ROOT: This is the basis of the word. All medical terms consist of one or more ROOTS.
eg. pulmology in this word pulm / is ROOT, which means light.
See some more examples:
1. Gastritis (inflammation of the intestines) - gastr / o - CORNET, which means intestines.
2. hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) - hepa / o - root, which means liver
3. cardiology (study of the heart) - cardi / 0 means heart
4. adenoma (tumor mass) - adena / o means gland
5. Arthritis (joint inflammation) - arthr / o means joint
6. biology (the study of life) - bio / o means life
7. carcinoma (cancer) - cancer / o means cancer
8. cardiology - cardi / o means heart
9. head - cephalus / o means head
10. cut - cis / o means cutting
11. Endocrine - crini / o means gland
12. Cytology - cyt / o means cell
13. cystoscopy - cyst / o means bladder
14. dermatitis - derma / o means skin
15. dermatology - derma / o means skin
16. electrocardiogram - electro / o means electricity
17. Encephalopathy - encephalic / o means head
18. enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine) - enter / o - means the small intestine
19. Erythrocyte (red blood cell) - erythra / o means red
20. Gastrology (gastric examination) - gastr / o means stomach
21. diagnostics (full knowledge) - gnos / o means knowledge
22. Gynecology (woman study) - gynec / o means woman
23. Hematology (blood test) - hemat / o means blood
24. Hematoma (blood tumor) - hemline / o means blood
25. Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) hepatitis / o means liver
26. Iatrogenic (state of unexplained side effects) iatr / o means unexpected
27. Leukemia (abnormal increase in leukocytes) leuke / o white cell
28. Nephrology (kidney test) nephr / o means kidney
29. Neurology (nerve research) neur / o means nerve
30. Oncology (tumor examination) onc / o means tumor
31. Ophthalmology (visual examination of the eyes) of the eye / o means the eyes
32. osteitis (inflammation of the bones) oste / o means bone
33. pathology (microscopic examination of death cells) path / o means the body of death
34. Pediatrician (child specialist) ped / o means child
35. Psychology (mind study) psych / o means mind
36. Radiology (X-ray research) rad / o means X-ray
37. Renal (kidney) ren / o means kidney
38. Rhinitis (nose test) rin / o means nose
39. Sarcoma (malignant tumor) sarc / o means malignant
40. resection (resection or cutting) section / o means for cutting
41. platelet (coagulating cells or platelets) thrombus / o means clot
42. urology (urinalysis) ur / o means urine
COMBINING VOWEL: in all these roots we see the letter / O /, which combines the root with a suffix or a word ending with.
