Unit 2 Roots Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
Q
abdomin
A
Belly
2
Q
acerb(o)/a
A
Harsh, bitter
3
Q
acute
A
Sharp
4
Q
aise, ease
A
State of rest or well-being
5
Q
alert
A
Aware of surroundings; vigilant
6
Q
anter/i
A
Front
7
Q
antrum
A
Cave
8
Q
assur
A
Secure
9
Q
ausculta
A
Listen attentively
10
Q
benign
A
Well-mannered
11
Q
calor
A
Heat
12
Q
candida
A
Fungus, usually used to designate the specific fungus
13
Q
caud
A
Tail
14
Q
Charge
A
Obligation
15
Q
chondr
A
Cartilage in the ribs
16
Q
chronic
A
Pertaining to time
17
Q
coron
A
Crown
18
Q
cran/i
A
Head/skull
19
Q
crino
A
Secretion
20
Q
dem/o
dem/i/o
A
People, population
21
Q
different
A
Set apart
22
Q
dila
A
Increase in size
23
Q
dist
A
Farther away
24
Q
dolor
A
Pain
25
dors
dorsum
Back
26
drome
Route, road
27
endo
Inside
28
etio
Cause
29
febr
Fever
30
front
Front
31
genera
Ancestry
32
genet
Birth
33
gn(us)
Birth
34
gnos
Knowing
35
graph
Device used for a test or procedure
36
hereditar
Transmitted in a family line
37
homeo
Same
38
horizon(t)
Parallel to the ground
39
iatro
Physician, healer
40
il(eum)
Flank
41
infer
Underneath
42
inguin
Groin
43
later
To the side
44
lesion
Damage, injury
45
lethargic
Drowsy
46
lipid
Fat
47
local
Place
48
lumb(us)
Lower back
49
marked
Making an impression
50
med/i
Towards the middle
51
morbid
Sick
52
mortal
Dead
53
observa
What is seen
54
occult
What is unseen
55
orient
Towards the east
56
ox
Shortening of oxygen
57
palliat
Covering
58
palm
Front surface of the hand
59
palpa
Feeling with the fingers
60
path/o
Disease
61
pend
Hanging
62
percuss
Tapping
63
phylax
Protection
64
physi/o
Function/nature
65
plant
Bottom surface of the foot
66
port
Carry
67
posi
Place
68
poster/i
Behind
69
press
Pressure; dent
70
produc
Giving rise to
71
progress
Moving forward
72
prone
Face down, bending forward
73
prox/im
Near
74
ptom
Something that follows on you
75
recurr
Happening again
76
remark
Making a dent again
77
remiss
Diminishing; becoming less
78
rostr
Nose
79
rubor
Redness
80
rupt
Breaking, bursting
81
sagitt
Arrow
82
sequel
What comes next
83
skelet
Bone
84
stas/stasis
Standing still
85
stem
Standing
86
sterile
Not producing offspring
87
super/i
Toward the top
88
supine
Face up, bending backward
89
tens
Stretching, pressure
90
tribut
To pay
91
turgor
Swelling
92
umbilic(us)
Navel, belly button
93
vascul
Little vessel
94
ventr
Belly
95
vers
Across