Understanding Scientific Terms/Body-1

Understanding Scientific Terminology Greek and Latin Roots of Scientific Terms.

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Lesson 6 - The Body, part 1

The word corpus means body, substance, or matter as perceived by the senses. You will find it in words like corpus luteum the yellow body left when an egg leaves a human ovary. We also derive the word corpse from it. ¹

Here are some word roots related to parts of the body.

Word Roots

cephal/o  : head

encephal/o  : brain

dactyl/o  : finger

brachy/o  : arm

chir/o  : hand

ped/o  : foot

umbilic/o  : navel

patell/o  : kneecap

mamm/o  : breast

or/o  : mouth

stomat/o : mouth

ot/o  : ear

aur/i  :ear

rhin/o  :nose

opthalm/o  : eye

ocul/o  : eye