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