Chapter 1 - Common Roots

Question 1

arthr/o
AR-throh

Answer 1

Joint
arthroscope, arthiritis

Question 2

cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh

Answer 2

heart
cardiology, pericardium

Question 3

enter/o
EN-ter-oh

Answer 3

small intestine
enteropathy, dysentery

Question 4

gastr/o
GAS-tro

Answer 4

stomach
gastrointestinal, gastritis

Question 5

hepat/o
he-PAH-toh

Answer 5

liver
hepatology, hepatitis

Question 6

neur/o
NUR-oh

Answer 6

nerve
neurology, neuralgia

Question 7

hem/o; hemat/o
HEE-moh; heh-MAH-toh

Answer 7

blood
hemorrhage; hematoma

Question 8

my/o; muscul/o
MAI-oh; MUS-kyoo-loh

Answer 8

muscle
myocardial; musculoskeletal

Question 9

angi/o
AN-gee-oh

vas/o
VAS-oh

vascul/o
VAS-kyoo-loh

Answer 9

vessel (typically a blood vessel)
angioplasty; vasectomy; vasculitis

Question 10

derm/o
DER-moh

dermat/o
der-MAH-toh

cutane/o
kyoo-TAY-nee=oh

Answer 10

skin
dermoscopy; dermatology; subcutaneous

Question 11

pneum/o
NOO-moh

pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh

pulmon/o
PUL-maw-noh

Answer 11

lung
pneumotomy; pneumonia; pulmonologist

Question 12

gen/o
JIN-oh

Answer 12

creation, cause
pathogenic

Question 13

hydr/o
HAI-droh

Answer 13

water
hydrophobia; dehydration

Question 14

morph/o
MOR-foh

Answer 14

change
morphology

Question 15

myc/o
MAI-koh

Answer 15

fungus
dermatomycosis

Question 16

necr/o
NEH-kroh

Answer 16

death
necrosis

Question 17

orth/o
OR-thoh

Answer 17

straight
orthodontist

Question 18

path/o
PAH-thoh

Answer 18

suffering, disease
pathology

Question 19

phag/o
FAY-goh

Answer 19

eat
aphagia

Question 20

plas/o
PLAH-soh

Answer 20

formation
hyperplasia

Question 21

py/o
PAI-oh

Answer 21

pus
pyorrhea, pyemia

Question 22

scler/o
SKLEH-roh

Answer 22

hard
scleroderma

Question 23

sten/o
STIH-noh

Answer 23

narrowing
stenosis

Question 24

troph/o
TROH-foh

Answer 24

nourishment, development
trophology, hypertrophy

Question 25

xen/o
ZEE-noh

Answer 25

foreign
xenograft