Common Roots Flashcards
1
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
2
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
3
Q
Hidr/o
A
Sweat
4
Q
Kerat/o
A
Keratin, horny layer of skin
5
Q
Melan/o
A
dark, black, or melanin
6
Q
Onych/o
A
Nail
7
Q
Seb/0
A
Sebum, sebaceous gland
8
Q
Trich/o
A
Hair
9
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
10
Q
Burs/o
A
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
11
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
12
Q
Erg/o
A
Work
13
Q
Fasci/o
A
Fascia
14
Q
Kin/o
A
Movement
15
Q
Kinesi/o
A
Movement
16
Q
Muscul/o
A
Muscle
17
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
18
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow, spinal cord
19
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
20
Q
Synov/i
A
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
21
Q
Ten/o
A
Tendon
22
Q
tendin/o
A
Tendon
23
Q
Ton/o
A
tone; pressure
24
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
25
Laryng/o
Larynx
26
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
27
Phren/o
Diaphragm
28
Phrenic/o
Phrenic nerve
29
Pleur/o
Pleura
30
Pneum/o
Air, gas; respiration, lung
31
pulmon/o
Lungs
32
Pneumon/o
Lung
33
pneumat/o
Air, gas; respiration, lung
34
Pulm/o
Lungs
35
Rhin/o
Nose
36
Sept/o
Septum, partition, dividing wall
37
Spri/o
Breathing
38
Trache/o
Trachea
39
Angi/o
Vessel
40
aort/o
Aorta
41
Arter/o
Artery
42
Arteri/o
Artery
43
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
44
Atri/o
Atrium
45
Cardi/o
Heart
46
Valv/o
Valve
47
Valvul/o
Valve
48
Vas/o
Vessel, duct
49
Vascul/o
Vessel, duct
50
Ven/o
Vein
51
Ven/i
Vein
52
Ventricul/o
Cavity, ventricle
53
Erythr/o
Red blood cell
54
Erythrocyt/o
Red blood cell
55
Hem/o
Blood
56
Hemat/o
Blood
57
Immun/o
Immunity, immune system
58
Leuk/o
White blood cell
59
Leukocyt/o
White blood cell
60
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymphatic system
61
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
62
Lymphangi/o
Lymphatic vessel
63
Splen/o
Spleen
64
Thromb/o
Blood clot
65
Thrombocyt/o
Platelet, thrombocyte
66
Thym/o
Thymus gland
67
Tonsil/o
Tonsil
68
Bucc/o
Cheek
69
Chol/e
Bile, gall
70
Chol/o
Bile, gall
71
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
72
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
73
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
74
Enter/o
Intestine
75
Gastro/o
Stomach
76
Gloss/o
Tongue
77
Hepat/o
Liver
78
Labi/o
Lip
79
Stoma
Mouth
80
Lingu/o
Tongue
81
Or/o
Mouth
82
Sial/o
Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
83
Stomat/o
Mouth
84
Proct/o
Rectum and Anus
85
Uvul/o
Uvula
86
Cali/o
Calyx
87
Calico/o
Calyx
88
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
89
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
90
Nephr/o
Kidney
91
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
92
Ren/o
Kidney
93
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
94
Ureter/o
Ureter
95
Urethr/o
Urethra
96
Urin/o
Urine
97
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
98
Epididym/o
Epididymis
99
Orchi/o
Testis
100
Orchid/o
Testis
101
Osche/o
Scrotum
102
Prostat/o
Prostate
103
Semin/o
Semen
104
Sperm/o
Semen, spermatozoa
105
Spermat/o
Semen, spermatozoa
106
Test/o
Testis, testicle
107
Vas/o
Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel, duct
108
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
109
Colp/o
Vagina
110
Episi/o
Vulva
111
Gyn/o
Woman
112
Gynec/o
Woman
113
Hyster/o
Uterus
114
Mast/o
Breast, mammary gland
115
Men/o
Menstruation
116
Mens
Menstruation
117
O/o
Ovum, egg cell
118
Oophor/o
Ovary
119
Ov/o
Ovum, egg cell
120
Ovul/o
Ovum, egg cell
121
Salping/o
Oviduct, tube
122
Metr/o
Uterus
123
Metr/i
Uterus
124
Adren/o
Adrenal glad, epinephrine
125
Adrenocortic/o
Adrenal cortex
126
Endocrin/o
Endocrine glands or system
127
Adrenal/o
Adrenal glad, epinephrine
128
Hypophys/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
129
Insul/o
Pancreatic islets
130
Parathyr/o
Parathyroid gland
131
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
132
Pituitar/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
133
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
134
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
135
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
136
Cortic/o
Cerebral cortex, outer portion
137
Encephal/o
Brain
138
Gangli/o
Ganglion
139
Ganglion/o
Ganglion
140
Gli/o
Neuroglia cells
141
Medull/o
Medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
142
Mening/o
Meninges
143
Meninge/o
Meninges
144
Myel/o
Spinal cord and Bone marrow
145
Narc/o
Stupor, numbness, sleep
146
Neur/o
Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
147
Neur/i
Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
148
Psych/o
Mind
149
Radicul/o
Spinal nerve root
150
Somn/o
Sleep
151
Somn/i
Sleep
152
Blephar/o
Eyelid
153
Cochle/o
Cochlea of inner ear
154
Corne/o
Cornea
155
Dacryocyst/o
Lacrimal sac
156
Lacrim/o
Tear, lacrimal apparatus
157
Myring/o
Tympanic membarne
158
Ot/o
Ear
159
Phak/o
Lens
160
Phac/o
Lens
161
Retin/o
Retina
162
Salping/o
Tube, Eustachian tube
163
Scler/o
Sclera
164
Tympan/o
Tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
