Roots Flashcards
(135 cards)
1
Q
Derm/o. Dermat/o
A
Skin
2
Q
Hidr/o
A
Sweat, perspiration
3
Q
Kerat/o
A
Keratin, horny layer of skin
4
Q
Melan/o
A
Dark, black, melanin
5
Q
Onych/o
A
Nail
6
Q
Seb/o
A
Sebum, sebaceous gland
7
Q
Trich/o
A
Hair
8
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
9
Q
Burs/o
A
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
10
Q
Chondr/0
A
Cartilage
11
Q
Erg/o
A
Work
12
Q
Fasci/o
A
Fascia
13
Q
Kin/o. Kinesi/o
A
Movement
14
Q
Muscul/o. My/o
A
Muscle
15
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow, spinal cord
16
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
17
Q
Synov/i
A
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
18
Q
Ten/o. Tendin/o
A
Tendon
19
Q
Ton/o
A
Tone; pressure
20
Q
-desis
A
Binding or fusion
21
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
22
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx
23
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx
24
Q
Phren/o
A
Diaphragm
25
Phrenic/o
Phrenic nerve
26
Pleur/o
Pleura
27
Pneumon/o
Lung
28
Pneum/o. Pneumat/o
Air, gas; respiration, lung
29
Pulm/o. Pulmon/o
Lungs
30
Rhin/o
Nose
31
Sept/o
Septum, partition, dividing wall
32
Spir/o
Breathing
33
Trache/o
Trachea
34
Angi/o
Vessel
35
Aort/o
Aorta
36
Arter/o. Arteri/o
Artery
37
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
38
Atri/o
Atrium
39
Cardi/o
Heart
40
Phleb/o
Vein
41
Valv/o, valvul/o
Valve
42
Vas/o, vascul/o
Vessel, duct
43
Ven/o; ven/i
Vein
44
Ventricul/o
Cavity, ventricle
45
Erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
Red blood cell
46
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
47
Immun/o
Immunity, immune system
48
Leuk/o, leukocyt/o
White blood cell
49
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymphatic system
50
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
51
Lymphangi/o
Lymphatic vessel
52
Splen/o
Spleen
53
Thromb/o
Blood clot
54
Throbocyt/o
Platelet, thrombocyte
55
Thym/o
Thymus gland
56
Tonsil/o
Tonsil
57
Bucc/o
Cheek
58
Chol/e, chol/o
Bile, gall
59
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
60
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
61
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
62
Enter/o
Intestine
63
Gastr/o
Stomach
64
Gloss/o
Tongue
65
Hepat/o
Liver
66
Labi/o
Lip
67
Lingu/o
Tongue
68
Or/o
Mouth
69
Sial/o
Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
70
Stoma, stomat/o
Mouth
71
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
72
Uvul/o
Uvula
73
Cali/o, calic/o
Calyx
74
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
75
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
76
Nephr/o
Kidney
77
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
78
Ren/o
Kidney
79
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
80
Ureter/o
Ureter
81
Urethr/o
Urethra
82
Urin/o
Urine
83
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
84
Epididym/o
Epididymis
85
Orchi/o, orchid/o
Testis
86
Osche/o
Scrotum
87
Prostat/o
Prostate
88
Semin/o
Semen
89
Sperm/o, spermat/o
Semen, spermatozoa
90
Test/o
Testis, testicle
91
Vas/o
Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel; duct
92
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
93
Colp/o
Vagina
94
Episi/o
Vulva
95
Gyn/o, gynec/o
Woman
96
Hyster/o
Uterus
97
Mast/o
Breast, mammary gland
98
Men/o, mens
Menstruation
99
Metr/o, metr/i
Uterus
100
O/o, ov/o, ovul/o
Ovum, egg cell
101
Oophor/o
Ovary
102
Salping/o
Oviduct, tube
103
Adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal gland, epinephrine
104
Adrenocortic/o
Adrenal cortex
105
Endocrin/o
Endocrine glands or system
106
Hypophys/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
107
Insul/o
Pancreatic islets
108
Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
109
Pituitar/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
110
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
111
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
112
Cortic/o
Cerebral cortex, outer portion
113
Encephal/o
Brain
114
Gangli/o, ganglion/o
Ganglion
115
Gli/o
Neuralgia cells
116
Medull/o
Medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
117
Mening/o, meninge/o
Meninges
118
Myel/o
Spinal cord and bone marrow
119
Narc/o
Stupor, numbness, sleep
120
Neur/o, neur/i
Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
121
Psych/o
Mind
122
Radicul/o
Spinal nerve root
123
Somn/o, somn/i
Sleep
124
Blephar/o
Eyelid
125
Cochle/o
Cochlea of inner ear
126
Corne/o
Cornea
127
Dacryocyst/o
Lacrimal sac
128
Lacrim/o
Tear, lacrimal apparatus
129
Myring/o
Tympanic membrane
130
Ot/o
Ear
131
Phak/o, Phac/o
Lens
132
Retin/o
Retina
133
Salping/o
Tube, Eustachian tube
134
Scler/o
Sclera
135
Tympan/o
Tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
