cyst/o - ✔urinary bladder Glomerul/o - ✔glomerulus Nephr/o - ✔Kidney Pyel/o - ✔Renal Pelvis Ren/o - ✔Kidney Ur/o - ✔Urine, Urinary tract Ureter/o - ✔Ureter Urethr/o - ✔Urethra Urin/o - ✔Urine Vesic/o - ✔Urinary Bladder Epididym/o - ✔Epididymis Orcgi/o -

✔Testis Orchid/o - ✔testis Osche/o - ✔Scrotum Prostat/o - ✔Prostate Semin/o - ✔Semen Sperm/o - ✔Semen Spermat/o - ✔semen Test/o - ✔Testis, testicle Vesicul/o - ✔Seminal Vesicle Vas/o (pertaining to male reproductive system) - ✔Vas deferens, ductus deferens Colp/o - ✔vagina Episi/o - ✔vulva Gyn/o - ✔woman Gynec/o - ✔Woman Hyster/o - ✔Uterus Mast/o - ✔Breast Men/o - ✔Menstration Mens - ✔menstration Metr/o - ✔Uterus Metr/i - ✔Uterus O/o - ✔Ovum, eggs Oophor/o - ✔Ovary Ov/o - ✔Ovum, eggs Ovul/o - ✔Ovum, eggs Salping/o - ✔Oviduct or tube (can be more than just fallopian)

Adren/o - ✔Adrenal Gland; epinephrine Adrenal/o - ✔Adrenal Gland; Epinephrine Adrenocortic/o - ✔adrenal cortex Endocrin/o - ✔endocrine glands or system Hypophys/o - ✔Pituitary gland, hypophysis Insul/o - ✔Pancreatic islets Parathyr/o - ✔Parathyroid gland Parathyroid/o - ✔parathyroid gland Pituitar/o - ✔pituitary gland, hypophysis Thyr/o - ✔Thyroid gland Thyroid/o - ✔thyroid gland Cerebr/o - ✔Cerebrum Cortic/o - ✔Cerebal corex, outer portion Encephal/o - ✔brain Gangli/o - ✔ganglion Ganglion/o - ✔ganglion Gli/o - ✔Neuroglia cells Medullo - ✔Medulla oblongata, or medulla Mening/o - ✔meninges Meninge/o - ✔meninges Narc/o - ✔Stupor numbnes or sleep Neur/o - ✔Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve Neur/i - ✔Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve Psych/o - ✔mind Radicul/o - ✔Spinal nerve root

Somn/o - ✔Sleep Somn/i - ✔Sleep Blephar/o - ✔Eyelid Cochle/o - ✔Cochlea of inner ear Corne/o - ✔Cornea Dacryocyst/o - ✔Lacrimal Sac Myring/o - ✔Tympanic membrane Ot/o - ✔Ear Phak/o - ✔Lens Phac/o - ✔Lens Retin/o - ✔Retina Scler/o - ✔Sclera Tympan/o - ✔tympanic cavity or tympanic nerve (middle ear)