Common Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
alb
A
white
(albumin)
2
Q
andr/o
A
male
(Androgen)
3
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
(Arthralgia)
4
Q
cardi
A
heart
(Cardiomyopathy)
5
Q
cereb
A
brain
(Cerebrovascular)
6
Q
chol
A
bile
(Cholelithiasis)
7
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
(Cystocele)
8
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
(Cytokinesis)
9
Q
dactyl
A
finger
(Polydactyl)
10
Q
derm/a
A
skin
(Intradermal)
11
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
(Duodenotomy)
12
Q
enter/o
A
intestine
(Enteritis)
13
Q
erythr/o
A
red
(Erythema)
14
Q
fibr/o
A
fibrous tissue
(Fibroblast)
15
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
(Gastrostomy)
16
Q
gluc/o
A
glucose, sugar
(Gluconegenesis)
17
Q
glyc/o
A
glycogen, sugar
(Glycogenolysis)
18
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
(Hemorrhage)
19
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
(Hepatotoxicity)
20
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
(Histolysis)
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
(Leukocyte)
22
Q
lipid
A
fat
(Hyperlipidemia)
23
Q
melan/o
A
black
(melanin)
24
Q
my/o
A
muscle
(Myocardium)
25
necr/o
dead, death
(Necrotizing)
26
nephr/o
kidney
(Nephropexy)
27
neur/o
nerve
(Neurohormones)
28
ocul/o
eye
(Oculomotor)
29
ophthalm/o
eye
(Ophthalmoplasty)
30
orchid/o
testes
(Orchidoepididymectomy)
31
oste/o
bone
(Osteotomy)
32
ot/o
ear
(Otorhinolaryngology)
33
ox, oxy
oxygen
(Oxyhemoglobin)
34
path
disease
(pathology)
35
ped/o
foot
(Pedometer)
36
phleb/o
vein
(Phlebolith)
37
pneum/o
lungs
(Pneumonectomy)
38
psych/o
mind
(Psychotropic)
39
pulm/o
lungs
(Pulmonology)
40
rhin/o
nose
(Rhinorrhea)
41
somat/o
body
(Psychosomatic)
42
spir/o
breathing
(Respiration)
43
thromb/o
blood clot
(Thromboembolism)
44
tox/o
poisonous
(Hepatotoxicity)
45
tympan/o
ear drum
(Tympanotomy)
46
uria
excess
(Proteinuria)
47
uro, ur
urine
(Genitourinary)
48
vas, vascul/o
blood vessel
(Vasodilator)
49
ven/o
vein
(Intravenous)
50
xanth/o
yellow
(Xanthelasma)
