Anatomy_ Word Roots_1 Flashcards
(510 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
not, without
2
Q
ante-
A
before
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Q
append
A
hang to
4
Q
axi
A
axis
5
Q
brachi
A
arm
6
Q
cardi
A
heart
7
Q
caud
A
tail
8
Q
cephal/crani
A
head
9
Q
contra
A
against, opposite
10
Q
dors
A
the back
11
Q
epi-
A
above, over
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Q
-graph
A
write
13
Q
infer
A
low, underneath
14
Q
infra-
A
below
15
Q
ipsi
A
same
16
Q
later
A
side
17
Q
morpho
A
form, shape
18
Q
-logy
A
the study of
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Q
para
A
beside, near
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Q
pariet
A
a wall
21
Q
patho/pathy
A
disease
22
Q
peri-
A
around
23
Q
pleur
A
rib, side
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Q
post
A
behind, after
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sagitt
arrow
26
super
above
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tom
cut
28
trans
across, through
29
venter, ventr
belly
30
viscero
organs
31
ana-
apart
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bi-
two
33
chrom
color
34
cis
on this side
35
cyt
cell
36
dys-
bad, malicious
37
-ell
small
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endo
within, inner
39
exo
outside
40
hyper
excessive
41
inter
between
42
kinesis
movement
43
lamina
layer
44
lysis
loosening, breaking down
45
mere
part, portion
46
meta
after, between
47
mito
thread
48
multi
many
49
necro
death
50
nucle
little nut
51
-osis
process
52
phago
eat
53
pino
drink
54
plasi
shape
55
plasma
forming or molded material
56
pre-, pro-
before
57
reticul
network
58
som, soma
body
59
telo
end
60
blast
bud, germ
61
chord
string
62
coel
hollow
63
cyst
bag, bladder
64
derm
skin
65
ecto
out, outside
66
meso
middle
67
myo
muscle
68
nata
birth
69
noto
the back
70
pre-
before
71
retro
back, behind
72
sclero
hard
73
splanchnic
viscera
74
troph
nourish
75
adeno
gland
76
alveol
cavity, pit
77
areola
a small open space
78
basi, basa
base
79
chondr
cartilage
80
cili
small hair, eye lash, eyelid
81
crine
separate
82
duc, duct
lead
83
extra
outside, beyond
84
fibr
fiber
85
hist
tissue
86
lacun
space, lake, cavity
87
matri(x)
womb
88
micro
small
89
neo
new
90
-oma, onco
tumor
91
osteo
bone
92
pseudo
false
93
squam
flat, scale
94
stasis
standing
95
strati
layer
96
uni
one
97
villi
shaggy hair
98
carcin
crab
99
corn
horny
100
cortex (word root)
bark
101
cutaneo
skin
102
gran
grain
103
hemo
blood
104
holo
whole
105
hypo
under, beneath
106
-itis
inflammation
107
kera
horn
108
lucid
clear
109
lun
moon
110
medull
pith, marrow
111
melan
black
112
papill
nipple
113
spin
spine
114
strata, strati
layer
115
sub-
under, below
116
-ule
little
117
apo-
from, off, away
118
artic
joint
119
circum
around
120
clast
break, destroy
121
condyl
knuckle, knob
122
cost
rib
123
di-
separate, apart, two
124
facet
face or flat surface
125
foramen
an opening
126
foss
a ditch, trench
127
gen
produce
128
-icul
small
129
hyal
glass, transparent
130
lamell
small plate
131
malac
soft
132
-oid
like, resembling
133
osteo, oss
bone
134
phy
grow, produce, growth
135
plasi, plast
form, shape
136
porus
pore, opening
137
proli
offspring
138
sinu
a hollow
139
-sis
the act of
140
trab
beam
141
tuber
knob, knot
142
-ula, -ule, -ulus
little
143
ala
wing
144
anul, -us, -o
ring
145
cervi
neck
146
corona
crown
147
den
tooth
148
ethmo
sieve
149
form
shape
150
glosso
tongue
151
lacrima
tear
152
mast
breast
153
nucha
the nape
154
occip
back of head
155
opti
eye
156
orbi
circular
157
ovalis
egg-shaped
158
pedi
feet
159
petro
rock
160
pterygo
wing
161
radi
a spoke or ray
162
ramus
branch
163
rotund
round
164
scoli
curved
165
sphen
wedge
166
stylo
stake
167
tempo
time
168
tympan
a drum
169
xipho
a sword
170
arcus
a bow, arch
171
auricul
ear
172
calc
heel
173
capit
head
174
carp
wrist
175
clavicul
key
176
corac
crow
177
cox
hip
178
cune
wedge
179
fovea
pit
180
hamat
hooked
181
ilia
flank
182
ischi
hip
183
linea
line
184
malle
hammer
185
obtur
close, stop up
186
olecran
elbow
187
pect
breast
188
pelv
basin
189
phalan
battle line
190
pis
pea
191
pubi
genital region
192
scaph
bowl or boat
193
styl
a pillar, stake
194
sulc
groove
195
tars
ankle
196
triquetr
triangular
197
trochle
pulley
198
ab-
away
199
ad-
toward
200
amphi
both
201
ankylo
crooked, bent
202
arthro
joint
203
auto-
self
204
bursa
purse
205
cruci
cross
206
delta
triangular
207
desm
band, ligament
208
e-, ef-, ex-
out
209
flex
bend
210
gompho
bolt or peg
211
intra
within
212
labrum, labri
lip
213
luxat
dislocate
214
menisc
crescent
215
ovi
egg
216
poplit
back of knee
217
pron
bent forward
218
rota
a wheel, revolve
219
rheum
a watery flow
220
scope, scopy
see
221
spondyl
vertebra
222
supine
lying on back
223
sutur
a seam
224
syn-, sym-
together
225
tract
drawn
226
vert
turn
227
aero
air
228
-algia
pain
229
bouton
button
230
con-
with, together
231
ec-
out, out of
232
fasci
bundle
233
lemma
sheath
234
myo, mys
muscle
235
neuro
nerve
236
raphe
seam, seam of fibrous tissue
237
sarco
flesh
238
strait
furrow, streak
239
tri
three
240
tropo
turn, change
241
ago
leader
242
anta, anti
against
243
-ceps
head
244
dia-
across
245
gaster, gastr
belly
246
genio
chin
247
glute
bottock, rump
248
gracil
slender
249
-issimus
superlative, the most
250
lat
broad, wide
251
masseter (word root)
chewer
252
ocul
eye
253
oris
mouth
254
palp
touch
255
penna
feather
256
not, without
a-, an-
257
before
ante-
258
hang to
append
259
axis
axi
260
arm
brachi
261
heart
cardi
262
tail
caud
263
head
cephal/crani
264
against, opposite
contra
265
the back
dors
266
above, over
epi-
267
write
-graph
268
low, underneath
infer
269
below
infra-
270
same
ipsi
271
side
later
272
form, shape
morpho
273
the study of
-logy
274
beside, near
para
275
a wall
pariet
276
disease
patho/pathy
277
around
peri-
278
rib, side
pleur
279
behind, after
post
280
arrow
sagitt
281
above
super
282
cut
tom
283
across, through
trans
284
belly
venter, ventr
285
organs
viscero
286
apart
ana-
287
two
bi-
288
color
chrom
289
on this side
cis
290
cell
cyt
291
bad, malicious
dys-
292
small
-ell
293
within, inner
endo
294
outside
exo
295
excessive
hyper
296
between
inter
297
movement
kinesis
298
layer
lamina
299
loosening, breaking down
lysis
300
part, portion
mere
301
after, between
meta
302
thread
mito
303
many
multi
304
death
necro
305
little nut
nucle
306
process
-osis
307
eat
phago
308
drink
pino
309
shape
plasi
310
forming or molded material
plasma
311
before
pre-, pro-
312
network
reticul
313
body
som, soma
314
end
telo
315
bud, germ
blast
316
string
chord
317
hollow
coel
318
bag, bladder
cyst
319
skin
derm
320
out, outside
ecto
321
middle
meso
322
muscle
myo
323
birth
nata
324
the back
noto
325
before
pre-
326
back, behind
retro
327
hard
sclero
328
viscera
splanchnic
329
nourish
troph
330
gland
adeno
331
cavity, pit
alveol
332
a small open space
areola
333
base
basi, basa
334
cartilage
chondr
335
small hair, eye lash, eyelid
cili
336
separate
crine
337
lead
duc, duct
338
outside, beyond
extra
339
fiber
fibr
340
tissue
hist
341
space, lake, cavity
lacun
342
womb
matri(x)
343
small
micro
344
new
neo
345
tumor
-oma, onco
346
bone
osteo
347
false
pseudo
348
flat, scale
squam
349
standing
stasis
350
layer
strati
351
one
uni
352
shaggy hair
villi
353
crab
carcin
354
horny
corn
355
bark
cortex (word root)
356
skin
cutaneo
357
grain
gran
358
blood
hemo
359
whole
holo
360
under, beneath
hypo
361
inflammation
-itis
362
horn
kera
363
clear
lucid
364
moon
lun
365
pith, marrow
medull
366
black
melan
367
nipple
papill
368
spine
spin
369
layer
strata, strati
370
under, below
sub-
371
little
-ule
372
from, off, away
apo-
373
joint
artic
374
around
circum
375
break, destroy
clast
376
knuckle, knob
condyl
377
rib
cost
378
separate, apart, two
di-
379
face or flat surface
facet
380
an opening
foramen
381
a ditch, trench
foss
382
produce
gen
383
small
-icul
384
glass, transparent
hyal
385
small plate
lamell
386
soft
malac
387
like, resembling
-oid
388
bone
osteo, oss
389
grow, produce, growth
phy
390
form, shape
plasi, plast
391
pore, opening
porus
392
offspring
proli
393
a hollow
sinu
394
the act of
-sis
395
beam
trab
396
knob, knot
tuber
397
little
-ula, -ule, -ulus
398
wing
ala
399
ring
anul, -us, -o
400
neck
cervi
401
crown
corona
402
tooth
den
403
sieve
ethmo
404
shape
form
405
tongue
glosso
406
tear
lacrima
407
breast
mast
408
the nape
nucha
409
back of head
occip
410
eye
opti
411
circular
orbi
412
egg-shaped
ovalis
413
feet
pedi
414
rock
petro
415
wing
pterygo
416
a spoke or ray
radi
417
branch
ramus
418
round
rotund
419
curved
scoli
420
wedge
sphen
421
stake
stylo
422
time
tempo
423
a drum
tympan
424
a sword
xipho
425
a bow, arch
arcus
426
ear
auricul
427
heel
calc
428
head
capit
429
wrist
carp
430
key
clavicul
431
crow
corac
432
hip
cox
433
wedge
cune
434
pit
fovea
435
hooked
hamat
436
flank
ilia
437
hip
ischi
438
line
linea
439
hammer
malle
440
close, stop up
obtur
441
elbow
olecran
442
breast
pect
443
basin
pelv
444
battle line
phalan
445
pea
pis
446
genital region
pubi
447
bowl or boat
scaph
448
a pillar, stake
styl
449
groove
sulc
450
ankle
tars
451
triangular
triquetr
452
pulley
trochle
453
away
ab-
454
toward
ad-
455
both
amphi
456
crooked, bent
ankylo
457
joint
arthro
458
self
auto-
459
purse
bursa
460
cross
cruci
461
triangular
delta
462
band, ligament
desm
463
out
e-, ef-, ex-
464
bend
flex
465
bolt or peg
gompho
466
within
intra
467
lip
labrum, labri
468
dislocate
luxat
469
crescent
menisc
470
egg
ovi
471
back of knee
poplit
472
bent forward
pron
473
a wheel, revolve
rota
474
a watery flow
rheum
475
see
scope, scopy
476
vertebra
spondyl
477
lying on back
supine
478
a seam
sutur
479
together
syn-, sym-
480
drawn
tract
481
turn
vert
482
air
aero
483
pain
-algia
484
button
bouton
485
with, together
con-
486
out, out of
ec-
487
bundle
fasci
488
sheath
lemma
489
muscle
myo, mys
490
nerve
neuro
491
seam, seam of fibrous tissue
raphe
492
flesh
sarco
493
furrow, streak
strait
494
three
tri
495
turn, change
tropo
496
leader
ago
497
against
anta, anti
498
head
-ceps
499
across
dia-
500
belly
gaster, gastr
501
chin
genio
502
bottock, rump
glute
503
slender
gracil
504
superlative, the most
-issimus
505
broad, wide
lat
506
chewer
masseter (word root)
507
eye
ocul
508
mouth
oris
509
touch
palp
510
feather
penna
