Greek and Latin Roots Q-Z Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
Q
quad-, quadr-
A
four
2
Q
re-
A
back, again
3
Q
rect-
A
straight
4
Q
ren-
A
kidney
5
Q
rete-, reticul-
A
net
6
Q
retro-
A
backward, behind
7
Q
rhin-
A
nose
8
Q
-rrhagia
A
abnormal or excessive discharge
9
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
10
Q
ruga-
A
fold, wrinkle
11
Q
sagitt-
A
arrow
12
Q
sarco-
A
flesh
13
Q
sclero-
A
hard
14
Q
-scope
A
instrument used for examination
15
Q
sect-
A
to cut
16
Q
semi-
A
half
17
Q
septum
A
fence
18
Q
serrat-
A
saw
19
Q
sin-, sino-
A
hollow
20
Q
som-, soma-
A
body
21
Q
splanchn-
A
organ
22
Q
squam-
A
scale, flat
23
Q
-stalsis
A
compression
24
Q
-stasis
A
arrest, fixation
25
steno-
narrow
26
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
27
stroma
spread out
28
sub-
beneath, under
29
super-, supra-
above, upon
30
sutur-
sewing
31
sym-, syn-
together, with
32
systol-
contraction
33
tachy-
rapid
34
tal-
ankle
35
telo-
end
36
templ-, tempo-
time
37
teres
round, smooth
38
therm-
heat
39
tissue
woven
40
-tomy
to cut
41
tox-
poison
42
trab-
beam, timber
43
trans-
across, through
44
tri-
three
45
troph-
nourish
46
tuber-
swelling
47
tympano-
drum
48
umbil-
navel
49
uni-
one
50
-uria
urine
51
uter-
womb
52
vag-
to wander
53
vas-
vessel, duct
54
venter, ventr-
abdomen, belly
55
vesic-
blister
56
villus
shaggy hair
57
viscero-
organ, viscera
58
xiph-
sword
59
zon-
belt