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pod/o

Word root Medical Terminology

Foot.

Example: podiatry (care of the feet)

Sources

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)

Terms built with pod/o

hypodermisThe fatty connective tissue layer beneath the dermis; also called the subcutaneous layer.

Related terms

phot/oLight.
phren/oDiaphragm.
pleur/oPleura, the membrane around the lungs and lining the chest cavity.
pneum/o, pneumon/oLung or air.
proct/oAnus and rectum.
prostat/oProstate gland.
psych/oMind.
pulmon/oLung.

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