Root Words Flashcards by Terry Herring

Q

ACR-

A

EXTREMITY, PEAK

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ADEN-

A

GLAND

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AER-

A

AIR

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ANGI-

A

VESSEL

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ANTER-

A

FRONT

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ARTHR-

A

JOINT

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BLEPHAR-

A

EYELID

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BRANCHI-

A

ARM

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CARCIN-

A

CANCER

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CARDI-

A

HEART

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CARP-

A

WRIST

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CAUD-

A

TAIL

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CEPHAL-

A

HEAD

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CEREBR-

A

BRAIN

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CERVIC-

A

NECK

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CHEIL-

A

LIP

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CHEIR-
CHIR-

A

HAND

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CHOL-

A

BILE, GALL

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CHOLECYST-

A

GALLBLADDER

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CHONDR-

A

CARTILAGE

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CHROM-

A

COLOR

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CHRON-

A

TIME

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COL-

A

LARGE INTESTINE, COLON

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COLP-

A

VAGINA

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COST-

RIB

CRANI-

SKULL

CRY-

COLD

CRYPT-

HIDDEN

CUTAN- CUT-

SKIN

CYAN-

BLUE

CYST-

BLADDER

CYT-

CELL

DACRY-

TEAR

DACTYL-

FINGER, TOES

DENT- ODONT-

TOOTH

DERM- DERMAT-

SKIN

DEXTR-

RIGHT

DIPS-

THRIST

DORS-

BACK

DUCT-

CARRY

ENCEPHAL-

BRAIN

ENTER-

INTESTINE

ERG-

WORK

ERYTHR-

RED

ESTHE-

SENSATION

FEBR-

FEVER

FLEX-

BEND

GASTR-

STOMACH

GEN-

PRODUCE

GINGIV-

GUMS

GLOSS-

TONGUE

GLYC- GLUC-

SUGAR

GNATH-

JAW

GRAV-

HEAVY, PREGNANT

GYNEC-

FEMALE

HEM- HEMAT-

BLOOD

HEPAT-

LIVER

HETER-

DIFFERENT

HIDR-

PERSPIRATION

HIST-

TISSUE

HOME- HOM-

SAME

HYDR- HYDRA-

WATER

HYSTER-

UTERUS

IATR-

PHYSICIAN

IRID-

IRIS

IS-

EQUAL

KERAT-

CORNEA

KIN- KINESI-

MOVE, MOVEMENT

LACRIM-

TEAR

LACT- GALACT-

MILK

LAPAR-

ABDOMEN

LARYNG-

LARYNX

LATER-

SIDE

LEUK- LEUC-

WHITE

LINGU-

TONGUE

LIP-

FAT

LITH-

STONE

MAMM- MAST-

BREAST

MELAN-

BLACK

MEN-

MONTHLY, MENSES

METR-

UTERUS

MORPH-

SHAPE, FORM

MY-

MUSCLE

MYC-

FUNGUS

MYEL-

MARROW, SPINAL CORD

MYRING-

EARDRUM

NAS-

NOSE

NECR-

DEAD

NEPHR- REN-

KIDNEY

NEUR-

NERVE

NOCT- NYCT-

NIGHT

NULL-

NONE

OCUL-

EYE

OMPHAL-

UMBILICUS

ONYCH-

NAIL

OO-

EGG, OVA

OOPHOR-

OVARY

OPHTHALM-

EYE

OR-

MOUTH

ORCHID-

TESTES

OREXIA-

APPETITE

ORTH-

STRAIGHT

OSTE- OSS-

BONE

OT- AUR-

EAR

PARA-

TO BEAR

PATH-

DISEASE

PECT-

CHEST

PED-

CHILD

PHAG-

SWALLOW, EAT

PHARMAC-

DRUG

PHARYNG-

THROAT

PHAS-

SPEAK, SAY

PHLEB-

VEIN

PHON-

VOICE

PHREN-

DIAPHRAGM

PIL- TRICH-

HAIR

PNEUM-

AIR, BREATH

PNEUMON-

LUNG

POD-

FOOT

PROCT-

RECTUM

PSEUD-

FALSE

PSYCH-

MIND

PULMO(N)-

LUNG

PY-

PUS

PYEL-

KIDNEY PELVIS

PYR-

FIRE, FEVER

QUADRI-

FOUR

RHIN-

NOSE

SALPING-

FALLOPIAN TUBE

SANGUINE-

BLOOD

SCLERA-

HARD

SECT-

CUT

SEPT-

CONTAMINATION

SIAL-

SALIVA

STEN-

NARROW, CONSTRICTED

STOMAT-

MOUTH

STRICT-

DRAW TIGHT

TAX-

ORDER, ARRANGE

TEN-

TENDON

THERM-

HEAT

THORAC-

CHEST

THROMB-

CLOT

TOX-

POISON

TRACHE-

WINDPIPE

TRACHEL-

NECK

TRAUMAT-

WOUND

TRI-

THREE

TROP-

TURN

TROPH-

NURTURE, NUTRITION

UR-

URINE

VAS-

VESSEL

VERT-

TURN

VESIC-

BLADDER

VISCER-

INTERNAL ORGANS

VITA-

LIFE