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What root means small intestine?

small intestine

ventr/o means______________

belly

thorac/o means________________

chest (thorax)

medi/o means________________

middle

What root means epithelium?

epitheli/o

What root means skull?

crani/o

ophthalm/o means______________

eye

gynec/o means________________

woman, female

Cephal/o means ___________________

head

vascul/o means__________________

blood vessel

What root means nose?

rhin/o

What root means tissue?

hist/o

proxim/o means__________________

near to

What does the root crin/o mean?

to secrete

What root means urine?

ur/o

What is the root for abdomen?

abdomin/o

pub/o means_____________________

pubic (genital region)

glute/o means__________________

buttock

anter/o means_____________

front

Dist/o means_____________

away from

What root means tail?

caud/o

What root means spine?

spin/o

What is the root for fat?

adip/o

What root means skin?

dermat/o

What root means kidney?

nephr/o

poster/o means_________________

back

gastr/o means____________

stomach

muscul/o means________________

muscle

brachi/o means________________

arm

What root means pleura?

pleur/o

What root means heart?

cardi/o

What is the root for cell?

cyt/o

ot/o means____________

ear

dors/o means______________

back of body

cervic/o means_________________

neck

infer/o means_________________

below

super/o means__________________

above

What root means nerve?

neur/o

pelv/o means____________________

pelvis

What root means blood?

hemat/o

What root means peritoneum?

peritone/o

What root means vertebra?

vertebr/o

laryng/o means______________________

larynx

What root means lung?

pulmon/o

What root means cartilage?

chondr/o

What root means side?

later/o

immun/o means______________

protection

What does crur/o mean?

leg (shin)

What root means loin?

lumb/o

What root means lymph?

lymph/o

What root means rectum and anus?

proct/o