Exterior Root Words Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
Amb/i
A
both sides/double
2
Q
Acro/o
A
extremities
3
Q
anter/o
A
front
4
Q
aut/o
A
self
5
Q
axill/o
A
armpit, axilla
6
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid or eyelash
7
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
8
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek (on the face)
9
Q
capit/o
A
head
10
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
11
Q
canth/o
A
angle formed where the eyes meet
12
Q
caud/o
A
tail/downward
13
Q
cephal/o
A
head
14
Q
cervic/o
A
neck or cervix
15
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
16
Q
cheir/o
A
hand
17
Q
cili/o
A
eyelash or small hairlike processes
18
Q
cor/e
A
pupil of the eye
19
Q
crani/o
A
skull
20
Q
cubit/o
A
elbow
21
Q
dactyl/o
A
figer or toes
22
Q
derm/a
A
skin
23
Q
dors/i
A
back or posterior
24
Q
faci/o
A
face
25
gingiv/o
gums in mouth
26
gloss/o
tongue
27
gnath/o
jaws
28
inguin/o
groin
29
irid/o
iris of the eye
30
labi/o
lips
31
lapar/o
abdomen, loin or flank
32
later/o
side
33
lingu/o
tongue
34
mamm/a
breast
35
mast/o
breast
36
nas/o
nose
37
occipit/o
back of the head
38
ocul/o
eye
39
odont/o
teeth
40
omphal/o
umbilicus
41
onych/o
nails
42
ophthalm/o
eyes
43
optic/o
seeing, sight
44
or/o
mouth
45
ot/o
ear
46
papill/o
nipple
47
pelv/o
pelvis
48
phall/o
penis
49
pil/o
hair
50
pod/o
foot
51
rhin/o
nosesoma
52
somat/o
body
53
steth/o
chest
54
stomat/o
mouth
55
tal/o
ankle
56
tars/o
foot
57
thorac/o
chest/thorax
58
trachel/o
neck or necklike
59
trich/o
hair or hairlike
60
ventr/i
front of body
