Medical Word Parts - Letter: r

Term	Definition
rachi/o	spinal column
radi/o	x-rays, radius
radicul/o	nerve root
ram/i	branch
re-	again, back
-receptor	receiver
rect/o	rectum
ren/o	kidney
respir/o	breathing
resuscit/o	revive
reticul/o	net, network
retin/o	retina
retro-	backward
rhabd-	rod
rhabdomy/o	striated muscle
rhe/o	stream, flow, electric current
rhin/o	nose
rhiz/o	root
rhodo-	red
rhythm/o	rhythm
rhytid/o	wrinkle
rot-	wheel, turn
-rrhage	bursting forth
-rrhaphy	suture
-rrhea	discharge, flow
-rrhexis	rupture