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Word Roots—Part 4 of 6


A quick review of what we covered so far.

  • Brain is enceph
  • Eye is ocul or oculo
  • Nose is rhino
  • Liver is hepat or hepato
  • Head is ceph
  • Heart is cardi or cardio
  • Stomach is gastr or gastro
  • Large intestine is colo

These are root words for the other areas of your body.

  • Chest is thorac or thoraco
  • Lung is pneumo or pleura
  • Breast is mamm or mammo
  • Blood clot is thromb or thrombo
  • Kidney is neph
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