Common Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Cardio
A
Heart
2
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
Colon (lrg intestine)
3
Q
chole, cyst/o
A
gallbladder
4
Q
choleldoch/o
A
common bile duct
5
Q
adeno/o, addren/o, edocrin/o
A
gland
6
Q
Hept/o
A
liver
7
Q
gyenc/o
A
women/ female
8
Q
hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o
A
uterus
9
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
10
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
11
Q
ur/o
A
urin. urinary tract
12
Q
Nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
13
Q
leuk/o
A
white
14
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
15
Q
lip/o
A
fat
16
Q
lith/o
A
stones
17
Q
dermat/o, derm/o
A
skin
18
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
19
Q
chondr/o
A
joint
20
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
21
Q
Aort
A
Aorta
22
Q
Pulmon, pneum
A
Lung
23
Q
Bronch
A
Bronchus
24
Q
Bronchiolo
A
Bronchiole
25
Phren
Diaphragm
26
Hemat/o, hem/o
Blood
27
Arteri/o , arteriol/o
Arteries,arteriols
28
Ven/o, phleb/o
Vein
29
Thromb/o
Clot
30
Myel/o
Spinal cord
31
Spondyl/o
Backbone,vertebrae
32
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
33
Neur/o
Nerve
34
Lapar/o
Abdomen
35
Gastr/o
Stomach
36
Entr/o
Intestines (small)
37
Cephal/o
Head
38
Cerebro/o
cerebrum
39
Psych/o
Mind
40
Crani/o
skull
41
Opthalm/o
eye
42
Ocul/o
eye
43
opt/o
eye
44
optic/o
eye
45
Rhin/o
nose
46
Cervic/o
neck
47
Vascul/o
blood vessel
48
Vaso/o
blood vessel
49
angi/o
blood vessel