Root Words (UNIT 1) Flashcards
1
Q
Afferent
A
Going towards
2
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
Q
Bacteri/o
A
Bacteria
4
Q
Bio
A
Life
5
Q
Blast
A
Rapidly dividing cell
6
Q
Carc/i
Carc/in
Carc/ino
A
Cancer
7
Q
Card/i
Card/io
A
Heart
8
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail
9
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
10
Q
Chole
A
Bile
11
Q
Constrict
Sten/o
A
Narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening
12
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder; fluid filled spaces
13
Q
Dilate
A
Increasing size of an opening
14
Q
Efferent
A
Going away from
15
Q
Eti/o
A
How something came to be
16
Q
Enceph/a
Encephal/o
A
Inside the head
17
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
18
Q
Gen/o
A
Cause or origin
19
Q
Genetic
A
inheritance
20
Q
Hem/o
Hemat/o
A
Blood
21
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
22
Q
Hydr/p
A
Water
23
Q
Idio
A
Private or distinct (unknown to others)
24
Q
Morph/o
A
Change
25
Muscul/o
My/o
Muscle
26
Myc/o
Fungus
27
Necr/o
Dead
28
Neur/o
Nervous System
29
Orth/o
Straight, at right angles
30
Ost/e
Ost/eo
Bone
31
Path/o
Disease
32
Ped/o
Children
33
Phag/o
Eating
34
Plas/o
Formation
35
Py/o
Pus
36
Scarc/o
Flesh or muscle
37
Scler/o
Hard
38
Stom/a/t
Mouth
39
Therm/o
Temperature
40
Troph/o
Nourishment
41
Trop/o
Moving towards or acting on
42
Ur
Urine
43
Valv/ulo
Valve
