Unit 7 Roots Flashcards
1
Q
acid
A
presence of hydrogen ions
2
Q
acro
A
high
3
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
4
Q
ald[ehyde]o
A
chemical group
5
Q
alkal(i)
A
alkali, absence of hydrogen ions
6
Q
arche
A
beginning
7
Q
bol
A
throw (anabolism, catabolism, metabolism)
8
Q
calc
A
calcium
9
Q
catechol
A
chemical group
10
Q
chlor
A
chlorine
11
Q
cortic/o
A
adrenal cortex
12
Q
chole
A
bile
13
Q
cyst
A
fluid filled space
14
Q
diabet
A
polydipsia and polyuria “go through” greek
15
Q
dips
A
drinking
16
Q
drome
A
to run
17
Q
farc
A
packed “to stuff” latin
18
Q
fus
A
pouring into
19
Q
galacto
A
milk
20
Q
genit
A
reproduction; birth
21
Q
glycogen
A
sugar molecules assembled into larger structure
22
Q
gonad/o
A
sex organs
23
Q
grade
A
movement (time or space)
24
Q
gyneco
A
female
25
hemo
blood
26
hirsut(e)
hairy
27
hormon(o)
hormone
28
hypophys/is
pituitar
pituitary gland
29
infundi
stalk of the pituitary gland
30
insul/in
island, the hormone insulin made in the pancreatic islets
31
kal(ium)
potassium
32
ket/o/n
chemical group
33
lact
milk
34
laparo
flank, loin
35
lith
stone
36
mast
breast
37
men
monthly
38
natr
sodium
39
neo
new
40
nephr
kidney
41
ophthalmos
the eye
42
ox
oxygen
43
pancreat/o
pancreas
44
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
45
permiss
allowing to pass through
46
phag
eat
47
phosphat
phosphorus containing chemical group
48
scop
device for looking inside
49
somato
body
50
stat(us)
standing
51
sterol
chemical group
52
sufficiens
latin "adequate"
53
thel
nipple; breast
54
thym
thymus gland
55
thyr/o/id
thyroid gland
56
tox
poison
57
trop
turning towards
58
ur
urine
59
viril
maleness, machismo
60
troph
nourishing
