Medical Root Words

Question 1

Gastro/O-

Answer 1

Stomach

Question 2

Lith/O-

Answer 2

Stone

Question 3

Intestin/O-

Answer 3

Intestine

Question 4

Abdonmin/O-

Answer 4

Abdomen

Question 5

Arteri/O-, Arter/O-

Answer 5

artery

Question 6

Brachi/O-

Answer 6

arm

Question 7

bronch/O-, bronchi/O-

Answer 7

bronchus

Question 8

Carcin/O-

Answer 8

cancer

Question 9

cardi/O-

Answer 9

heart

Question 10

col/O-, colon/O-

Answer 10

colon

Question 11

cyt/O-, -cyte (root, suffix)

Answer 11

Cell

Question 12

derm/O-, dermat/O-

Answer 12

skin

Question 13

Encephal/O-

Answer 13

brain

Question 14

Bucc/O-

Answer 14

cheek (facial)

Question 15

Neur/O-

Answer 15

nerve

Question 16

Oculo, opthalmo, opti, orbit

Answer 16

eye (oculo refers to movement, opathalmo refers to condition)

Question 17

Oto

Answer 17

Ear

Question 18

Pulmo

Answer 18

Lung

Question 19

Thorac/O-

Answer 19

Chest, Thorax

Question 20

Viscero/O-

Answer 20

Internal organs, viscera

Question 21

Histo/O-, histio

Answer 21

Tissue

Question 22

Hepat/O-

Answer 22

liver

Question 23

Nephro

Answer 23

Kidney

Question 24

Onco

Answer 24

Tumor

Question 25

Osteo

Answer 25

Bone

Question 26

Cranio

Answer 26

Skull

Question 27

Adipo

Answer 27

Fat

Question 28

adren/O-

Answer 28

adrenal gland

Question 29

Chondri-

Answer 29

cartilage

Question 30

Arthro/articulo

Answer 30

Joint

Question 31

Cephalo

Answer 31

Head

Question 32

Pneumo

Answer 32

lung

Question 33

Cerebello

Answer 33

Cerebellum

Question 34

Cysto

Answer 34

bladder

Question 35

duodeno

Answer 35

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

Question 36

Laryngo

Answer 36

Larynx

Question 37

Lympho

Answer 37

lymph

Question 38

muscul/O-, my/O-

Answer 38

muscle

Question 39

Nas/O-

Answer 39

nose

Question 40

Angi/O-

Answer 40

blood vessel

Question 41

hem-,hema, hemato, hemo-

Answer 41

blood

Question 42

hyster/O-

Answer 42

uterus

Question 43

mas/O-

Answer 43

breast