Root words Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
Q
Cause
A
Eti/o
2
Q
Armpit
A
Axill
3
Q
Eye
A
Ophthalm, ophthalm/o
4
Q
Peritoneum
A
Peritone/o
5
Q
Heat
A
Therm/o
6
Q
Death
A
Necr/o
7
Q
Ventricle
A
Ventricul/o
8
Q
Joint
A
Arthr/o
9
Q
Cold
A
Cry/o
10
Q
Cell
A
Cellul/o or Cyt/o
11
Q
Membrane, Meninges
A
Mening, meningi/o, meming/o
12
Q
Female
A
Gynec/o
13
Q
Conjunctiva
A
Conjunctiv/o
14
Q
Other or different
A
Heter/o
15
Q
People
A
Dem
16
Q
Head
A
Cephal/o
17
Q
Fat
A
Lip, lip/o
18
Q
Black
A
Melan, melan/o
19
Q
Rectum
A
Rect/o
20
Q
Abdomen
A
Abdomin/o
21
Q
Bladder
A
Cyst/o
22
Q
Sacrum
A
Sacr, sacr/o
23
Q
Intestine
A
Enter/o
24
Q
Gums
A
Gingiv, gingiv/o
25
Tissue
Hist/o
26
Liver
Hepat, hept/o
27
Putrefaction, infection
Sept
28
To vomit
Eme
29
Vessel, vascular
Angi/o
30
Skin
Derm/o or Dermat/o
31
Vertebra
Spondyl/o
32
Air
Pneum/o
33
Sweat
Hidr, hidr/o
34
Heart
Cardi/o
35
Bile
Chol/e
36
Stuck to
Adhes
37
Bronchus
Bronch/i, Bronch/o
38
Birth or new
Nat, nat/o
39
Menses or menstruation
Men/o
40
Chest
Thorac/o
41
Uterus or womb
Hyster, hyster/o
42
Flesh
Sarc/o
43
Muscle
My/o
44
Adrenal gland
Adren/o
45
Larynx
Laryng, larng/o
46
Stone
Lith, lith/o
47
Tumor
Onc/o
48
Scapula
Scapul, scapula/o
49
Brain
Encephal/o
50
Juice
Chym
51
Cartilage
Chondri/I or Chondr/o
52
Cell
Cyt, cyt/o
53
Duodenum
Duoden/o
54
White
Leuk, leuk/o
55
Double
Dipl/o
56
Epidermis
Epididym/o
57
Rule
Norm
58
Vein
Ven/o
59
Blue
Cyan/o
60
Gland
Aden/o
61
Gallbladder
Cholecyst/o
62
Ureter
Ureter/o
62
Abdomen
Lapar/o
63
Stomach
Gastr, gastr/o
64
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Myel, myel/o
65
Skin
Cutane/o
66
Comfort (French root)
Aise
67
Tendon
Tend/o, ten/o
68
Same or alike
Hom/o
69
Fibers
Fibr, Fibr/o, Fibrin/o
70
Chemical
Chem/o
71
Vessel
Vas, vas/o
72
Kidney
Nephr, nephr/o
73
Mind
Psych/o
74
Water
Hydr, hydr/o
75
Pharynx, throat
Pharyng, pharynge/o, pharyng/o
76
Rib
Cost/o
77
Heat, fire
Pyr/o
78
Urine
Ur, ur/o
79
Clot
Thromb/o
80
Blood
Hem, hem/o, heamt, hemat/o
81
Sternum
Stern/o
82
Esophagus
Esophag/o
83
Formation, produce
Gen, gene, genet
84
To infect
Infect
85
Electricity
Electr/o
86
Swelling
Edema
87
Fatty, fatty deposit
Ather/o
88
Vein
Phleb, phleb/o
89
Red
Erythr/o
90
Kidney
Ren/o
91
Appetite
Orexis
92
Urethra
Urethr/o
93
Life
Bi/o
94
To cut
Cis
95
Lymph vessels
Lymph, lymph/o
96
Stuck to
Adhes
97
Bone
Oste, Oste/o
98
Alveolus
Alveol/o
99
Nose
Rhin/o
100
Testis
Testicul/o
101
Nerve
Neur/o
102
Spleen
Splen/o
103
To hear
Audi/o
104
Disease
Path, path/o
105
Artery
Arteri/o
106
To eat, engulf
Phag, phag/o
107
Colon
Col/o
108
Cough
Tuss
108
Cerebrum
Cerebr/i or Cerebr/o
