Roots Flashcards
1
Q
derm/o
A
skin
2
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
3
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat, perspiration
4
Q
kerat/o
A
keratin, horny layer of skin
5
Q
melan/o
A
dark, black, melanin
6
Q
onych/o
A
nail
7
Q
seb/o
A
sebum, sebaceous gland
8
Q
trich/o
A
hair
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
burs/o
A
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
erg/o
A
work
13
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia
14
Q
kin/o, kinesi/o
A
movement
15
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
16
Q
my/o
A
muscle
17
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
18
Q
oste/o
A
bone
19
Q
synov/i
A
synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
20
Q
ten/o, tendin/o
A
tendon
21
Q
ton/o
A
tone; pressure
22
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
23
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
24
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
25
phren/o
diaphragm
26
phrenic/o
phrenic nerve
27
pleur/o
pleura
28
pneumon/o
lung
29
pneumo/, pneumat/o
air, gas, respiration, lung
30
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
31
rhin/o
nose
32
sept/o
septum, partition, dividing wall
33
spir/o
breathing
34
trache/o
trachea
35
angi/o
vessel
36
aort/o
aorta
37
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
38
arteriol/o
arteriole
39
atri/o
atrium
40
cardi/o
heart
41
phleb/o
vein
42
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
43
vas/o, vascul/o
vessel, duct
44
ven/o, ven/i
vein
45
ventricul/o
cavity, ventricle
46
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
47
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
48
immun/o
immunity, immune system
49
leuk/o, leukocyt/o
white blood cell
50
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic system
51
lymphaden/o
lymph node
52
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
53
splen/o
spleen
54
thromb/o
blood clot
55
thrombocyt/o
platelet, thrombocyte
56
thym/o
thymus gland
57
tonsil/o
tonsil
58
bucc/o
cheek
59
chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
60
cholangi/o
bile duct
61
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
62
choledoch/o
common bile duct
63
enter/o
intestine
64
gastr/o
stomach
65
gloss/o
tongue
66
hepat/o
liver
67
labi/o
lip
68
lingu/o
tongue
69
or/o
mouth
70
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
71
stoma, stomat/o
mouth
72
proct/o
rectum and anus
73
uvul/o
uvula
74
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
75
cyst/o
urinary bladder
76
glomerul/o
glomerulus
77
nephr/o
kidney
78
pyel/o
renal pelvis
79
ren/o
kidney
80
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
81
ureter/o
ureter
82
urethr/o
urethra
83
urin/o
urine
84
vesic/o
urinary bladder
85
epididym/o
epididymis
86
orchi/o, orchid/o
testis
87
osche/o
scrotum
88
prostat/o
prostate
89
semin/o
semen
90
sperm/o, spermat/o
semen, spermatozoa
91
test/o
testis, testicle
92
vas/o (male reproductive system)
vas deferens, ductus deferens
93
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
94
colp/o
vagina
95
episi/o
vulva
96
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
97
hyster/o
uterus
98
mast/o
breast, mammary gland
99
Men/o, mens
menstration
100
metr/o, metr/i
uterus
101
o/o
ovum, egg cell
102
oophor/o
ovary
103
ov/o, ovul/o
ovum, egg cell
104
salping/o
oviduct, tube
105
adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal gland, epinephrine
106
adrenocortic/o
adrenal cortex
107
endocrin/o
endocrine glands or system
108
hypophys/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
109
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
110
cerebr/o
cerebrum
111
cortic/o
cerebral cortex, outer portion
112
encephal/o
brain
113
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
114
gli/o
neuroglia cells
115
medull/o
medulla oblongota, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
116
mening/o, meninge/o
meninges
117
narc/o
stupor, numbness, sleep
118
neur/o, neur/i
nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
119
psych/o
mind
120
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
121
somn/o, somn/i
sleep
122
blephar/o
eyelid
123
cochle/o
cochlea of inner ear
124
corne/o
cornea
125
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
126
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
127
myring/o
tympanic membrane
128
ot/o
ear
129
phak/o, phac/o
lens
130
retin/o
retina
131
salping/o
tube, eustachian tube
132
scler/o
sclera
133
tympan/o
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
