Root Words Flashcards
1
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Aort/o
A
Aorta
2
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Arter/o, Arteri/o
A
Artery
3
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque, fatty substance
4
Q
Card/o, Cardi/o
A
Heart
5
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
6
Q
Pheb/o
A
Vein
7
Q
Hem/o, Hemat/o
A
Blood, pertaining to the blood
8
Q
Radi/o
A
Radiation, X-rays
9
Q
Cholecyst/o
A
Gallbladder
10
Q
Col/o, Colon/o
A
Colon, large intestine
11
Q
Duoden/i, Duoden/o
A
Dueodenum
12
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
13
Q
Ech/o
A
Sound
14
Q
Ven/o
A
Vein
15
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
16
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
17
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
18
Q
Sigmoid/o
A
Sigmoid colon
19
Q
Adredn/o, Adrenal/o
A
Adrenal glands
20
Q
Gonad/o
A
Sex gland
21
Q
Pancreat/o
A
Pancreas
22
Q
Thyr/o, Thyroid/o
A
Thyroid gland
23
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
24
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Albin/o
A
White
25
Cephal/o
Head
26
Cyan/o
Blue
27
Cyt/o
Cell
28
Erythr/o
Red
29
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Coron/o
Coronary, crown
32
Lip/o
Fat, lipid
33
Melan/o
Black, dark
34
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix (neck of the uterus)
35
Hist/o
Tissue
36
Myc/o
Fungus
37
Path/o
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
38
Py/o
Pus
39
Pyr/o
Fever, fire
40
Sarc/o
Flesh (connective tissue)
41
Carcin/o
Cancerous
42
Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin
43
Hidr/o
Sweat
44
Seb/o
Sebum
45
Ungu/o
Muscle
46
Cutane/o
Skin
47
Onc/o
Tumor
48
Xer/o
Dry
49
Aden/o
Gland
50
Splen/o
Spleen
51
Fasci/o
Fascia, fibrous band
52
My/o
Muscle
53
Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o
Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
54
Encephal/o
Brain
55
Mening/o
Meninges, membranes
56
Oophor/o, Ovari/o
Ovary
57
Men/o
Menstruation, menses
58
Hyster/o
Uterus
59
Oo/o, Ov/i, Ov/o
Egg
60
Salping/o
Uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachian) tube
61
Angi/o
pertaining to blood or lymph vessels
62
Neur/i, Neur/o
Nerve, nervous tissue
63
Uter/o
Uterus
64
Bronch/o, Bronchio/o
Bronchial tube, bronchus
65
Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
66
Pharyng/o
Throat, pharynx
67
Pulm/o, Pulmon/o
Lung
68
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
69
Ankly/o
Crooked, bent, stiff
70
Arthr/o
Joint
71
Pneum/o, Pneumon/o
Lung, air
72
Pleur/o
Pleura, side of the body
73
Chrondr/o
Cartilage
74
Cost/o
Rib
75
Oss/e, Oss/i, Ost/o, Oste/o
Bone
76
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
77
Retin/o
Retina
78
Scler/o
Sclera, white of the eye, hard
79
Tympan/o
Tympanic membrane, eardrum
80
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
81
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
82
Urethr/o
Urethra
83
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
84
Nephr/o
Kidney
85
Pyel/o
Renal of pelvis, bowl of the kidney
86
Ren/o
Kidney
87
Ureter/o
Ureter
88
Carni/o
Skull
89
Ot/o
Ear
90
Optic/o
Optical, optic, ocular
91
Myring/o
Tympanic membrane
92
Kerat/o
Horny tissue, cornea
93
Thorac/o
Chest
