Roots and Stems Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acr/o
A
top, extreme point
3
Q
acu/o
A
sharp, acuity
4
Q
adeno/o
A
gland
5
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
6
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cephal/o
A
head
12
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain or cerebrum
13
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
14
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
15
Q
chir/o
A
hand
16
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
17
Q
chron/o
A
time
18
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
19
Q
col/o
A
colon/large intestine
20
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
21
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers or toes
22
Q
derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
23
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
24
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small intestine)
25
eosin/o
rosy, dawn-colored
26
gastr/o
stomach
27
hepat/o
liver
28
inguin/o
groin
29
isch/o
to hold back, not enough of
30
contra
against, opposite
31
-algia, -dynia
pain
32
-asthenia
lack of strength
33
-cele
hemia
34
-centesis
surgical puncture
35
-cyte
cell
36
-ectomy
removal, excision
37
-emia
blood condition
38
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
39
-gram
record
40
-graph
instrument for recording
41
-graphy
process of recording
42
-itis
inflammation
43
-lysis
breakdown, destruction
44
-malacia
softening
45
-megaly
enlargement
46
-odynia
pain
47
-ology
study
48
lapar/o
abdominal wall, abdomen
49
laryng/o
larynx
50
later/o
side
51
lith/o
stone, calculus
52
lymph/o
lymph
53
maxill/o
upper jaw
54
morph/o
shape, form
55
muc/o
mucus
56
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal
57
necr/o
death
58
onc/o
mass tumor
59
ophthalm/o
eye
60
oste/o
bone
61
ot/o
ear
62
path/o
disease
63
peritone/o
peritoneum
64
phag/o
ingest or destroy
65
phil/ o
like, love, attraction to
66
phob/o
fear
67
plas/o
development, formation
68
pneum/o
lungs
69
pyel/o
renal pelvis
70
radi/o
rays
71
rect/o
rectum
72
ren/o
kidney
73
rhin/o
nose
74
sarc/o
flesh
75
scop/o
examination
76
thorac/o
chest
77
thromb/o
clot
78
tom/o
to cut
79
tonsill/o
tonsils
80
trache/o
trachea
81
ureter/o
ureter
82
ven/o
vein
