Root Words Flashcards
1
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Abdomin
A
Abdomin/o
2
Q
To rub away
A
Abras/o
3
Q
Radiation
A
Actin/o
4
Q
Gland
A
Aden/o
5
Q
White
A
Albin/o
6
Q
Crooked
A
Ankyl/o
7
Q
Front
A
Anter/o
8
Q
Appendix
A
Append/o or appendic/o
9
Q
Joint
A
Arthr/o or articul/o
10
Q
Self
A
Aut/o
11
Q
Bacteria
A
Bacteri/o
12
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Life
A
Bi/o
13
Q
Germ, bud, developing cell
A
Blast/o
14
Q
Sausage
A
Botul/o
15
Q
Arm
A
Brachi/o
16
Q
Purse, sac, bursa
A
Burs/o
17
Q
Cancer
A
Carcin/o
18
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Heart
A
Cardio
19
Q
Wrist
A
Carp/o
20
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Tail
A
Caud/o
21
Q
Little cell
A
Cellul/o
22
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Head
A
Cephal/o
23
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Brain or cerebrum
A
Cerebr/o
24
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Neck or cervix
A
Cervic/o
25
Cartilage
Chondr/i
Chondr/o
26
Airway
Bronch/i
Bronch/o
27
Time
Chron/o
28
Juice
Chym/o
29
Knuckle of a joint
Condyl/o
30
Rib
Cost/o
31
Skull
Cran/o
Crani/o
32
Hidden
Crypt/o
33
Skin
Cutane/o
34
Blue
Cyan/o
35
Cell
Cyt/o
36
Skin
Derm/o
Dermat/o
37
Distant
Dist/o
38
Back
Dors/o
39
Electricity
Electr/o
40
Brain
Encephal/o
41
Small intestine
Enter/o
42
Red
Erythr/o
43
Fascia
Fasci/o
44
Thigh, femur
Femor/o
45
Fiber
Fibr/o
46
Fibula
Fibul/o
47
Little follicle
Follicul/o
48
Fungus
Fung/o
49
Stomach
Gastr/o
50
Protein
Globin/o
51
Buttock
Glute/o
52
Blood
Hem/o
Hemat/o
53
Liver
Hepat/o
54
Sweat
Hidr/o
55
Same
Hom/o
Home/o
56
Water
Hydr/o
57
Uterus
Hyster/o
58
Physician
iatr/o
59
Individual
Idi/o
60
Flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis
Ili/o
61
Immunity, exempt
Immun/o
62
Below
Infer/o
63
Groin
Inguin/o
64
Hauch, hip joint, ischium
Ischi/o
65
Hard, cornea
Kerat/o
66
Motion
Kinesi/o
67
Hump
Kyph/o
68
Thin, lamina
Lamin/o
69
Larynx
Laryng/o
70
Side
Later/o
71
White
Leuk/o
72
Fat
Lip/o
73
Stone
Lith/o
74
Bent forward
Lord/o
75
Loin, lower back
Lumb/o
76
Clear water or fluid
Lymph/o
77
Breast
Mamm/o
Mast/o
78
Biggest, highest
Maxim/o
79
Middle
Med/o
Medi/o
80
Black
Melan/o
81
Meniscus
Menisc/o
82
Mind
Ment/o
83
Muscle
Muscul/o
My/o
Myos/o
84
Fungus
Myc/o
85
Bone marrow; spinal cord, medulla, myelin
Myel/o
86
Birth
Nat/o
87
Death
Necr/o
88
Nerve
Neur/o
89
Hospital
Nosocom/o
90
Kernel; nucleus
Nucle/o
91
Nail
Onych/o
92
Tool
Organ/o
93
Straight
Orth/o
94
Bone
Ost/o
Oste/o
95
Ear
Ot/o
96
Wall
Pariet/o
97
Patella
Patell/o
98
Disease
Path/o
99
Child
Ped/o
100
Body louse
Pedicul/o
101
Bowl, basin
Pelv/o
102
Stone
Petr/o
103
Phalanges
Phalang/o
104
Growth
Phys/o
105
Nature
Physi/o
106
Rib, pleura
Pleur/o
107
Irregular
Poikil/o
108
Hole
Por/o
109
Back
Poster/o
110
Rectum, anus
Proct/o
111
Near
Proxim/o
112
Mind
Psych/o
113
Pubis
Pub/o
114
Lung
Pulmon/o
115
Radius
Radi/o
116
Nose
Rhin/o
117
Wrinkle
Rhytid/o
118
Sacred, sacrum
Sacr/o
119
Flesh, meat
Sarc/o
120
Hard, sclera
Scler/o
121
Curved
Scoli/o
122
Veiwing instrument
Scop/o
123
Sebum, oil
Seb/o
124
Putrefying, wall, partition
Sept/o
125
Skeleton
Skelet/o
126
Spleen
Splen/o
127
Vertebra
Spondyl/o
128
Staphylococcus
Staphylococc/o
129
Narrow
Sten/o
130
Chest, sternum
Stern/o
131
Streptococcus
Streptococc/o
132
Above
Super/o
133
Connect
Syn/o
134
Synovial
Synov/o
Synovi/o
135
Tarsal bone
Tars/o
136
Reaction to a stimulus
Tax/o
137
Stretch, tendon
Ten/o
Tendon/o
138
Chest, thorax
Thorac/o
139
Clot
Thromb/o
140
Wartlike, thymus glad
Thym/o
141
To cut
Tom/o
142
Almond, tonsil
Tonsill/o
143
Poison
Tox/o
144
Hair
Trich/o
145
Development
Troph/o
146
Navel, umbilicus
Umbilic/o
147
Vessel
Vas/o
148
Belly
Ventr/o
149
Vertebra
Vertebr/o
150
Dry
Xer/o
151
Miscarry
Abort/o
152
Ph less than 7
Acid/o
153
Extremity
Acr/o
154
Adrenal gland
Adren/o
155
Albumin
Albumin/o
156
Air sac or alveolus
Alveol/o
157
Amnion
Amni/o
158
Anus
An/o
159
Male
Andr/o
160
Blood vessel
Angi/o
161
Aorta
Aort/o
162
Artery
Arter/o or arteri/o
163
Weakness
Asthen/o
164
Incomplete
Atel/o
165
Fatty plaque
Ather/o
166
Atrium
Atri/o
167
Hearing
Audio
168
Urea, nitrogen
Azot/o
169
Glans penis
Balan/o
170
Bile
Bil/i
171
Eyelid
Blephar/o
172
Airway/bronchus
Bronch/o or bronch/i
173
Calcium
Calc/o or calc/i
174
Blind intestine or cecum
Cec/o
175
Little brain or cerebellum
Cerebell/o
176
Lip
Cheil/o
177
Bile, gall
Chol/e
178
Gallbladder
Cholecyst/o
179
Common bile duct
Choledoch/o
180
Membrane, chorion
Chori/o
181
Orange
Cirrh/o
182
Coccidioides immitis (a fungus)
Coccidioid/o
183
Colon
Col/o & colon/o
184
Vagina
Colp/o
185
Dust
Coni/o
186
To bind together OR conjunctiva
Conjunctiv/o
187
Pupil
Cor/o
188
Crown or circle, heart
Coron/o
189
Pregnancy
Cyes/o or cyesi/o
190
Bladder or sac
Cyst/o
191
Tear
Dacry/o
192
Teeth
Dent/o
193
To widen
Dilat/o
194
Diverticulum
Diverticul/o
195
12 OR duodenum
Duoden/o
196
Hard
Dur/o
197
Sound
Ech/o
198
Plug
Embol/o
199
Embryo
Embry/o
200
Epididymis
Epididym/o
201
Vulva
Episi/o
202
Gullet OR esophagus
Esophag/e OR esophag/o
203
Sensation
Esthesi/o
204
Exterior
Extern/o
205
Feces
Fec/o
206
Fetus
Fet/o
207
Flow
Flux/o
208
Swelling, knot
Gangli/o OR ganglion/o
209
Gums
Gingiv/o
210
Give
Gli/o
211
Glomerulus or little ball
Glomerul/o
212
Tongue
Gloss/o
213
Opening to the windpipe
Glott/o
214
Sweet, sugar
Glyc/o OR glycos/o OR gluc/o
215
Knowledge
Gnos/o
216
Pregnancy (g)
Gravid/o OR gravidar/o
217
Women
Gyno or gyneco
218
Breath
Halit/o
219
To roll, ileum
Ile/o
220
Iris
Ir/o
221
Hold back
Isch/o
222
Empty, jejunm
Jejun/o
223
Ketone
Keton/o or ket/o
224
Maze, inner ear
Labyrinth/o
225
Milk
Lact/o
226
Abdomin
Lapar/o
227
Smooth
Lei/o
228
Tongue
Lingu/o
229
A rounded part, lobe
Lob/o
230
Thin, scanty
Man/o
231
Resembling a breast
Mastoid/o
232
Opening, passage
Meat/o
233
Middle
Medi/o
234
Month, menstruation
Menstru/o
235
Uterus
Metr/i or metr/o
236
Mucus
Muc/o
237
Membrane, eardrum
Myring/o
238
Numbness
Narc/o
239
Nose
Nas/o
240
Kidney
Nephr/o
241
Night
Noct/o
242
Midwife
Obstetr/o
243
Eye
Ocul/o
244
Few in number
Olig/o
245
Ovary
Oophor/o
246
Eye
Opt/o or ophthalm/o
247
Mouth
Or/o
248
Testis
Orchid/o or orchi/o
249
Appetite
Orex/o
250
Tool
Organ/o
251
Ovary
Ovar/o
252
Oxygen
Ox/i
253
Ear
Ot/o
254
Sweetbread, pancreas
Pancreat/o
255
Parotid gland
Parot/o
256
Chest
Pect/o or pector/o
257
Penis
Pen/o
258
Digestion
Peps/o or pept/o
259
To stretch over, peritoneum
Peritone/o
260
Eat/swallow
Phag/o
261
Throat, pharynx
Pharyng/o
262
To speak
Phasi/o
263
Vein
Phleb/o
264
Partition
Phragm/o or phragmat/o
265
Mind
Phreno
266
Form
Plasm/o
267
Air, lung
Pneum/o or pneumon/o
268
Gray
Poli/o
269
Small growth
Polyp/o
270
Old age
Presby/o
271
Prostate gland
Prostat/o
272
Protein
Protein/o
273
False
Pseudo
274
Pus
Py/o
275
Renal pelvis
Pyel/o
276
Pylorus
Pylor/o
277
Nerve root
Radic/o or radicul/o or rhiz/o
278
Rectum
Rect/o
279
Kidney
Ren/o
280
Retina
Retin/o
281
Rhythm
Rhythm/o or rrhythm/o
282
Trumpet or fallopian tube
Salping/o
283
To divid or split
Schiz/o
284
Seed or sperm
Semin/o
285
Saliva
Sial/o
286
The letter s, sigmoid colon
Sigm/o
287
Cavity
Sinus/o
288
Body
Somat/o
289
Sound
Son/o
290
Rip or tear
Spadias/o
291
Pulse
Sphygm/o or sphyx/o
292
Breathe
Spir/o
293
Fat
Steat/o
294
Mouth
Stomat/o
295
Point
Stigmat/o
296
Plug
Tampon/o
297
Pressure
Tens/o
298
Testis, testicle
Test/o or testicul/o (little testis)
299
Birth
Toc/o
300
Widepipe or trachea
Trache/o
301
Little swelling
Tubercul/o
302
Eardrum
Tympan/o
303
Urine
Ur/o or urin/o
304
Ureter
Ureter/o
305
Urethra
Urethr/o
306
Vagus nerve
Vag/o
307
Sheath, vagina
Vagin/o
308
Little valve
Valvul/o
309
Dilated vein
Varic/o
310
Little vessel
Vascul/o
311
Vein
Ven/o
312
Bladder
Vesic/o
313
Small bag
Vesicul/o
314
To roll
Volv/o
315
Vulva
Vulv/o
316
Animal / living
Zo/o
