'Gastro' pertains to stomach.
The root word of "stomach" is "stoma," which comes from the Greek word meaning "mouth" or "opening."
The root word for gastritis is "gastr-" which refers to the stomach.
The word root for "epigastric" is "epi-" which means "above" or "on top of," and "gastr-" which refers to the stomach. So, "epigastric" literally means "above the stomach."
Gastr requires the o, however if enteritis was the root word (leave off itis) the root term of enter would need an o also.
The root word 'leio' means 'smooth.'
The root gastr (and gastro) means stomach.
The root word of "stomach" is "stoma," which comes from the Greek word meaning "mouth" or "opening."
The root word for gastritis is "gastr-" which refers to the stomach.
The word root for "epigastric" is "epi-" which means "above" or "on top of," and "gastr-" which refers to the stomach. So, "epigastric" literally means "above the stomach."
gastr = root enter = root itis = suffix
gastr meaning stomach or belly enter meaning intestine itis meaning inflammation
Combining vowels exist between parts of many words. For example, take the word "gastroenterology." The beginning gastr is a root meaning "stomach." Enter is another root meaning "intestines." When the two roots are put together, the combining vowel "o" is put in to separate them.On the other hand, in "gastritis" there is no combining vowel because gastr is followed not by another root but by the suffix itis, and that suffix starts with a vowel.
Gastritis has two root words and is broken down into two parts, gastr which means stomach, and itis which means inflammation.
Incred is not a root word. It is a root with a negating prefix.
able is the root in the word changeable
The root word means to stand. stigma is one word that has this root word.
There is no root word fine. The root word could be fin which means end.