Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin
A
abdomen
2
Q
aden
A
gland
3
Q
angi
A
vessel
4
Q
arterio
A
artery
5
Q
arthr
A
joint
6
Q
brachi
A
arm
7
Q
bronchi, bronch
A
bronchus (lungs)
8
Q
card, cardi
A
heart
9
Q
cerebr
A
cerebrum (brain and spinal cord)
10
Q
cephal
A
head
11
Q
chole, chol
A
bile
12
Q
colo
A
colon
13
Q
cost
A
rib
14
Q
crani
A
skull
15
Q
cyan
A
blue
16
Q
cyst
A
bladder, cyst
17
Q
derm, derma
A
skin
18
Q
duoden
A
duodenum (1st part of small intestines)
19
Q
encephal
A
brain
20
Q
gaster, gastro
A
stomach
21
Q
geron
A
aged
22
Q
gluco
A
sweet
23
Q
glyco, glyc
A
sweet
24
Q
gyneco, gyno
A
woman
25
hema, hemato, hemo
blood
26
hepato
liver
27
hyster
uterus
28
ile, ili
ileum
29
laryng
larynx
30
lymph
lymph
31
mamm
breast
32
mast
breast
33
melan
black (mole or tumor)
34
mening
meninges; membranes covering the spinal cord and brain
35
necro
death
36
nephr
kidney
37
neur
nerve
38
onc
tumor
39
ophthalm
eye
40
oste
bone
41
ot
ear
42
pharyng
pharynx
43
phleb
vein
44
pneo
breathing
45
pneum
air, gas, respiration
46
pod
food
47
proct
anus, rectum
48
pulm
lung
49
splen
spleen
50
stomat
mouth
51
therm
hot, heat
52
thorac
chest
53
thromb
blood clot
54
toxic, tox
poison
55
trache
trachea, windpipe
56
urethr
urethra
