Roots Flashcards
(83 cards)
1
Q
cephal/o
A
head
2
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
4
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
5
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
6
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
7
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
8
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
9
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
10
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
11
Q
erythr/o
A
red
12
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
13
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
14
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
15
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
16
Q
hemat/o or hem/o
A
blood
17
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
18
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
19
Q
leuk/o
A
white
20
Q
log/o
A
study of
21
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
22
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
23
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
24
Q
opthalm/o
A
eye
25
Oste/o
bone
26
path/o
disease
27
ped/o
child
28
psych/o
mind
29
radi/o
x-rays
30
ren/o
kidney
31
rhin/o
nose
32
sarc/o
flesh
33
sect/o
to cut
34
thromb/o
clot, clotting
35
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
36
abdomin/o
abdomen
37
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
38
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
39
aden/o
gland
40
adip/o
fat
41
amni/o
amnion
42
angi/o
vessel
43
arteri/o
artery
44
arthr/o
joint
45
axill/o
armpit
46
bi/o
life
47
blephar/o
eyelid
48
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
49
carcin/o
cancer
50
cardi/o
heart
51
chem/o
drug, chemical
52
chondr/o
cartilage
53
chron/o
time
54
col/o
colon (large intestine)
55
hydr/o
water, fluid
56
inguin/o
groin
57
isch/o
to hold back
58
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
59
laryng/o
larynx
60
lymph/o
lymph
61
mamm/o or mast/o
breast
62
morph/o
shape, form
63
muc/o
mucus
64
my/o
muscle
65
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
66
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
67
neutr/o
neutrophil
68
nucle/o
nucleus
69
ot/o
ear
70
peritone/o
peritoneum
71
phag/o
to eat, swallow
72
phleb/o
vein
73
plas/o
formation, development
74
pleur/o
pleura
75
pneumon/o or pulmon/o
lungs
76
rect/o
rectume
77
splen/o
spleen
78
staphyl/o
clusters
79
strept/o
twisted chains
80
thorac/o
chest
81
tonsill/o
tonsils
82
trache/o
trachea
83
ven/o
vein
