Understanding Scientific Terms/Body-2

Understanding Scientific Terminology Greek and Latin Roots of Scientific Terms.

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Lesson 7 - The Body, part 2

Word Roots

organs

	Latinized Greek	latin	greek
kidney		ren/o	nephr/o
lung		pulmin/o	pneum/o
heart	cardi/o
larynx (throat)	laryng/o
liver	hepat/o
penis			phall/o
uterus / womb			hyster/o
bladder or sac with fluid	cyst/o

cells/tissues

	Latinized Greek	latin	greek
muscle			my/o
nerve			neur/o
egg		ovo	oo

root

-cyte : cell

EXERCISE • Body-2 • Define the word

1. oocyte
2. myocardium

SOLUTION • Understanding Scientific Terms/Body-2 • Define the word

1. An egg cell
2. The muscular tissue of the heart.

reference: American Heritage dictionary