Root terms and combining form Flashcards
(392 cards)
1
Q
acanth/o
A
thorny, spiny
2
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
3
Q
acid/o
A
acid
4
Q
actin/o
A
ray, radius
5
Q
acou/o
A
hearing
6
Q
acr/o
A
extremities, height
7
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
8
Q
aden/o
A
gland
9
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
10
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
11
Q
aer/o
A
air, gas
12
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
13
Q
algesi/o
A
pain
14
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
15
Q
ambly/o
A
dull, dim
16
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
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Q
amnion/o
A
amnion
18
Q
amyl/o
A
starch
19
Q
an/o
A
anus
20
Q
andr/o
A
male
21
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
22
Q
anis/o
A
unequal, dissimilar
23
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked, stiff, bent
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antr/o
A
antrum
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aort/o
aorta
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis
27
appendic/o
appendix
28
arche/o
first, beginning
29
arteri/o
artery
30
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
31
arthr/o
joint
32
articul/o
joint
33
atel/o
imperfect, incomplete
34
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
35
atri/o
atrium
36
audi/o
hearing
37
aur/i,o
ear
38
aut/o
self
39
axill/o
armpit
40
az/o
urea, nitrogen
41
bacteri/o
bacteria
42
bar/o
pressure
43
balan/o
glans penis
44
bas/o
base
45
bi/o
life
46
bil/i
bile
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blast/o
developing cell
48
blephar/o
eyelid
49
brachi/o
arm
50
bronch/i,o
bronchus
51
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
52
bucc/o
cheek
53
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
54
calc/i
calcium
55
cancer/o
cancer
56
carcin/o
cancer
57
cardi/o
heart
58
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
59
caud/o
tail, toward the lower part of the body
60
cec/o
cecum
61
celi/o
abdomen
62
cephal/o
head
63
cerebell/o
cerebellum
64
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
65
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
66
cervic/o
cervix
67
cheil/o
lip
68
chir/o
hand
69
cholangi/o
bile duct
70
chol/e
gall, bile
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
72
chondr/o
cartlage
73
chori/o
chorion
74
chrom/o
color
75
chromat/o
color
76
chron/o
time
77
clavic/o
clavicle (collar bone)
78
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
79
col/o
colon
80
colp/o
vagina
81
coni/o
dust
82
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
83
core/o
pupil
84
corne/o
cornea
85
coron/o
heart
86
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
87
cor/o
pupil
88
cost/o
rib
89
crani/o
cranium(skull)
90
cry/o
cold
91
crypt/o
hidden
92
culd/o
cul-de-sac
93
cutane/o
skin
94
cyan/o
blue
95
cyes/i,o
pregnancy
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cyst/o
bladder, sac
97
cyt/o
cell
98
dacry/o
tear, tear duct
99
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
100
dent/i
tooth
101
dermat/o
skin
102
derm/o
skin
103
dextr/o
right
104
diaphor/o
sweat
105
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
106
dipl/o
two, double
107
dips/o
thirst
108
diverticul/o
diverticulum
109
dors/i,o
back (of the body)
110
duoden/o
duodenum
111
dur/o
hard, dura mater
112
dynam/o
motion
113
ech/o
sound
114
ectop/o
located away from usual place
115
electr/o
electricity, electrical
116
embry/o
embryo, to be full
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emmetr/o
a normal measure
118
encephal/o
brain
119
endocrin/o
endocrine
120
enter/o
intestines
121
epididym/o
epididymis
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epiglott/o
epiglottis
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episi/o
vulva
124
epitheli/o
epithelium
125
erythr/o
red
126
oesophag/o
oesophagus
127
esthesi/o
sensaition, sensitivity, feeling
128
eti/o
cause (of disease)
129
faci/o
face
130
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
131
ferr/i,o
iron
132
fet/i,o
fetus, unborn child
133
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fibers
134
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
135
galact/o
milk
136
gangli/o
ganglion
137
ganglion/o
ganglion
138
gastr/o
stomach
139
gen/o
origin, formation
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ger/o
old age, aged
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geront/o
old age, aged
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gingiv/o
gum
143
gli/o
neuroglia
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glomerul/o
glomerulus
145
gloss/o
tongue
146
glyc/o
sugar
147
glycos/o
sugar
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gluc/o
sweetness, sugar
149
gnath/o
jaw
150
gnos/o
knowledge
151
gon/o
seed, knee
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gravid/o
pregnancy
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gynec/o
woman
154
gyn/o
woman
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hem/o
blood
156
hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
159
heter/o
other
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hidr/o
sweat
161
hist/o
tissue
162
home/o
sameness, unchanging
163
hom/o
same
164
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
165
hydr/o
water
166
hymen/o
hymen
167
hypn/o
sleep
168
hyster/o
uterus
169
ile/o
ileum
170
ili/o
ilium
171
immun/o
immune
172
irid/o
iris
173
iri/o
iris
174
is/o
equal, same
175
ischi/o
ischium
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isch/o
deficiency, blockage
177
jejun/o
jejunum
178
kal/i
potassium
179
kary/o
nucleus
180
kerat/o
cornea
181
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard
182
kin/e
movement
183
kinesi/o
movement, motion
184
kyph/o
hump
185
labi/o
lips
186
lacrim/o
tear duct, tear
187
lact/o
milk
188
lamin/o
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
189
lapar/o
abdomen
190
laryng/o
larynx
191
later/o
side
192
lei/o
smooth
193
leuk/o
white
194
lingu/o
tongue
195
lip/o
fat
196
lith/o
stone, calculus
197
lob/o
lobe
198
lumb/o
lumber region, lower back
199
lymph/o
lymph
200
macr/o
abnormal largeness
201
mamm/o
breast
202
mandibul/o
mandible (upper jawbone)
203
mast/o
breast
204
mastoid/o
mastoid
205
maxill/o
maxill (lower jawbone)
206
meat/o
meatus (opening)
207
melan/o
black
208
men/o
menstruation
209
mening/i,o
meninges
210
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
211
ment/o
mind
212
ment/o
chin
213
metr/i,o
uterus
214
micr/o
small
215
mon/o
one
216
morph/o
form, shape
217
muc/o
mucus, mucous membrane
218
my/o
muscle
219
myc/o
fungus
220
myel/o
bone marrow
221
myel/o
spinal cord
222
myelon/o
spinal cord
223
myring/o
eardrum
224
myx/o
mucus
225
nan/o
dwarf
226
narc/o
stupor
227
nas/o
nose
228
nat/o
birth
229
necr/o
death (cell, body)
230
nephr/o
kidney
231
neur/o
nerve
232
neutr/o
neither (neutral)
233
noct/i
night
234
nyct/o
night
235
nycta/o
night
236
ocul/o
eye
237
odont/o
tooth
238
olig/o
scanty, few
239
omphal/o
umbilicus, navel
240
onc/o
tumor
241
onych/o
nail
242
o/o
egg, ovum
243
oophor/o
ovary
244
ophthalm/o
eye
245
opt/o
vision
246
orchid/o
testis, testicle
247
orchi/o
testis, testicle
248
organ/o
organ
249
or/o
mouth
250
orth/o
straight
251
oste/o
bone
252
ot/o
ear
253
ov/i,o
egg
254
ox/i,o
oxygen
255
pachy/o
thick
256
palat/o
palate
257
pancreat/o
pancreas
258
papill/o
nipple
259
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
260
par/o
bear, give birth to, labor
261
part/o
bear, give birth to, labor
262
parthen/o
virgin
263
patell/o
patella (knee cap)
264
path/o
disease
265
pector/o
chest
266
ped/o
child, foot
267
pelv/i,o
pelvis, pelvic bone
268
pept/o
digestion
269
perine/o
perineum
270
peritone/o
peritoneum
271
petr/o
stone
272
phac, phak/o
lens of the eye
273
phag/o
eat, swallow
274
phalang/o
phalange (finger or toe bone)
275
pharyng/o
pharynx
276
phas/o
speech
277
phe/o
brown
278
phleb/o
vein
279
phot/o
light
280
phren/o
mind
281
physi/o
nature
282
plasm/o
plasma
283
pleur/o
pleura
284
pneumat/o
lung, air
285
pneum/o,pneumon/o
lung, air
286
pod/o
foot
287
poikil/o
varid, irregular
288
poli/o
gray matter
289
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
290
porphyr/o
purple
291
poster/o
back (of body)
292
prim/i
first
293
proct/o
rectum
294
prostat/o
prostate gland
295
prote/o
protein
296
pseud/o
FALSE
297
psych/o
mind
298
pub/o
pubis
299
puerper/o
childbirth
300
pulmon/o
lung
301
pupill/o
pupil
302
py/o
pus
303
pyel/o
renal pelvis
304
pylor/o
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
305
pyr/o
fever, heat
306
quadr/i
four
307
rachi/o
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
308
radic/o
nerve root
309
radicul/o
nerve root
310
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone)
311
rect/o
rectum
312
ren/o
kidney
313
reticul/o
network
314
retin/o
retina
315
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, stiated
316
rhin/o
nose
317
rhytid/o
wrinkles
318
salping/o
fallopian (uterine) tube
319
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
320
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder bone)
321
scler/o
sclera, hard
322
scoli/o
crooked, curved
323
seb/o
sebum (oil)
324
sial/o
saliva
325
sider/o
iron
326
sigmoid/o
sigmoid
327
sinister/o
left
328
sin/o sinus/o
sinus
329
somat/o
body
330
somn/i,o
sleep
331
son/o
sound
332
spermat/o
spermatozoan, sperm
333
sperm/o
spermatozoan, sperm
334
sphygm/o
pulse
335
spir/o
breathe, breathing
336
splen/o
spleen
337
spondyl/o
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
338
staped/o
stapes (milddle ear bone)
339
staphyl/o
grape-like clusters
340
steat/o
fatty
341
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
342
steth/o
chest
343
stomat/o
mouth
344
strept/o
twisted chains
345
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
346
system/o
system
347
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bones)
348
tars/o
edge of eyelid, tarsal (instep of foot)
349
tendin/o
tendon
350
tend/o
tendon
351
ten/o
tendon
352
terat/o
malformed fetus
353
test/o
testis, testicle
354
therm/o
heat
355
thorac/o
thorax (cheat)
356
thromb/o
clot
357
thym/o
thymus gland
358
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
359
thyr/o
thyroid gland
360
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
361
toc/o
labor
362
tom/o
cut, section
363
ton/o
tension, pressure
364
tonsill/o
tonsils
365
top/o
place
366
toxic/o
poison
367
trachel/o
neck, necklike
368
trache/o
trachea
369
trich/o
hair
370
tympan/o
eardrum, middle ear
371
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
372
ungu/o
nail
373
ureter/o
ureter
374
urethr/o
urethra
375
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
376
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
377
uter/o
uterus
378
uvul/o
uvula
379
vagin/o
vagina
380
valvul/o
valve
381
vas/o
vessel, duct
382
ven/o
vein
383
ventricul/o
ventricle
384
verd/o
green
385
vertebr/o
vertebra, spinal or verebral column
386
vesic/o
bladder, sac
387
vesicul/o
seminal vesicles
388
vir/o
virus
389
viscer/o
internal organs
390
vulv/o
vulva
391
xanth/o
yellow
392
xer/o
dry
