Root words Flashcards
(64 cards)
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adren/o
A
adrenal gland
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel, blood
4
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
6
Q
bil/i
A
bile, gall
7
Q
bronch/o, bronchi/o
A
bronchial tube
8
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
9
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carcin/o
A
cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
caud/o
A
tail
12
Q
cephal/o
A
head
13
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
14
Q
chol/e
A
bile, gall, gallbladder
15
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
16
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cost/o
A
rib
17
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
18
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
19
Q
enter/o
A
intestine (usually small intestine)
20
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
21
Q
hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
hepato/o
A
liver
23
Q
home/o
A
same, alike
24
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hyster/o
A
uterus
25
idi/o
unknown, peculiar
26
ile/o
ileum
27
ili/o
ilium
28
infer/o
lower, below
29
later/o
side, to one side
30
lapar/o
abdomen
31
lip/o
fat
32
lith/o
stone
33
mast/o, mamm/o
breast
34
my/o
muscle
35
myel/o
spinal cord
36
nas/o
nose
37
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
38
neur/o
nerve
39
oophor/o
ovary
40
orch/o, orchi/o
testis (plural testes)
41
onco
tumor
42
oste/o
bone
43
path/o
disease
44
ped/o, ped/i
foot or child
45
phag/o
swallowing, eating
46
phleb/o
vein
47
phren/o
diaphram
48
pneum/o
air, lung
49
py/o
pus
50
pyel/o
renal pelvis
51
ren/o
kidney
52
rhin/o
nose
53
sarc/o
flesh
54
sial/o
saliva
55
sphygm/o
pulse
56
splen/o
spleen
57
spondyl/o
vertebra
58
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
59
thorac/o
chest
60
thromb/o
blood clot
61
tom/o
to cut
62
vas/o
vessel, duct
63
vesic/o
bladder
64
viscer/o
internal organs
