Medical Terminology Letter R

TERM	MEANING
rachi/o	spine
radicul/o	nerve root
radi/o	x-ray, radiation
ram/i	branch
re-	back, again
-receptor, -ceptor	receiver
rect/o	rectum
reflex/o, reflect/o	to bend back
registrat/o	recording
relaps/o	to slide back
ren/o	kidney
respir/o, respirat/o	breathe, breathing
resuscit/o	revive
reticul/o	netlike
retin/o	retina
retract/o	drawing back
rhabd/o	rod
rhabdomy/o	striated/skeletal muscle
rhe/o	flow, current, stream
rhin/o	nose
rhiz/o	root
rhod/o	red, rosy
rhytid/o	wrinkle
rose/o	rosy
rot/o, rotat/o	turn, revolve
-rrhagia, -rrhage	excessive flow, profuse fluid discharge
-rrhaphy	suture
-rrhea	flow, discharge
-rrhexis	rupture
rrhythm/o	rhythm
-rubr/o, rubr/i	red