Word Element_ Round 5 Flashcards
quadri-
Four (quadriceps, quadratus)
quater-
Fourth (quaternary)
radiat-
Radiating (corona radiata)
rami-
Branch (ramus)
recto-
Straight (rectus abdominis, rectum)
reno-
Kidney (renal, renin)
reti-
Network (reticular, rete testis)
retinac-
Retainer, bracelet (retinaculum)
retro-
Behind, backward (retroperitoneal, retrovirus)
rhombo-
rhombus (rhomboideus, rhombencephalon)
rubo-, rubro-
Red (bilirubin, rubrospinal)
rugo-
Fold, wrinkle (ruga, corrugator)
sacculo-
Little sac (saccule)
sarco-
Flesh, muscle (sarcoplasm, sarcomere)
scala-
Staircase (scala tympani)
sclero-
Hard, tough (sclera, sclerosis)
Scopo-
See (microscope, endoscopy)
secto-
Cut (section, dissection)
semi-
Half (semilunar, semimembranosus)
sepsi-
Infection (asepsis, septicemia)
-sis
Process (diapedesis, amniocentesis)
sole-
Sandal, sole of foot, flatfish (sole, soleus)
soma-, somato-
Body (somatic, somatotropin)
spheno-
Wedge (sphenoid)
spiro-
Breathing (inspiration, spirometry)
splancho-
Viscera (splanchnic)
spleno-
- Bandage (splenius capitis) 2. spleen (splenic artery)
squamo-
Scale, flat (squamous, desquamation)
stasi-,stati-
Put, remain, stay the same (hemostasis, homeostatic)
steno-
Narrow (stenosis)
ster-, stereo-
Solid, three-dimensional (steroid, stereoscopic)
sterno-
Breast, chest (sternum, sternocleidomastoid)