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Body system terms
Musculoskeletal system
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Blood, and the circulatory system
Nervous system
The eyes
The ears
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Urinary system
Endocrine system
Reproductive system
Diseases & Procedures
Diseases
Procedures
General terms / Root words
aden-
(a-den-)(to do with a) gland.
aer-
(air-)(to do with) air.
angi-
(an-ji-)(to do with a) vessel.
arthr-
(ar-thr-)(to do with a) joint.
blephar-
(blef-ar-)(to do with an) eyelid.
cardi-
(card-ee-)(to do with the) heart.
cephal-
(sef-al-)(to do with the) head.
cerebr-
(se-ri-br-)(to do with the) brain; adjective: cerebral.
cervic-
(sur-vik-)(to do with the) neck; adjective: cervical.
cheil-, chil-
(kyl-)(to do with a) lip.
cheir-, chir-
(kyr-)(to do with a) hand.
chol-
(kol-)(to do with) bile.
chondr-
(kondr-)(to do with) cartilage.
cost-
(kost-)(to do with a) rib.
crani-
(krayn--)(to do with the) skull; adjective: cranial.
cyst-
(sist-)(to do with a) bladder or sac.
cyt-
(site-)(to do with a) cell.
dactyl-
(dak-til-)(to do with a) finger or toe.
derm-
(durm-)(to do with the) skin.
encephal-
(en-sef-ul-)(to do with the) brain.
enter-
(en-tur-)(to do with the) intestines.
gastr-
(gas-tr-)(to do with the) stomach; adjective: gastric.
gastrointestinal
(gas-tro-in-tes-ti�nal) (to do with the) stomach and intestines.
haem-
(heem-)(to do with the) blood.
haemat-
(heem-at-)(to do with the) blood.
hepat-
(hep-at-)(to do with the) liver.
hyster-
(his-tur-)(to do with the) uterus.
ile-, eile-
(il-i-, eye-li-)(to do with the) distal portion of the small intestine called the ileum.
ili-
(il-i-)(to do with the) fused part of the pelvic bone called the ilium.
lith-
(lith-)(to do with a) stone.
lumbar
(lum-bar-)(to do with the) loin.
mening-
(men-inj-)(to do with a) membrane.
my-
(my-)(to do with a) muscle.
myel-
(my-el-)(to do with) marrow.
natal-
(nay-tul-)(to do with) birth.
nephr-
(nefr-)(to do with a) kidney.
ophthalm-
(off-thalm-)(to do with an) eye.
ost-, osteo-
(ost-, ost-ee-oh-)(to do with) bone.
pneumo-
(new-moh-)(to do with a) lung.
proct-
(proct-)(to do with the) anus.
psych-
(sy-k-)(to do with the) soul or mind.
py-
(py-)(to do with) pus.
pyel-
(py-el-)(to do with the) pelvis.
spondyl-
(spond-il-)(to do with a) vertebra or the spinal column.
thorac-
(thor-ass-)(to do with the) chest cavity;adjective: thoracic.
trachel-
(trak-el-)(to do with the) neck.
tuber-
(tew-bur-)(to do with a) swelling, node.
ur-
(yor-)(to do with) urine.
venous
(vee�nus) (relating to) veins.
viscer-
(vis-er-)(to do with an) internal organ.