Root Words Flashcards
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abdomino/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
A
extremeties
3
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aden/o
A
gland
4
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
5
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adip/o
A
fat
6
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aer/o
A
air
7
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alb/o
A
white
8
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albumin/o
A
albumin
9
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
10
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amyl/o
A
starch (amylase)
11
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
12
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ankyl/o
A
crooked or fused (ankylosing: crooked joint)
13
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anter/o
A
anterior/before
anterolateral
14
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
15
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append(ic)/o
A
appendix
16
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arteri/o
A
atery
17
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arthr/o
A
joint
18
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articul/o
A
joint (articulation)
19
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atel/o
A
imperfect (atelectasis: partial lung collapse)
20
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ather/o
A
yellow, fatty plaque (atheroma: artery obstruction)
21
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aur/i
A
ear
22
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bil/i
A
bile
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bi/o
A
life
24
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blast/o
A
embryonic form
25
blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
27
brachy
short (brachyesophagus)
28
bronchi/o bronch/o
windpipe
29
bucc/o
cheek
30
burs/o
bursa (closed, fluid-filled sac at major joints)
31
calc/i
calcium
32
calcane/o
calcaneus/heel
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
cardi/o
heart
35
carp/o
carpus/wrist
36
caud/o
tail
37
cec/o
cecum
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cephal/o
head
39
cerebr/o
brain
40
cervic/o
neck
41
chlor/o
green (chlorophyll)
42
chol/e
bile (most commonly used in reference to the gallbladder)
43
cholecyst/o
gallbladder (cholecystitis)
44
chondr/o
cartilage
45
chori/o
fetal covering (chorioamnionitis: intrauterine inflammation during pregnancy)
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clavicul/o
clavicle
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coccyg/o
coccyx (coxxygeal)
48
col/o
colon
49
colp/o
hollow/vagina
50
cost/o
rib (intercostal)
51
crani/o
cranium/skull
52
cry/o
cold
53
crypt/o
hide/conceal
54
cutane/o
skin
55
cyan/o
blue
56
cyst/o
cyst/bladder
57
cyt/o (-cyte)
cell
58
dactyl/o
finger/toe
59
dent/i/o
teeth
60
derm/a dermat/o
skin
61
dextr/o
right (OD: Oculus dexter
62
dips/o
thirst (dip the cup)
63
dic/o
disc/disk
64
dist/o
far/distant from origin
65
dors/o
directed toward/on the back
66
duoden/o
duodenum
67
ech/o
sound
68
electr/o
electricity
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encephal/o
brain
70
enter/o
intestine
71
erythr/o
red
72
esophag/o
esophagus
73
esthesi/o
feeling (anesthesia)
74
femor/o
femur
75
fet/o
fetus
76
fibr/o
fiber
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fibul/o
fibula
78
front/o
forehead/front
79
galact/o
milk
80
gastr/o
stomach
81
genit/o
genitals
82
ger/o
old
83
glomerul/o
glomerulus (glomerulonephritis)
84
gloss/o
tongue
85
glyc/o
sugar/sweet (hyperglycemia)
86
gnath/o
jaw
87
granulo/o
grain/particle
88
gynec/o
female
89
hem/a/o hemat/o
blood
90
hepat/o
liver
91
hist/o
tissue
92
hom/o
common/same
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humer/o
humerus
94
hydr/o
water
95
hyster/o
uterus/womb
96
ile/o
ileum/small intestine
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ili/o
ilium (hip bone)
98
immun/o
immune
99
infer/o
lowermost/below
100
intestin/o
instestine
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irid/o
colored circle/iris
102
ischi/o
ischium (hip)
103
jenjun/o
jejunum
104
labi/o
lip
105
lacrim/o
tear/crying
106
lact/o
milk
107
lapar/o
flank/abdominal wall
108
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
109
later/o
side
110
latr/o
treatment/physician (latrochemistry)
111
leuc/o leuk/o
white
112
lingu/o
tongue
113
lip/o
fat
114
lith/o
stone (lithotripsy)
115
lob/o
lobe
116
lumb/o
lower back
117
lymph/o
lymph/lymphatics
118
mamm/o mast/o
breast
119
medi/o
middle
120
melan/o
black
121
men/o
month (dysmenorrhea: irregular period)
122
mening/o
membrane
123
metr/i
uterine tissue (endometriosis)
124
mon/o
one/only
125
muc/o
mucus
126
muscul/o
muscle
127
my/o
muscle
128
myc/o
fungus
129
myel/o
marrow/spinal cord
130
narc/o
sleep/numbness
131
nas/o
nose
132
ne/o
new
133
necr/o
dead/corpse
134
nephr/o
kidney
135
neur/o
nerves
136
odont/o
teeth
137
odyn/o
pain/distress
138
onc/o
bulk/tumor
139
oophor/o
ovary
140
ophthalm/o
eye
141
or/o
mouth
142
orchi/o
testicle
143
orth/o
straight
144
oste/o
bone
145
ot/o
ear
146
pancreat/o
pancreas
147
patell/o
patella/kneecap
148
path/o
disease
149
pedi
foot
150
pelv/i
pelvis
151
periton/o
peritoneum
152
pharmac/o
drugs/medicine
153
pharyng/o
pharynx
154
phleb/o
vein
155
phon/o
sound/voice
156
phot/o
light
157
phren/o
mind/diaphragm
158
pleur/o
pleura
159
poster/o
posterior/towards back
160
pneum/o
air/breathing/lung
161
proct/o
rectum/anus
162
prostat/o
prostate
163
proxim/o
nearest point of origin
164
pseud/o
false
165
psych/o
mind
166
pub/o
pubis
167
pulm/o pulmon/o
lung
168
py/o
pus
169
pyel/o
trough/renal pelvic
170
radi/o
radius/radiant nergy
171
rect/o
rectum
172
ren/o
kidneys (renal)
173
rhin/o
nose
174
sacr/o
sacrum
175
sarc/o
flesh (sarcoma)
176
salping/o
tube
177
scrot/o
scrotum
178
semin/o
semen
179
ser/o
serum
180
somat/o
body
181
son/o
sound
182
spermat/o
seed
183
sphen/o
wedge/sphenoid
184
splen/o
spleen
185
spondyl/o
vertebra
186
stern/o
sternum
187
tars/o
ankle bone (tarsal)
188
tempor/o
temple
189
ten/o
tendon/ tight band
190
therm/o
heat
191
thorac/o
chest
192
thromb/o
clot/lump/thrombus
193
tibi/o
tibia
194
tonsill/o
tonsil
195
tox/o
poison
196
teache/o
trachea (windpipe)
197
uln/o
ulna
198
ur/o
urine
199
ureter/o
ureter
200
urethr/o
urethra
201
uter/o
uterus
202
vag/o
vagus nerve
203
vas/o
vessel/ductus deferens
204
ven/o
vein
205
ventr/o
ventral/belly side
206
vertebr/o
vertebra
207
vulv/o
vulva
208
xanth/o
yellow
