Medical Terminology Letter R
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 |
