Common Roots
Level 1
Common Roots
Level 2
SUFFIX
Musculoskeletal
Misc.
100

Arthr/o

AR-throh

Joint

100

Hem/o

HEE-moh

Blood

100

-ac

Pertaining to

100

Cervic/o

Neck

100
hypo and hyper 


provide example and how you remember the difference ?

Low and High 

b/p

200
Cardi/o

KAR-dee-oh

Heart

200

my/o

MAI-oh

Muscle

200

-al

pertaining to

200

Dactyl/o

Finger

200

-Centesis

puncture 

300

Enter/o

EN-ter-oh

Small Intestine

300

Angi/o

Vas/o

Vessel

300

-ia

-ism

Condition

300

Spondyl/o

Vertebra

300

Hematoma

Bruise

400

Gastr/o

GAS-tro

Stomach

400

Dermat/o

Derm/o

Skin

400

-icle

Small

400

Tars/o

Ankle

400
-itis

inflammation

500

Hepat/o

he-PAH-toh

Liver

500

Pneum/o

Lung

500
-algia

pain

500

Chondr/o

Cartilage

500

brady and tachy

explain how you remember the difference?

Slow heart rate and fast heart rate