Common Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin-
A
abdomen
2
Q
adip-
A
fat
3
Q
alges-
A
pain
4
Q
andr-
A
male
5
Q
angi-
A
vessel
6
Q
aorta
A
large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart
7
Q
aqua-
A
water
8
Q
arteri-
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
asphyxia
A
lack of oxygen or excess carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness
11
Q
audi-
A
to hear
12
Q
bi/o
A
life; also two
13
Q
bronch-
A
windpipe
14
Q
callus
A
hard, thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture
15
Q
carcin-
A
cancer
16
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
17
Q
carotid
A
great arteries of the neck
18
Q
cephal-
A
head
19
Q
cervic-
A
neck
20
Q
chol-
A
bile
21
Q
chondr-
A
cartilage
22
Q
cili-
A
eyelid
23
Q
cirrh/o
A
yellow
24
Q
cleid(o)-
A
clavicle
25
cyan/o
blue
26
cyst-
bladder
27
cyt-
cell
28
derm(at)-
skin
29
digit
finger or toe
30
ede-
swelling
31
enter-
intestine
32
erythr-
red
33
esthe-
sensation or perception
34
febr-
fever
35
flex
bend
36
foramen
opening
37
fract-
break
38
gastr/o
stomach
39
glyc(y)-
sweet
40
gyn(ec)-
female
41
hem(at)-
blood
42
hepat/o
liver
43
humerus
the bone in the upper arm
44
hydr-
water
45
lact-
milk
46
leuk/o
white
47
lingu-
tongue
48
mal-
abnormal
49
medi-
middle
50
mega-
large
51
melan/o
black
52
mening-
membrane, usually refers to the meninges
53
myel-
marrow or spinal cord
54
my-
muscle
55
nephr-
kidney
56
neur-
nerve
57
ocul-
eye
58
opthalm-
eye
59
oste/o
bone
60
ov-
egg
61
palpate
to examine by touch
62
path-
disease
63
ped-
child or foot
64
phag-
eat
65
pharyng-
throat
66
phot-
light
67
pleur-
rib, side
68
pneum(at)-
breath
69
pneumo(n)-
lung
70
pod-
foot
71
pseud-
FALSE
72
psych-
mind
73
pulmon/o
lungs
74
quadr, quar, quat
four
75
radius
the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a lone from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge
76
ren-
kidney
77
retina
inner nerve-containing layer of the eye
78
rhin-
nose
79
sect-
cut
80
sepsis
the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence
81
serum
the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
82
sinus
cavity, channel or hollow space
83
stasis
slowing or stopping or the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
84
stern(o)-
sternum (breastbone)
85
stoma
any small opening on the surface of the body, such as a pore; also the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces
86
tach(y)-
rapid
87
tact-
touch
88
tetra-
four
89
thorac-
chest
90
toxic
poisonous
91
ur-
urine
92
varic-
varicose vein
93
vas-
vessel
94
vertigo
a disordered sensation in which one's own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving
95
viscer-
internal organs
96
viscous
sticky
