Medical Root Words related to Body Structures

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Which part of the body do you think the root word , Enter- refers to?

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Which part of the body do you think the root word , Hemo- refers to?

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Which part of the body do you think the root word , Ped/ pod- refers to?

Medical Terms associated with Body Structures

By Gia Minns

Learning Objectives

​At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

Identify the medical root terms associated with parts of the body

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​Arthro means:

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joint​

​Brachi means:

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arm ​

​Card means:

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heart ​

​Cephalo means:

​head​

​Dent/dont means:

​tooth

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The root word for head is

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The root word for tooth is

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The root word for heart is

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The root word for joint is

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The root word for arm is

​derm means:

​skin

​enter means:

​intestine

​gastro means:

​stomach

​hepato means:

​liver

​myo means:

​muscle

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The root word for skin is

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The root word for stomach is

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The root word for liver is

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The root word for muscle is

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The root word for intestine is

​nephr or renal means:

​kidney

​neuro means:

​nerve

​ophth means:

​eye

​oto means:

​ear

​rhino means:

​nose

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The root word for nerve is

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The root word for nose is

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The root word for ear is

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The root word for kidney is

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The root word for eye is

​encephalo means:

​brain

​pulmo/pnuema means:

​lung

​ped or pod means:

​foot

​hemo means:

​blood

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The root word for lung is

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The root word for brain is

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The root word for blood is

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The root word for foot is