Roots Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
stomato
A
mouth
2
Q
dento
A
teeth
3
Q
Glosso/linguo
A
tongue
4
Q
Gingivo
A
gums
5
Q
Encephalo
A
brain
6
Q
Enter
A
small intestines
7
Q
Colo
A
large intestines
8
Q
Procto
A
anus/rectum
9
Q
ren, renal, neph, nephro
A
kidney
10
Q
Orchido
A
testis
11
Q
Oophoro
A
ovary
12
Q
Hystero/metro
A
uterus
13
Q
Salpingo
A
uterine tubes
14
Q
Cyst
A
bladder
15
Q
Rhino
A
nose
16
Q
Phlebo/veno
A
veins
17
Q
Pneumo/pulmo
A
lung
18
Q
Root Words
A
base part of the medical term and conveys its primary meaning, which is often a body part or body system. Most medical terms contain one or more root words.
19
Q
root word for blood?
A
hem, hemat, sangu
20
Q
chol, chole
A
bile or gallbladder
21
Q
append
A
appendix
22
Q
angi, vas
A
blood vessels
23
Q
capill, capilli
A
capillaries
24
Q
ven, phleb
A
veins
24
hem, hemat, sangu
blood
25
bronch, laryng
windpipe
26
nas, rhin
nose
27
pharyng
throat
28
pleur
ribs, side
29
pneum, pneumat
breath, air
30
spirat
breathe
31
brachi
arm
32
arthr, articul
joint
33
carp
wrist
34
chondr
cartilage
35
cost
rib
36
crani
skull
37
cut, derm, dermato
skin
38
fasci
band
39
pod, ped
foot
40
spondyl
vertebra
41
cente
puncture
42
percuss
examine by striking
43
scope
look
44
sect, tom
cut
45
46
tact
touch
47
