Greek and Latin Roots A-C (backwards) Flashcards
(90 cards)
1
Q
absence or lack
A
a-, an-
2
Q
departing from, away from
A
ab-
3
Q
hearing
A
acou-
4
Q
extreme, extremity
A
acr-, acro-
5
Q
to, toward
A
ad-
6
Q
gland
A
adeno-
7
Q
fat
A
adip-
8
Q
air
A
aero-
9
Q
toward
A
af-
10
Q
white
A
alb-
11
Q
pain in
A
-algia
12
Q
food
A
aliment-
13
Q
small cavity
A
alveol-
14
Q
on both sides
A
amphi-
15
Q
apart, up, again
A
ana-
16
Q
vessel
A
angi-
17
Q
ring
A
annul-
18
Q
opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
A
ant-, anti-
19
Q
preceding, before
A
ante-
20
Q
tip, extremity
A
ap-, api-
21
Q
hang
A
append-
22
Q
water
A
aqua-, aque-
23
Q
pertaining to
A
-ar, -aris
24
Q
tree-like
A
arbor-
25
bow-like
arc-
26
space
areol-
27
joint
arth-, arthr-, arthro-
28
joint
artic-
29
associated with, relating to
-ary
30
star-like
astr-
31
porridge
ather-
32
vestibule, entrance
atri-
33
hear
aud-
34
self
aut-, auto-
35
axis
ax-, axi-, axo-
36
armpit
axill-
37
base
bas-, basal-
38
two
bi-
39
life
bio-
40
bud, germ
blast-
41
arm
brachi-
42
short
brev-
43
bronchus
broncho-
44
cheek
bucco-
45
pouch
burs-
46
something inserted
calat-
47
heel
calcan-
48
small cup
calyc-
49
channel
canal-
50
head
caput-
51
cancer
carcin-
52
heart
cardi-, cardio-
53
wrist
carp-
54
tail
caud-
55
hollow
cavernos-
56
head
cephal-
57
head
-ceps
58
brain
cerebr-, cerebro-
59
neck
cervic, cervix
60
cross
chiasm-
61
cartilage
chondr-
62
color
chrom-
63
destroy, kill
-cide
64
small hair
cili-
65
head
-cipit
66
around
circum-
67
break
-clast
68
key
clavic-
69
together
co-, con-
70
hollow
coel-
71
united
commis-
72
knob
condyl-
73
against
contra-
74
beak-like
corac-
75
horn
corn-, cornu-
76
crown
corona
77
body
corp-
78
bark
cort-
79
rib
cost-
80
skull
crani-
81
sieve-like
cribr-
82
ring
cric-
83
secrete
-crin, -crine
84
ridge
crist-
85
hidden
crypt-
86
elbow
cubit-
87
pointed
cusp-
88
skin
cut-
89
sac, bladder
cyst-
90
cell
cyt-