What does the word root encephal refer to?

WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE abdomin/o abdomen abdominal distention, abdominocentesis acanth/o thorny, spiny acanthosis, acantholysis acetabul/o acetabulum (hip socket) acetabuloplasty, acetabulectomy acid/o acid acidophilic, acidosis actin/o ray, radius Actinomyces, actinic keratosis acou/o hearing acouesthesia, acoustic nerve acr/o extremities, height acrocyanosis, acromegaly adenoid/o adenoids adenoidectomy aden/o gland adenoma, lymphadenitis adrenal/o adrenal gland adrenalectomy, hyperadenocorticism adren/o adrenal gland adrenogenital syndrome, adrenocorticotropin aer/o air, gas aerobe, anaerobic, aeroembolism, aerosol albumin/o albumin hypoalbuminemia, albuminuria algesi/o pain algesiometer, algesiogenic alveol/o alveolus alveolitis, alveolar proteinosis ambly/o dull, dim amblychromasis, amblyopia amni/o amnion diamniotic amnion/o amnion diamnionic amyl/o starch amyloidosis, amylase, amylose an/o anus anorectal, anoperineal andr/o male androgen, androblastoma angi/o vessel angiography, lymphangiitis anis/o unequal, dissimilar anisocoria, anisocytosis ankyl/o crooked, stiff, bent ankylosing spondylitis, Ankylostoma antr/o antrum antrectomy, antral aort/o aorta aortography, aortitis aponeur/o aponeurosis aponeurotomy appendic/o appendix appendicitis arche/o first, beginning archeocyte, archenteron arteri/o artery arteriovenous fistula, arteriosclerosis arteriol/o arteriole (small artery) arteriolosclerosis arthr/o joint arthralgia, arthroscope, artropathy articul/o joint articulation atel/o imperfect, incomplete atelectasis ather/o yellowish, fatty plaque atherosclerosis, atheroma atri/o atrium atrioseptal defect, atrioventricular node audi/o hearing audiology, audiovisual, auditorium aur/i,o ear auricular cartilage, aura aut/o self autoregulation, autoimmune axill/o armpit axillary lymph node az/o urea, nitrogen azotemia, azide, diazonium �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE bacteri/o bacteria bactericidal, bacteriophage bar/o pressure barotrauma, barometer balan/o glans penis balanitis, balanic, balonoplasty bas/o base basophil, basalioma, basolateral bi/o life biopsy, biochemistry, symbiosis bil/i bile biliary tract, hemobilia, bilirubin blast/o developing cell fibroblast, myeloblast, neuroblast blephar/o eyelid blepharoptosis, blepharoblast brachi/o arm brachiocephalic, brachial artery bronch/i,o bronchus bronchiole, bronchospasm, bronchiectasia bronchiol/o bronchiole bronchiolitis bucc/o cheek buccal, buccinator, buccula burs/o bursa (cavity) peribursal, bursitis �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE calc/i calcium calcification, calcitonin, calcinosis cancer/o cancer cancerization, cancerogenic, cancerous carcin/o cancer adenocarcinoma, carcinoembryonic antigen cardi/o heart cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, endocardium carp/o carpals (wrist bones) carpectomy, carpal tunnel syndrome caud/o tail, toward the lower part of the body caudal, caudate nucleus, caudad cec/o cecum cecostomy, cecoptosis, cecal celi/o abdomen celiac artery, celiocentasis cephal/o head encephalopathy, microcephaly, cephalic cerebell/o cerebellum supracerebellar, olivopontocerebellar atrophy cerebr/o cerebrum, brain cerebrospinal fluid, cerebroside cerumin/o cerumen (earwax) ceruminosis cervic/o cervix cervicofacial, cervicitis, endocervical cheil/o lip cheiloplasty, cheilitis chir/o hand chirospasm, chiropodalgia cholangi/o bile duct cholangitis, cholangiocellular carcinoma chol/e gall, bile cholesterol, cholestasis, choline choledoch/o common bile duct choledocholith, choledochostomy chondr/o cartlage chondrosarcoma, chondroitin sulfate chori/o chorion choriocarcinoma, human chorionic gonadotropin chrom/o color chromogen, chromosome, chromaffin cell chromat/o color chromatin, chromatography chron/o time synchronous, chronological clavic/o clavicle (collar bone) clavicotomy clavicul/o clavicle (collar bone) claviculectomy col/o colon colostomy, colorectal, colitis colp/o vagina colposcopy, colpospasm, colpitis coni/o dust pneumoconiosis, coniophage conjunctiv/o conjunctiva conjunctivitis core/o pupil corectomy, corectasis corne/o cornea corneal, corneosclera, corneoiritis coron/o heart coronary artery cortic/o cortex (outer layer of body organ) corticospinal tract, corticosteroid cortical cor/o pupil corometer cost/o rib costophrenic angle crani/o cranium(skull) cranial nerve, craniotomy cry/o cold cryosurgery, cryoglobulin crypt/o hidden cryptorchism, cryptococcosis, cryptic culd/o cul-de-sac culdocentesis cutane/o skin cutaneous lymphoma, cutaneomucosal cyan/o blue cyanosis, hemocyanin, cyanocobalamine cyes/i,o pregnancy cyesis, cyesedema cyst/o bladder, sac cystostomy, cholecystitis, cystadenoma cyt/o cell cytology, cytotoxic, thrombocytopenia �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE dacry/o tear, tear duct dacryostenosis, dacryon dactyl/o fingers or toes polydactyly, arachnoidactylia dent/i tooth dentist, denture, dentate, dentine dermat/o skin dermatology, dermatitis, dermatomyositis derm/o skin epidermal, dermoid cyst dextr/o right dextrocardia, dextrose diaphor/o sweat diaphoresis, diaphorase diaphragmat/o diaphragm diaphragmatocele dipl/o two, double diplopia, diploid, diplobacterium dips/o thirst dipsomania, dipsia, dipsotherapy diverticul/o diverticulum diverticulitis, diverticulosis dors/i,o back (of the body) dorsolateral, dorsiflexion duoden/o duodenum duodenectomy, duodenitis dur/o hard, dura mater duroarachnoiditis, subdural hematoma dynam/o motion hemodynamics, dynamism �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE ech/o sound echography, hypoechoic ectop/o located away from usual place ectopic tissue, ectopism electr/o electricity, electrical electroencephalography, electrophoresis activity embry/o embryo, to be full embryology, embryonic, polyembryoma emmetr/o a normal measure emmetropia encephal/o brain anencephaly, encephalomalacia endocrin/o endocrine endocrinology, endocrinopathy enter/o intestines Enterococcus, gastroenterology epididym/o epididymis epididymitis, epididymovasectomy epiglott/o epiglottis epiglottitis episi/o vulva episioplasty, episiotomy epitheli/o epithelium epithelioid cell, epithelioma erythr/o red erythrocyte, erythremia, erythropoietin esophag/o esophagus esophagitis, esophagojejunostomy esthesi/o sensaition, sensitivity, feeling esthesioneuroblastoma eti/o cause (of disease) etiology, etiotropic �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE faci/o face facioplasty, facioplasia, facial palsy femor/o emur (upper leg bone) femoral artery, femorotibial ferr/i,o iron ferric, transferrin, ferrocyanide fet/i,o fetus, unborn child fetoplacental relation, alpha-fetoprotein fibr/o fibrous tissue, fibers fibrosis, fibroblast, fibril fibul/o fibula (lower leg bone) fibulocalcaneal �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE galact/o milk galactose, agalactia, galactorrhea gangli/o ganglion ganglioneuroma, paraganglioma ganglion/o ganglion aganglionosis, ganglionic gastr/o stomach gastritis, epigastric, epigastralgia gen/o origin, formation organogenesis, carcinogenesis, gene ger/o old age, aged progeria, geromorphism geront/o old age, aged gerontology, gerontopia gingiv/o gum gingivectomy, gingivitis gli/o neuroglia glioma, oligodendroglia, gliosis glomerul/o glomerulus glomerulonephritis, glomerulosclerosis gloss/o tongue glossitis, macroglossia, glossopharyngeal glyc/o sugar hypoglycemia, glycogen, triglyceride glycos/o sugar glycosuria, glycoside, glycosylation gluc/o sweetness, sugar glucocorticoid, glucose, glucuronic acid gnath/o jaw prognathous, epignathus, Gnathostoma gnos/o knowledge gnosis, gnosia gon/o seed, knee gonad, gonalgia, Gonococcus gravid/o pregnancy gravida, multigravida gynec/o woman gynecology, gynecomastia gyn/o woman gynogamete �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE hem/o blood hemorrhage, hemophilia, hemorrhoid hemat/o blood hematology, hematocrit, hematopoiesis hepat/o liver hepatocyte, hepatitis, hepatology herni/o hernia herniotomy, herniation, hernioplasty heter/o other heterogenous, heterozygote, heterotopia hidr/o sweat hidradenoma, hidradenitis hist/o tissue histology, histoplasmosis, histamine home/o sameness, unchanging homeostasis, homeothermia hom/o same homosexual, homologous, homogeneous humer/o humerus (upper arm bone) humeroscapular hydr/o water dehydration, hydrops fetalis, hydrostatic hymen/o hymen hymenal, hymenorrhaphy hypn/o sleep hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotism hyster/o uterus hysterectomy, hysterics �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE ichthy/o fish ichthyosis, ichthyoid ile/o ileum ileitis, ileocecal valve ili/o ilium iliopelvic, iliac artery immun/o immune immunostaining, immunization, immunity irid/o iris iridoschisis, iridocyclitis iri/o iris iritis is/o equal, same isotope, isozyme, anisocoria ischi/o ischium ischiatic nerve, ischiopubic isch/o deficiency, blockage ischophonia, ischemia, ischuria �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE jejun/o jejunum jejunoileal, jejunitis �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE kal/i potassium hyperkalemia, hypokalemia kary/o nucleus megakaryocyte, karyorrhexis, karyotype kerat/o cornea keratoplasty, keratoconjunctivitis kerat/o horny tissue, hard keratosis, keratinization kin/e movement kinetics, kinetoplast, kinetochore kinesi/o movement, motion kinesis, akinesia kyph/o hump kyphosis, kyphorachitis �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE labi/o lips labiodental, labiomancy, labiate labyrinth/o labyrinth labyrinthitis, labyrinthine, reflex lacrim/o tear duct, tear nasolacrimal, lacrimation lact/o milk lactogenic, lactose, lactoferrin lamin/o lamina (thin, flat plate or layer) laminectomy, laminin lapar/o abdomen laparotomy, laparoscope laryng/o larynx laryngoscope, laryngectomy later/o side ipsilateral, unilateral lei/o smooth leiomyoma, leiotrichous leuk/o white leukocyte, leukemia, leukoplakia lingu/o tongue lingual, linguistic lip/o fat lipoid, lipoprotein, liposarcoma lith/o stone, calculus lithiasis, phlebolith, ethotomy lob/o lobe lobotomy, lobectomy, lobar, lobule lumb/o lumber region, lower back lumbago, thoracolumbar, lumbosacral lymph/o lymph lymphoma, lymphoblast, lymphangictasia �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE macr/o abnormal largeness macroglobulin, macroscopic, macrohematuria mamm/o breast mammography, mammalian, mammillary body mandibul/o mandible (upper jawbone) mandibulectomy, mandibulofacial mast/o breast mastectomy, mastitis, mastopathy mastoid/o mastoid mastoidectomy, mastoiditis maxill/o maxill (lower jawbone) maxillectomy, maxillotomy meat/o meatus (opening) meatal, meatoscope melan/o black melanoma, melanin, melanosis men/o menstruation amenorrhea, menopause, menarche mening/i,o meninges meningioma, meningocele menisc/o meniscus (crescent) meniscocyte (=sickle cell) ment/o mind mentality, dementia ment/o chin mentohyoid, mentolabial metr/i,o uterus metrorrhagia, endometriosis, pyometra micr/o small microscope, microdissection mon/o one monoclonal, monocyte, monochrome morph/o form, shape morphology, metamorphosis, monomorphic muc/o mucus, mucous membrane mucosa, mucin, mucopolysaccharide my/o muscle myoma, myalgia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis myc/o fungus mycosis, mycobacterium, mycotic embolism myel/o bone marrow myelofibrosis, myelogenous, myeloma myel/o spinal cord myelitis, myelogram, myeloma myelon/o spinal cord myelonic myring/o eardrum myringotome, myringorupture myx/o mucus myxoma, myxoid matrix, paramyxovirus �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE nan/o dwarf nanomelia, nanogram, nanophthalmia narc/o stupor narcosis, narcolepsy, narcotism nas/o nose paranasal, nasopharynx, nasolabial fold nat/o birth neonate, natality, prenatal diagnosis necr/o death (cell, body) necrosis, necrotizing angiitis, necropsy nephr/o kidney nephron, nephropathy, nephrosclerosis neur/o nerve neurosis, neuralgia, neuroblastoma neutr/o neither (neutral) neutron, neutrophilia, neutralize noct/i night nocturnal, nocturia, noctambulation nyct/o night nyctophobia, nyctotyphlosis nycta/o night nyctalgia, nyctalopia �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE ocul/o eye oculomotor nerve, ocular, oculogyration odont/o tooth odontalgia, odontogenic tumor olig/o scanty, few oliguria, oligodendrocyte, oligosaccharide omphal/o umbilicus, navel omphalocele, omphalophlebitis onc/o tumor oncogene, oncologist, oncocyte onych/o nail melanoonychia, onychophagia, pachyonichia o/o egg, ovum oogenesis, oocyte, oocyst oophor/o ovary oophorectomy, oophoritis ophthalm/o eye ophthalmology, opthalmoscope opt/o vision optometer, optician orchid/o testis, testicle orchidoepididymectomy orchi/o testis, testicle orchiectomy, orchiopexy, orchitis organ/o organ organogenesis, microorganism or/o mouth oropharynx, oral, orolingual orth/o straight orthopnea, orthopedics, orthostatic oste/o bone osteoporosis, endosteum, osteosarcoma ot/o ear otoplasty, otorhinopharyngolaryngology ov/i,o egg ovulation, ovotestis, ovoid, oval ox/i,o oxygen oxidant, peroxidation, dioxide �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE pachy/o thick pachymeningitis, pachyderma palat/o palate palatine, palatoschisis pancreat/o pancreas pancreatobiliary, pancreatitis papill/o nipple papillary, papilloma, papillotubular parathyroid/o parathyroid gland parathyroidectomy, hypoparathyroidism par/o bear, give birth to, labor parity, viviparity part/o bear, give birth to, labor postpartal parthen/o virgin parthenogenesis, parthenophobia patell/o patella (knee cap) patellectomy path/o disease pathology, pathogenesis, pathogen pector/o chest pectoral muscle, pectoriloguy ped/o child, foot pediatrics, pedal, pedestrian pelv/i,o pelvis, pelvic bone pelvimetry, pelviolithotomy pept/o digestion peptide, peptone, Peptococcus perine/o perineum perineal, perineotomy peritone/o peritoneum peritoneal, retroperitoneum petr/o stone osteopetrosis, petroleum phac, phak/o lens of the eye phacolysis, phacomatosis, phacomalacia phag/o eat, swallow phagocytosis, macrophage, erythrophagia phalang/o phalange (finger or toe bone) phalangeal joint, metaphalanx pharyng/o pharynx pharyngeal, nasopharyngitis phas/o speech aphasia, dysphasia phe/o brown pheochromocytoma, pheomelanin phleb/o vein phlebectasis, phlebitis, phlebolith phot/o light photosensitivity, photon phren/o mind schizophrenia, phrenopathy physi/o nature physiology, physiologist, physical plasm/o plasma neoplasm, cytoplasmic, plasminogen pleur/o pleura pleuritis, pleurisy, pleuralgia pneumat/o lung, air pneumatosis pneum/o,pneumon/o lung, air pneumonectomy, pneumonitis, pneumothorax pod/o foot podocyte, anthropod poikil/o varid, irregular poikilocytosis, poikiloderma poli/o gray matter poliomyelitis, poliovirus polyp/o polyp, small growth polypectomy, polypoid porphyr/o purple porphyrin, porphyria poster/o back (of body) posterolateral prim/i first primigravida, primordium proct/o rectum proctology, proctitis, proctoscope prostat/o prostate gland prostatic acid phosphatase, prostatitis prote/o protein proteolysis, protease, proteoglycan pseud/o false pseudopolyposis, pseudocyst, Pseudomonas psych/o mind psychotherapy, psychology pub/o pubis pubococcygeal. pubic puerper/o childbirth puerperium, puerperal period pulmon/o lung pulmonary artery, pulmonic pupill/o pupil pupillotonia py/o pus pyogenic, pyoderma, pyosalpinx pyel/o renal pelvis pyelogram, pyelonephritis pylor/o pylorus (pyloric sphincter) pylorospasm, pyloroplasty pyr/o fever, heat pyrogen, pyrophosphate, pyroglobulin �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE quadr/i four quadrant, quadriceps muscle �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE rachi/o vertebra, spinal or vertebral column rachischisis, rachiocentesis, rachiomyelitis radic/o nerve root radicle, radicotomy radicul/o nerve root radiculitis, myeloradiculopathy radi/o radius (lower arm bone) radiocarpal rect/o rectum rectocele, rectoscopy ren/o kidney adrenal, renin, renovascular hypertension reticul/o network reticular, reticulocyte, reticulosis retin/o retina retinopathy, retinoblastoma rhabd/o rod-shaped, stiated rhabdomyosarcoma, Rhabditis rhin/o nose rhinorrhea, rhinitis, rhinoscheroma rhytid/o wrinkles rhytidoplasty �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE salping/o fallopian (uterine) tube salpingotomy, salpingitis sarc/o flesh, connective tissue sarcoma, sarcoplasmic reticulum scapul/o scapula (shoulder bone) scapulectomy scler/o sclera, hard arteriosclerosis, episclera, sclerotherapy scoli/o crooked, curved scoliosis, scoliometer seb/o sebum (oil) seborrhea, sebaceous gland sial/o saliva sialolith, sialadenitis, sialic acid sider/o iron siderophage, hemosiderosis, sideroblast sigmoid/o sigmoid sigmoidoscope, sigmoidectomy sinister/o left sinistrad, sinistrous sin/o sinus/o sinus sinoatrial node, sinusoid somat/o body somatostatin, somatic mutation somn/i,o sleep somnolence son/o sound ultrasonic, sonicator spermat/o spermatozoan, sperm spermatogonia, spermatocele sperm/o spermatozoan, sperm spermine sphygm/o pulse sphygmomanometer spir/o breathe, breathing spirometer, spirometry splen/o spleen asplenia, polysplenia, splenomegaly spondyl/o vertebra, spinal or vertebral column spondylolysis, spondylitis staped/o stapes (milddle ear bone) stapedial staphyl/o grape-like clusters Staphylococcus steat/o fatty steatorrhea, steatocystoma stern/o sternum (breastbone) sternocleidomastoid muscle steth/o chest stethoscope, stethomyositis stomat/o mouth stomatitis, stomatodysodia strept/o twisted chains Streptobacillus, streptolysin synovi/o synovia, synovial membrane synovitis, synovioma system/o system systematic, systematology �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE tars/o tarsals (ankle bones) tarsotomy, metatarsal tars/o edge of eyelid, tarsal (instep of foot) tarsitis, tarsoorbital tendin/o tendon tendinous, tendinitis tend/o tendon tendosynovitis ten/o tendon tenoplasty terat/o malformed fetus teratoma, teratogenesis test/o testis, testicle testicular, testosterone therm/o heat hypothermia, thermometer, thermotherapy thorac/o thorax (cheat) thoracic duct, thoracolumbar spine thromb/o clot thrombolysis, thromboembolism, thrombin thym/o thymus gland thymectomy, thymoma, thymosin thyroid/o thyroid gland thyroidectomy, thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism thyr/o thyroid gland thyroglossal duct, thyroglobulin tibi/o tibia (lower leg bone) tibioperoneal toc/o labor eutocia, tocus, tocophenol tom/o cut, section tomography, tomotocia ton/o tension, pressure atonic, tonofilament, hypertonic tonsill/o tonsils tonsillitis, tonsillectomy top/o place ectopia, topography, topology toxic/o poison toxicology, toxicosis, toxicoderma trachel/o neck, necklike trachelectomy, trachelocyllosis trache/o trachea tracheostomy, tracheobronchitis trich/o hair Trichomonas, Trichophyton, trichilemmal tympan/o eardrum, middle ear tympanometry, tympanoplasty �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE uln/o ulna (lower arm bone) ulnocarpal, ulnar deviation ungu/o nail ungual, unguligradation ureter/o ureter hydroureter, ureteroscope urethr/o urethra urethroscope, urethritis urin/o urine, urinary tract urinometry, urinalysis, uriniferous ur/o urine, urinary tract urology, urobilinogen, uremia uter/o uterus intrauterine, uterovaginal uvul/o uvula uvulitis, uvulectomy �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE �@ �@ �@ vagin/o vagina vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis valvul/o valve valvuloplasty vas/o vessel, duct vasodilation, vasotomy, vasa vasorum ven/o vein venous, venoocclusive disease ventricul/o ventricle ventriculitis, intraventricular verd/o green biliverdin, verdohemoglobin vertebr/o vertebra, spinal or verebral column paravertebral, invertebrate vesic/o bladder, sac vesical, vesicoureteral, vesicle vesicul/o seminal vesicles vesiculogram, vesiculitis vir/o virus viremia, virology, viruria, virocyte viscer/o internal organs visceral, viscerology vulv/o vulva vulvar, vulvovaginitis �@ WORD ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLE xanth/o yellow xanthoma, xanthogranuloma, xanthochromia xer/o dry xeroderma, xerosis

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