Unit 1 Root Words Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
Eti/o
A
How something came to be
2
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail
3
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh/ muscle
4
Q
Phag/o
A
Eating
5
Q
Troph/o
A
Nourishment
6
Q
Scler/o
A
Hard
7
Q
Idio
A
Private, distinct (unknown to others)
8
Q
Enceph/a
Encephal/o
A
Inside the head
9
Q
Trop/o
A
Moving towards or acting on
10
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder
11
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight, at right angles
12
Q
Ost/e
Ost/eo
A
Bone
13
Q
Path/o
A
Disease (suffering)
14
Q
Plas/o
A
Formation
15
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
16
Q
Stom/a/t
A
Mouth
17
Q
Afferent
A
Going towards
18
Q
Blast
A
Rapidly dividing cell
19
Q
Carc/i
Carc/in
Carc/ino
A
Cancer
20
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
21
Q
Chole
A
Bile
22
Q
Gen/o
A
Cause,origin
23
Q
Genetic
A
Inheritance
24
Q
Morph/o
A
Change
25
Myc/o
Fungus
26
Neur/o
Nervous system
27
Valv/ulo
Valve
28
Ur
Urine
29
Therm/o
Temperature
30
Ped/o
Children
31
Necr/o
Dead
32
Muscul/o
My/o
Muscle
33
Hydr/o
Water
34
Hepat/o
Liver
35
Hem/o
Hemat/o
Blood
36
Gastr/o
Stomach
37
Efferent
Going away from
38
Dilate
Increasing size opening
39
Constrict
Sten/o
Narrowing; decreasing the size of opening
40
Card/i
Card/io
Heart
41
Bio
Life
