Roots

Question 1

Arth/o

Answer 1

Joint

Ex: arthritis
Arthr - itis
Joint - inflammation
Inflammation of the joint

Question 2

Cardi/o

Answer 2

Heart

Ex: cardiovascular
Cardio - vascul- ar
Heart - vessel - pertaining to
Pertaining to the vessel of the heart

Question 3

Enter/o

Answer 3

Small intestine

Ex: enterology
Entero - logy
Small intestine - study of
The study of the small intestines

Question 4

Gastr/o

Answer 4

Stomach

Ex: Gastroenterology
Gastro - entero - logy
Stomach - intestine - study of
The study of the intestine and stomach

Question 5

Hepat/o

Answer 5

Liver

Ex: hepatitis
Hepat - itis
Liver - inflammation
Inflammation of the liver

Question 6

Neur/o

Answer 6

Nerve

Ex: neurologist
Neuro - logist
Nerve - specialist
A specialist of the nerve

Question 7

Hem/o

Answer 7

Blood

Ex: Hemoglobin
Hemo - globin
blood - protein
Protein in blood

Question 8

My/o

Answer 8

Muscle

Ex: Myocardium
Myo - card - ium
muscle - heart - tissue/structure
The tissue/structure of the heart muscle

Question 9

Muscul/o

Answer 9

Muscle

Ex: Musculoskeletal
musculo - skelet - al
muscle - skeleton - pertaining to
pertaining to the skeleton and muscle

Question 10

Angi/o

Answer 10

Vessel

Ex: Angioplasty
Angio - plasty
vessel - reconstruction
reconstruction of the vessel

Question 11

Vas/o

Answer 11

Vessel

Ex: Vasectomy
Vas - ectomy
vessel - removal
Removal of the vessel

Question 12

Derm/o

Answer 12

Skin

Ex: Dermoid
derm - oid
skin - resembling
resembling the skin

Question 13

Dermat/o

Answer 13

Skin

Ex: Dematology
Dermato - logy
skin - study of
the study of the skin

Question 14

Cutane/o

Answer 14

Skin

Ex: Subcutaneous
sub - cutane - ous
beneath - skin - pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin

Question 15

Pneum/o

Answer 15

Lung

Ex: pneumotomy
pneumo - tomy
lung - incision
an incision to the lung

Question 16

Pneumon/o

Answer 16

Lung

Ex: Pneumonia
pneumon - ia
lung - condition
condition of the lung

Question 17

Pulmon/o

Answer 17

Lung

Ex: Cardiopulmonary
cardio - pulmon - ary
heart - lung - pertaining to
pertaining to the lung and heart

Question 18

Gen/o

Answer 18

Creation/cause

Ex: pathogenic
Patho - gen - ic
Disease - creation/cause - pertaining to
Pertaining to the creation/cause of a disease

Question 19

Hydr/o

Answer 19

Water

Ex: hydrophobia
Hydro - phobia
Water - fear
The fear of water

Question 20

Morph/o

Answer 20

Change

Ex: morphology
Morpho - logy
Change - study of
The study of change

Question 21

Myc/o

Answer 21

Fungus

Ex: dermatomycosis
Dermato - myc - osis
Skin - fungus - condition
Condition of fugus in the skin

Question 22

Necr/o

Answer 22

Death

Ex: Necrosis
Necr - osis
death - condition
the condition of death

Question 23

Orth/o

Answer 23

Straight

Ex: Orthodontist
Ortho - dont - ist
straight - teeth - specialist

Question 24

Path/o

Answer 24

Suffering, disease

Ex: Pathology
Patho - logy
suffering/disease - study of
the study of suffering or disease

Question 25

Phag/o

Answer 25

Eat Ex: Aphagia A - phag - ia not - eat - condition the condition of not eating

Question 26

Plas/o

Answer 26

Formation Ex: Hyperplasia Hyper - plas - ia under/low - formation - condition the condition of under/low formation

Question 27

Py/o

Answer 27

Pus Ex: Pyorrhea Pyo - rrehea pus - excess flow an excess flow of pus

Question 28

Scler/o

Answer 28

Hard Ex: Scleroderma sclero - derma hard - skin Skin that is hard

Question 29

Sten/o

Answer 29

Narrowing Ex: stenosis sten - osis narrowing - condition the condition of narrowing

Question 30

Troph/o

Answer 30

Nourishment, development Ex: Trophology Tropho - logy nourishment/development - study of the study of nourishment and development

Question 31

Xen/o

Answer 31

Foreign Ex: Xenograft xeno - graft foreign - transplant?