Medical Roots/Stems & Examples

Medical Root meaning front or in front

• Arthr/Arthro
• Later/Latero
• Infer/Infero
• Anter/Antero

Medical Root meaning joint

• Later/Latero
• Orth/Ortho
• Anter/Antero
• Arthr/Arthro

Medical Root meaning cartilage

• Cost/Costo
• Chondr/Chondro
• Por/Poro
• Crani/Cranio

Medical Root meaning rib

• Orth/Ortho
• Por/Poro
• Oste/Osteo
• Cost/Costo

Medical Root meaning skull

• Orth/Ortho
• Scoli/Scolio
• Crani/Cranio
• Medi/Medio

Medical Root meaning backside of the body, closest to the spine

• Post
• Por/Poro
• Dorso
• My/Myo

Medical Root meaning below, beneath of

• Kinesi/Kinesio
• Infer/Infero
• Later/Latero
• Anter/Antero

Medical Root meaning movement

• Kinesi/Kinesio
• Infer/Infero
• Medi/Medio
• Kinesiology

Medical Root meaning side

• Anter/Antero
• Infer/Infero
• Oste/Osteo
• Later/Latero

Medical Root meaning middle

• Medi/Medio
• Kinesi/Kinesio
• My/Myo
• Scoli/Scolio