03. Root terms Flashcards
(501 cards)
1
Q
therm
A
heat
2
Q
lapar
A
abdomen
3
Q
cheek
A
bucc
4
Q
acr
A
extremities, height
5
Q
hist
A
tissue
6
Q
py
A
pus
7
Q
proct
A
rectum
8
Q
male
A
andr
9
Q
pupil
A
cor
10
Q
pressure
A
bar
11
Q
papill
A
nipple
12
Q
lei
A
smooth
13
Q
fibr
A
fibrous tissue, fibers
14
Q
joint
A
arthr
15
Q
dips
A
thirst
16
Q
acanth
A
thorny, spiny
17
Q
common bile duct
A
choledoch
18
Q
cerebellum
A
cerebell
19
Q
crooked, stiff, bent
A
ankyl
20
Q
hepat
A
liver
21
Q
lymph
A
lymph
22
Q
adrenal
A
adrenal gland
23
Q
ot
A
ear
24
Q
chron
A
time
25
heart
coron
26
articul
joint
27
vertebr
vertebra, spinal or verebral column
28
lip
fat
29
aponeur
aponeurosis
30
right
dextr
31
blephar
eyelid
32
iri
iris
33
aden
gland
34
tear, tear duct
dacry
35
noct
night
36
tooth
dent
37
somat
body
38
tars
edge of eyelid, tarsal (instep of foot)
39
prim
first
40
cor
pupil
41
nephr
kidney
42
algesi
pain
43
mening
meninges
44
quadr
four
45
bacteri
bacteria
46
dur
hard, dura mater
47
az
urea, nitrogen
48
scapul
scapula (shoulder bone)
49
rect
rectum
50
rhin
nose
51
xanth
yellow
52
phot
light
53
arche
first, beginning
54
scoli
crooked, curved
55
chori
chorion
56
mast
breast
57
cervic
cervix
58
later
side
59
stern
sternum (breastbone)
60
thym
thymus gland
61
carpals (wrist bones)
carp
62
humer
humerus (upper arm bone)
63
labi
lips
64
xer
dry
65
choledoch
common bile duct
66
coron
heart
67
muc
mucus, mucous membrane
68
gangli
ganglion
69
palat
palate
70
vir
virus
71
top
place
72
cerebell
cerebellum
73
glans penis
balan
74
sigmoid
sigmoid
75
tars
tarsals (ankle bones)
76
radicul
nerve root
77
aur
ear
78
tend
tendon
79
arthr
joint
80
irid
iris
81
gastr
stomach
82
nat
birth
83
is
equal, same
84
amnion
amni
85
melan
black
86
steth
chest
87
diaphragmat
diaphragm
88
gli
neuroglia
89
tail, toward the lower part of the body
caud
90
gluc
sweetness, sugar
91
morph
form, shape
92
parthen
virgin
93
cul-de-sac
culd
94
an
anus
95
artery
arteri
96
rhytid
wrinkles
97
heter
other
98
kerat
cornea
99
blue
cyan
100
omphal
umbilicus, navel
101
appendix
appendic
102
tendin
tendon
103
lob
lobe
104
plegia
paralysis
105
aponeurosis
aponeur
106
extremities, height
acr
107
anis
unequal, dissimilar
108
derm
skin
109
bile duct
cholangi
110
thyr
thyroid gland
111
pain
algesi
112
hidden
crypt
113
antrum
antr
114
poster
back (of body)
115
strept
twisted chains
116
valvul
valve
117
pulmon
lung
118
self
aut
119
dull, dim
ambly
120
ungu
nail
121
home
sameness, unchanging
122
hearing
audi
123
coni
dust
124
ather
yellowish, fatty plaque
125
men
menstruation
126
pleur
pleura
127
metr
uterus
128
ili
ilium
129
orchid
testis, testicle
130
bile
bil
131
neur
nerve
132
poli
gray matter
133
ischi
ischium
134
crypt
hidden
135
system
system
136
arm
brachi
137
ventricul
ventricle
138
cutane
skin
139
phren
mind
140
conjunctiv
conjunctiva
141
nyct
night
142
gyn
woman
143
spir
breathe, breathing
144
amnion
amnion
145
imperfect, incomplete
atel
146
acid
acid
147
physi
nature
148
synovi
synovia, synovial membrane
149
eyelid
blephar
150
pelv
pelvis, pelvic bone
151
cerumen (earwax)
cerumin
152
ambly
dull, dim
153
calc
calcium
154
cartlage
chondr
155
aer
air, gas
156
ped
child, foot
157
eti
cause (of disease)
158
lith
stone, calculus
159
test
testis, testicle
160
kal
potassium
161
rib
cost
162
seb
sebum (oil)
163
gnos
knowledge
164
skin
derm
165
phalang
phalange (finger or toe bone)
166
duoden
duodenum
167
opt
vision
168
dermat
skin
169
gland
aden
170
caud
tail, toward the lower part of the body
171
ov
egg
172
spermat
spermatozoan, sperm
173
patell
patella (knee cap)
174
brachi
arm
175
dipl
two, double
176
tympan
eardrum, middle ear
177
prote
protein
178
plasm
plasma
179
puerper
childbirth
180
audi
hearing
181
corne
cornea
182
caec
caecum
183
kyph
hump
184
urethr
urethra
185
my
muscle
186
uter
uterus
187
vas
vessel, duct
188
skin
dermat
189
olig
scanty, few
190
perine
perineum
191
ren
kidney
192
odont
tooth
193
cerebr
cerebrum, brain
194
col
colon
195
phe
brown
196
culd
cul-de-sac
197
gnath
jaw
198
cornea
corne
199
pregnancy
cyes
200
kin
movement
201
toxic
poison
202
phas
speech
203
crani
cranium(skull)
204
radi
radius (lower arm bone)
205
steat
fatty
206
myc
fungus
207
ment
mind
208
epiglott
epiglottis
209
amni
amnion
210
starch
amyl
211
epididym
epididymis
212
ureter
ureter
213
macr
abnormal largeness
214
femor
femur (upper leg bone)
215
meat
meatus (opening)
216
chol
gall, bile
217
kerat
horny tissue, hard
218
hom
same
219
myelon
spinal cord
220
encephal
brain
221
or
mouth
222
fingers or toes
dactyl
223
hydr
water
224
bladder, sac
cyst
225
cranium(skull)
crani
226
gall, bile
chol
227
onc
tumor
228
pub
pubis
229
acou
hearing
230
alveolus
alveol
231
staphyl
grape-like clusters
232
alveol
alveolus
233
thorac
thorax (chest)
234
pod
foot
235
son
sound
236
arteri
artery
237
rhabd
rod-shaped, stiated
238
axill
armpit
239
cancer
cancer
240
chromat
color
241
ankyl
crooked, stiff, bent
242
colp
vagina
243
sperm
spermatozoan, sperm
244
ton
tension, pressure
245
acetabul
acetabulum (hip socket)
246
mon
one
247
atel
imperfect, incomplete
248
peritone
peritoneum
249
necr
death (cell, body)
250
amyl
starch
251
onych
nail
252
bi
life
253
menisc
meniscus (crescent)
254
sial
saliva
255
cancer
carcin
256
par
bear, give birth to, labor
257
scler
sclera, hard
258
ray, radius
actin
259
myx
mucus
260
ectop
located away from usual place
261
cry
cold
262
hymen
hymen
263
pyr
fever, heat
264
andr
male
265
skin
cutane
266
hand
chir
267
arteriol
arteriole (small artery)
268
pupill
pupil
269
cervix
cervic
270
conjunctiva
conjunctiv
271
chrom
color
272
adren
adrenal gland
273
cerumin
cerumen (earwax)
274
neutr
neither (neutral)
275
episi
vulva
276
lamin
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
277
amnion
amnion
278
enter
intestines
279
trache
trachea
280
dynam
motion
281
fet
fetus, unborn child
282
nycta
night
283
phag
eat, swallow
284
yellowish, fatty plaque
ather
285
hidr
sweat
286
cyt
cell
287
cell
cyt
288
chorion
chori
289
chir
hand
290
bucc
cheek
291
ile
ileum
292
vagina
colp
293
joint
articul
294
haem
blood
295
lact
milk
296
sider
iron
297
ferr/
iron
298
adrenal gland
adren
299
time
chron
300
armpit
axill
301
leuk
white
302
prostat
prostate gland
303
pylor
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
304
air, gas
aer
305
pector
chest
306
atrium
atri
307
antr
antrum
308
myring
eardrum
309
emmetr
a normal measure
310
uvul
uvula
311
tom
cut, section
312
thyroid
thyroid gland
313
diverticul
diverticulum
314
gon
seed, knee
315
cephal
head
316
pyel
renal pelvis
317
sin sinus
sinus
318
abdomen
celi
319
tibi
tibia (lower leg bone)
320
phac, phak
lens of the eye
321
electr
electricity, electrical
322
embry
embryo, to be full
323
adrenal gland
adrenal
324
clavic
clavicle (collar bone)
325
rachi
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
326
glyc
sugar
327
vesic
bladder, sac
328
angi
vessel
329
gynec
woman
330
albumin
albumin
331
atri
atrium
332
path
disease
333
abdomen
abdomin
334
cold
cry
335
radic
nerve root
336
oophor
ovary
337
myel
bone marrow
338
immun
immune
339
pupil
core
340
psych
mind
341
trachel
neck, necklike
342
color
chrom
343
pept
digestion
344
urin
urine, urinary tract
345
tonsill
tonsils
346
dors
back (of the body)
347
gloss
tongue
348
developing cell
blast
349
cyst
bladder, sac
350
spondyl
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
351
carp
carpals (wrist bones)
352
pharyng
pharynx
353
actin
ray, radius
354
fibul
fibula (lower leg bone)
355
appendic
appendix
356
acid
acid
357
vessel
angi
358
bronchiol
bronchiole
359
colon
col
360
mastoid
mastoid
361
ear
aur
362
bil
bile
363
oste
bone
364
orth
straight
365
micr
small
366
jejun
jejunum
367
terat
malformed fetus
368
retin
retina
369
ment
chin
370
gravid
pregnancy
371
bronch
bronchus
372
dactyl
fingers or toes
373
somn
sleep
374
aesthesi
sensaition, sensitivity, feeling
375
cancer
cancer
376
nas
nose
377
thromb
clot
378
cost
rib
379
nan
dwarf
380
lingu
tongue
381
chondr
cartlage
382
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cortic
383
lumb
lumber region, lower back
384
bacteria
bacteri
385
blast
developing cell
386
ur
urine, urinary tract
387
endocrin
endocrine
388
abdomin
abdomen
389
vagin
vagina
390
aort
aorta
391
acetabulum (hip socket)
acetabul
392
cyan
blue
393
reticul
network
394
albumin
albumin
395
mamm
breast
396
clavicul
clavicle (collar bone)
397
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
398
glycos
sugar
399
gingiv
gum
400
heart
cardi
401
uln
ulna (lower arm bone)
402
verd
green
403
vulv
vulva
404
o
egg, ovum
405
kary
nucleus
406
core
pupil
407
sinister
left
408
dextr
right
409
bursa (cavity)
burs
410
laryng
larynx
411
ger
old age, aged
412
dust
coni
413
thorny, spiny
acanth
414
gen
origin, formation
415
life
bi
416
galact
milk
417
pancreat
pancreas
418
color
chromat
419
ox
oxygen
420
pneum,pneumon
lung, air
421
dacry
tear, tear duct
422
myel
spinal cord
423
splen
spleen
424
bar
pressure
425
stoma
mouth
426
calcium
calc
427
orchi
testis, testicle
428
isch
deficiency, blockage
429
lip
cheil
430
trich
hair
431
sarc
flesh, connective tissue
432
porphyr
purple
433
ocul
eye
434
pseud
FALSE
435
diaphor
sweat
436
bronchiole
bronchiol
437
carcin
cancer
438
first, beginning
arche
439
oesophag
oesophagus
440
mandibul
mandible (upper jawbone)
441
erythr
red
442
aut
self
443
bas
base
444
cecum
cec
445
lacrim
tear duct, tear
446
hyster
uterus
447
dent
tooth
448
unequal, dissimilar
anis
449
part
bear, give birth to, labor
450
arteriole (small artery)
arteriol
451
salping
fallopian (uterine) tube
452
hypn
sleep
453
faci
face
454
kinesi
movement, motion
455
sphyx
pulse
456
geront
old age, aged
457
maxill
maxill (lower jawbone)
458
pneumat
lung, air
459
ten
tendon
460
clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul
461
base
bas
462
cortic
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
463
hearing
acou
464
burs
bursa (cavity)
465
adenoids
adenoid
466
viscer
internal organs
467
ganglion
ganglion
468
vesicul
seminal vesicles
469
head
cephal
470
petr
stone
471
cyes
pregnancy
472
polyp
polyp, small growth
473
cholangi
bile duct
474
sphygm
pulse
475
epitheli
epithelium
476
cerebrum, brain
cerebr
477
balan
glans penis
478
poikil
varid, irregular
479
phleb
vein
480
anus
an
481
urea, nitrogen
az
482
bronchus
bronch
483
organ
organ
484
haemat
blood
485
ech
sound
486
herni
hernia
487
aorta
aort
488
celi
abdomen
489
paresis
weakness
490
pachy
thick
491
glomerul
glomerulus
492
clavicle (collar bone)
clavic
493
narc
stupor
494
cheil
lip
495
ophthalm
eye
496
adenoid
adenoids
497
cardi
heart
498
staped
stapes (milddle ear bone)
499
toc
labor
500
ven
vein
501
tenont
tendon
