1 - common roots Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
adhes
A
stuck to
4
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
5
Q
aise
A
comfort (french root)
6
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel/vasculature
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
ather/o
A
fatty/fatty deposit
11
Q
audi/o
A
to hear
12
Q
axill
A
armpit
13
Q
bio
A
life
14
Q
bronch/i + bronch/o
A
bronchus
15
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
16
Q
cellul/o
A
cell
17
Q
cerebr/i + cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
18
Q
cephal/o
A
head
19
Q
chem/o
A
chemical
20
Q
chol/e
A
bile
21
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
22
Q
chondr/i + chondr/o
A
cartilage
23
Q
chym
A
juice
24
Q
cis
A
to cut
25
col/o
colon
26
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
27
cost/o
rib
28
cry/o
cold
29
cutane/o
skin
30
cyan/o
blue
31
cyst/o
bladder
32
cyt/o
cell
33
dem
people
34
derm/o
skin
35
dermat/o
skin
36
dipl/o
double
37
duoden
duodenum
38
edema
swelling
39
electr/o
electricity
40
eme
to vomit
41
encephal/o
brain
42
enter/o
intestine
43
epididym/o
epididymis
44
esophag/o
esophagus
45
eti/o
cause
46
erythr/o
red
47
fibr/o
fibers
48
fibrin/o
fibers
49
gastr/o
stomach
50
gen + gene + genet
formation/produce
51
gingiv/o
gums
52
gynec/o
female
53
hem/o + hemat + hemat/o
blood
54
hepat/o
liver
55
heter/o
other/different
56
hidr/o
sweat
57
hist/o
tissue
58
hom/o
same/alike
59
hydr/o
water
60
hyster/o
uterus/womb
61
infect
to infect
62
lapar/o
abdomen
63
laryng/o
larynx
64
leuk/o
white
65
lith/o
stone
66
lip/o
fat
67
lymph/o
lymph vessels
68
melan/o
black
69
mening/o + meningi/o
membrane/meninges
70
men/o
menses/menstruation
71
myel/o
bone marrow/spinal chord
72
my/o
muscle
73
nat/o
birth/new
74
necr/o
death
75
nephr/o
kidney
76
neur/o
nerve
77
norm
rule
78
onc/o
tumor
79
orexis
appetite
80
ophthalm/o
eye
81
oste/o
bone
82
path/o
disease
83
peritone/o
peritoneum
84
phag/o
to eat/engulf
85
pharyng/o + pharynge/o
pharynx/throat
86
phleb/o
vein
87
pneum/o
air
88
psych/o
mind
89
pyr/o
heat/fire
90
rect/o
rectum
91
ren/o
kidney
92
rhin/o
nose
93
sacr/o
sacrum
94
sarc/o
flesh
95
scapul/o
scapula
96
sept
putrefaction/infection
97
splen/o
spleen
98
spondyl/o
vertebra
99
stern/o
sternum
100
tend/o + ten/o
tendon
101
testicul/o
testis
102
therm/o
heat
103
thorac/o
chest
104
thromb/o
clot
105
tuss
cough
106
ur/o
urine
107
urethr/o
urethra
108
ureter/o
ureter
109
vas/o
vessel
110
ven/o
vein
111
ventricul/o
ventricle
112
viscer/o
body organs
113
xanth/o
yellow
114
xer/o
dry
