Medical Terminology - Root Words

Question 1

stomato

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

dento

Answer 2

teeth

Question 3

glosso/linguo

Answer 3

tongue

Question 4

gingivo

Answer 4

gums

Question 5

encephalo

Answer 5

brain

Question 6

gastro

Answer 6

stomach

Question 7

entero

Answer 7

intestine

Question 8

colo

Answer 8

colon (large intestine)

Question 9

procto

Answer 9

anus/rectum

Question 10

hepato

Answer 10

liver

Question 11

nephro/rene

Answer 11

kidney

Question 12

orchido

Answer 12

testis

Question 13

oophoro

Answer 13

ovary

Question 14

hystero/metro

Answer 14

uterus

Question 15

salpingo

Answer 15

fallopian tubes

Question 16

dermo

Answer 16

skin

Question 17

masto/mammo

Answer 17

breast

Question 18

osteo

Answer 18

bones

Question 19

cardio

Answer 19

heart

Question 20

cysto

Answer 20

bladder

Question 21

rhino

Answer 21

nose

Question 22

phlebo/veno

Answer 22

veins

Question 23

pneumo/pulmo

Answer 23

lung

Question 24

hemo/emia

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

**optico**

Answer 25

eye, vision

Question 26

**laparo**

Answer 26

abdomen, abdominal wall

Question 27

**myo**

Answer 27

muscle

Question 28

**thoraco**

Answer 28

chest

Question 29

**esophago**

Answer 29

esophagus

Question 30

**melano**

Answer 30

black, dark

Question 31

**artero/arterio**

Answer 31

artery

Question 32

**thyro**

Answer 32

thyroid

Question 33

**cervico**

Answer 33

neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

Question 34

**vagino/colpo**

Answer 34

vagina

Question 35

**tracheo**

Answer 35

trachea

Question 36

**pyelo**

Answer 36

renal pelvis

Question 37

**histo**

Answer 37

tissue

Question 38

**fascio**

Answer 38

fascia

Question 39

**neuro**

Answer 39

nerve, nerve tissue

Question 40

**chondro**

Answer 40

cartilage

Question 41

**cutaneo**

Answer 41

skin

Question 42

**pancreato**

Answer 42

pancreas

Question 43

**carcino**

Answer 43

cancerous

Question 44

**onco**

Answer 44

tumor

Question 45

**ankylo**

Answer 45

crooked, bent, stiff

Question 46

**lipo**

Answer 46

fat, lipid

Question 47

**cephalo**

Answer 47

head

Question 48

**uretero**

Answer 48

ureter

Question 49

**oo/ovo**

Answer 49

egg

Question 50

**cholecysto**

Answer 50

gallbladder

Question 51

**urethro**

Answer 51

urethra

Question 52

**albino/leuko**

Answer 52

white

Question 53

**meningo**

Answer 53

meninges

Question 54

**arthro**

Answer 54

joint

Question 55

**duodeno**

Answer 55

duodenum

Question 56

**teno/tendo**

Answer 56

tendon

Question 57

**spondylo**

Answer 57

vertebrae, vertebral column

Question 58

**angio**

Answer 58

blood or lymph vessels

Question 59

**gonado**

Answer 59

sex gland

Question 60

**oto**

Answer 60

ear, hearing

Question 61

**myringo/tympano**

Answer 61

tympanic membrane

Question 62

**athero**

Answer 62

plaque, fatty substance

Question 63

**adipo**

Answer 63

fat

Question 64

**litho**

Answer 64

stone, calculus

Question 65

**erythro**

Answer 65

red

Question 66

**spleno**

Answer 66

spleen

Question 67

**cyto**

Answer 67

cell

Question 68

**adeno**

Answer 68

gland

Question 69

**pharyngo**

Answer 69

pharynx

Question 70

**adreno**

Answer 70

adrenal glands

Question 71

**pyro**

Answer 71

fever, fire

Question 72

**meno**

Answer 72

menstruation, menses

Question 73

**myelo**

Answer 73

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 74

**cyano**

Answer 74

blue

Question 75

**sigmoido**

Answer 75

sigmoid colon

Question 76

**cranio**

Answer 76

skull

Question 77

**broncho**

Answer 77

bronchial tube, bronchus

Question 78

**retino**

Answer 78

retina

Question 79

**xero**

Answer 79

dry

Question 80

**laryngo**

Answer 80

larynx

Question 81

**sclera**

Answer 81

sclera of eye, hard

Question 82

**thrombo**

Answer 82

clot

Question 83

**patho**

Answer 83

disease, suffering, emotion

Question 84

**costo**

Answer 84

rib

Question 85

**natal**

Answer 85

birth

Question 86

**thermo**

Answer 86

heat