Medical word roots for phlebotomy students

33 medical word roots for phlebotomy students, with plain definitions and sources.

• angi/oBlood vessel.
• aort/oAorta, the largest artery.
• arteri/oArtery.
• ather/oFatty plaque or deposit.
• brachi/oArm.
• cardi/oHeart.
• carp/oWrist (carpal bones).
• cutane/oSkin.
• cyt/oCell.
• dactyl/oFinger or toe.
• derm/o, dermat/oSkin.
• erythr/oRed.
• gluc/o, glyc/oGlucose or sugar.
• hem/o, hemat/oBlood.
• hydr/oWater or fluid.
• leuk/oWhite.
• lip/oFat or lipid.
• lymph/oLymph, the fluid of the lymphatic system.
• my/o, muscul/oMuscle.
• myc/oFungus.
• myel/oBone marrow or spinal cord.
• necr/oDeath (of cells or tissue).
• neur/oNerve or nervous system.
• path/oDisease.
• ped/oChild; in some words, foot.
• phleb/o, ven/oVein.
• py/oPus.
• pyr/oFever or fire.
• scler/oHard; also the sclera (white of the eye).
• thromb/oBlood clot.
• ur/o, urin/oUrine or the urinary tract.
• urethr/oUrethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
• vas/o, vascul/oVessel, usually a blood vessel.