U.1 Roots Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
afferent
A
going towards
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
4
Q
bio
A
life
5
Q
blast
A
rapidly dividing cell
6
Q
carc/i(n)(no)
A
cancer
7
Q
card/i(o)
A
heart
8
Q
caud/o
A
tail
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
chole
A
bile (digestive fluid)
11
Q
constrict
A
narrowing; decreasing the size of the opening
12
Q
sten/o
A
narrowing; decreasing the size of the opening
13
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder; fluid-filled space
14
Q
dilate
A
increasing the size of an opening
15
Q
efferent
A
going away from
16
Q
eti/o
A
how something came to be- cause or orgin
17
Q
enceph/a
A
en- + -cephal- head, “inside the head”
18
Q
encephal/o
A
en- + -cephal- head, “inside the head”
19
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
20
Q
gen/o
A
cause, origin. producer
21
Q
genetic
A
inheritance
22
Q
hem(at)/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
hydr/o
A
water
25
idio
distinct (unknown to others)
26
morph/o
change
27
muscul/o
muscle
28
my/o
muscle
29
myc/o
fungus
30
necr/o
dead
31
neur/o
nervous system
32
orth/o
straight, at right angles
33
ost/e(o)
bone
34
path/o
disease
35
ped/o
children
36
phag/o
eating
37
plas/o
formation
38
py/o
pus
39
sarc/o
flesh, muscle
40
scler/o
hard
41
stom/a/t
mouth
42
therm/o
temperature
43
troph/o
nourishment
44
trop/o
moving towards, or acting on
45
ur
urine
46
valv/ulo
valve
