CHAPTER 5 ROOTS Flashcards
(163 cards)
1
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
2
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
3
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
4
Q
neur/o
A
nerves
5
Q
psych/o
A
mind
6
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
7
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
leuk/o
A
white
9
Q
erythr/o
A
red
10
Q
cirrh/o
A
yellow-orange
11
Q
melan/o
A
black, dark
12
Q
poli/o
A
gray
13
Q
chlor/o
A
green
14
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
15
Q
acou/o;acoust/o
A
hear
16
Q
aden/o
A
gland
17
Q
adip/o
A
fat
18
Q
alb/o
A
white
19
Q
alges/o
A
pain
20
Q
andr/o
A
male/man
21
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
22
Q
angin/o
A
blood vessel
23
Q
ankyl/o
A
fused/stiff
24
Q
anter/o
A
front
25
aort/o
aorta
26
append/o
appendix
27
arteri/o
artery
28
arthr/o
joint
29
asthen/o
weak
30
atel/o
incomplete
31
ather/o
fat
32
atri/o
atrium
33
audi/o
to hear
34
aur/o
ear
35
aut/o
self
36
bacteri/o
bacteria
37
bi
life; also two
38
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
39
blephar/o
eyelid
40
brachi/o
arm
41
bronch/i
airway, bronchus
42
bucc/o
cheek
43
burs/o
pouch or sac
44
calc/i
calcium
45
carcin/o
cancer
46
carp/o
wrist
47
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
48
caud/o
tail
49
cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
50
cel/o
hernia, protrusion
51
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
52
cent/i
a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100
53
cephal/o
head
54
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
55
cervic/o
neck
56
chol/e
bile
57
chondr/o
cartilage
58
chrom/o
color
59
chron/o
time
60
cleid/o
clavicle
61
col/o
colon
62
colp/o
vagina
63
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint pain
64
cor/o
pupil
65
corne/o
cornea
66
cost/o
rib
67
crani/o
cranium, skull
68
crin/o
to secrete
69
cubitus
elbow
70
cutane/o
skin
71
cycl/o
circle or cycle
72
cyst/o
bladder
73
cyt/o
cell
74
derm(at)/o
skin
75
digit
finger or toe
76
dipl/o
two, double
77
dips/o
thirst
78
disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
79
dist/o
distant, away
80
diverticul/o
diverticulum, a small blind pouch
81
dors/o
back
82
duct/o
lead, move
83
duoden/o
duodenum
84
ech/o
to bounce, sound
85
ede
swelling
86
elast/o
change shape
87
electr/o
electricity
88
embol/o
plug
89
embry/o
embryo
90
emesis
vomit
91
emmetr/o
according to measure
92
enchephal/o
brain
93
enter/o
small intestine
94
episi/o
vulva
95
esthesi
sensation or perception
96
febr
fever
97
flex
bend
98
foramen
opening
99
fract
break
100
gastr/o
stomach
101
gest
carry, produce, congestion
102
glyc/o
sugar, sweet
103
gno
know
104
gyn/o
woman, female
105
hem(at)/o
blood
106
heter/o
other, different
107
hom/o
same
108
hyrd/o
water
109
idi/o
person, self
110
lact/o
milk
111
lingu/o
tongue
112
mal/o
abnormal, bad
113
medi/o
middle
114
men/o
month, menstration
115
mening/o
membrane, usually refers to the meninges
116
myel/o
marrow or spinal cord
117
my/o
muscle
118
ocul/o
eye
119
opthalm/o
eye
120
oste/o
bone
121
ot/o
ear
122
ov/o
egg
123
palpate
to examine by touch
124
path/o
disease
125
ped/o
child or foot
126
percuss
to examine by stroking
127
phag/o
eat
128
pharyng/o
throat
129
phot/o
light
130
pleur/o
rib, side
131
pneuma(at)/o
lungs, air
132
pneumo(n)/o
lung
133
pod(i)
foot
134
pseudo
false
135
pto
fall
136
ptyal/o
saliva
137
pulmon/o
lungs
138
put, py
pus
139
pyr/o
fire, heat
140
quadr/o; quar
four
141
ren/o
kidney
142
rhin/o
nose
143
sangui(n)o
blood
144
scler/o
hard
145
sebum
a fatty secretion of sebaceous glands
146
sect/o
cut
147
sept/o
wall, divider, also seven
148
serum
the clear portion of the body fluids, including blood
149
sinus
cavity, channel or hollow space
150
som(a)
body
151
spir/o
coil, to breathe
152
stern(o)-
sternum (breastbone)
153
stomat/o
mouth
154
tom/o
cut
155
toxic/o
poisionous
156
trich/o
hair
157
ur/o
urine
158
uter/o
uterus, womb
159
varic/o
dilated vein
160
vas/o
blood vessel
161
viscer/o
internal organs
162
xen/o
foreign (material)
163
xer/o
dry
