unit 1 - word roots Flashcards
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
carc/i
carc/in
carc/ino
A
cancer
6
Q
card/i
card/io
A
heart
7
Q
caud/o
A
tail
8
Q
cephal/o
A
head
9
Q
chole
A
bile
10
Q
constrict
sten/o
A
narrowing, decreasing the size of an opening
11
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder, fluid filled space
12
Q
dilate
A
increasing the size of an opening
13
Q
efferent
A
going away from
14
Q
eti/o
A
how something came to be
15
Q
enceph/a
encephal/o
A
inside the head
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
