Common Root Words Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
What does angi mean?
A
Vessel.
2
Q
What does arter mean?
A
Artery.
3
Q
What does arthr/articul mean?
A
Joint.
4
Q
What does axilla mean?
A
Armpit.
5
Q
What does carcino mean?
A
Cancer.
6
Q
What does cardi mean?
A
Heart.
7
Q
What does cerebr mean?
A
Brain.
8
Q
What does chol mean?
A
Gall, bile.
9
Q
What does cilia mean?
A
Hair, hairlike.
10
Q
What does crani mean?
A
Skull.
11
Q
What does cyst mean?
A
Bladder, sac of fluid.
12
Q
What does cyt mean?
A
Cell.
13
Q
What does derm mean?
A
Skin.
14
Q
What does enter mean?
A
Intestine.
15
Q
What does febri mean?
A
Fever.
16
Q
What does gastro mean?
A
Stomache.
17
Q
What does glossa mean?
A
Tongue.
18
Q
What does gyn mean?
A
Female, female reproductive organs.
19
Q
What does haem mean?
A
Blood.
20
Q
What does hepat mean?
A
Liver.
21
Q
What does hyster mean?
A
Uterus.
22
Q
What does mammo/mast mean?
A
Breast.
23
Q
What does my mean?
A
Muscle.
24
Q
What does nephr mean?
A
Kidney, renal.
25
What does neur mean?
Nerve.
26
What does ophthalmo mean?
Eye.
27
What does orch/orchid mean?
Testes.
28
What does osteo mean?
Bone.
29
What does oto mean?
Ear.
30
What does path mean?
Disease.
31
What does plum mean?
Lung.
32
What does rhin mean?
Nose, noselike.
33
What does stoma mean?
Mouth, opening.
34
What does thorac mean?
Chest.
35
What does thrombo mean?
Clot.
36
What does trache mean?
Trachea.
37
What does tympan mean?
Eardrum.
38
What does urethro mean?
Urethra.
39
What does uter mean?
Uterus (womb).
40
What does vertebr mean?
Spinal column or vertebrae.
