03. Root terms Flashcards
therm
heat
lapar
abdomen
cheek
bucc
acr
extremities, height
hist
tissue
py
pus
proct
rectum
male
andr
pupil
cor
pressure
bar
papill
nipple
lei
smooth
fibr
fibrous tissue, fibers
joint
arthr
dips
thirst
acanth
thorny, spiny
common bile duct
choledoch
cerebellum
cerebell
crooked, stiff, bent
ankyl
hepat
liver
lymph
lymph
adrenal
adrenal gland
ot
ear
chron
time
heart
coron
articul
joint
vertebr
vertebra, spinal or verebral column
lip
fat
aponeur
aponeurosis
right
dextr
blephar
eyelid
iri
iris
aden
gland
tear, tear duct
dacry
noct
night
tooth
dent
somat
body
tars
edge of eyelid, tarsal (instep of foot)
prim
first
cor
pupil
nephr
kidney
algesi
pain
mening
meninges
quadr
four
bacteri
bacteria
dur
hard, dura mater
az
urea, nitrogen
scapul
scapula (shoulder bone)
rect
rectum
rhin
nose
xanth
yellow
phot
light
arche
first, beginning
scoli
crooked, curved
chori
chorion
mast
breast
cervic
cervix
later
side
stern
sternum (breastbone)
thym
thymus gland
carpals (wrist bones)
carp
humer
humerus (upper arm bone)
labi
lips
xer
dry
choledoch
common bile duct
coron
heart
muc
mucus, mucous membrane
gangli
ganglion
palat
palate
vir
virus
top
place
cerebell
cerebellum
glans penis
balan
sigmoid
sigmoid
tars
tarsals (ankle bones)
radicul
nerve root
aur
ear
tend
tendon
arthr
joint
irid
iris
gastr
stomach
nat
birth
is
equal, same
amnion
amni
melan
black
steth
chest
diaphragmat
diaphragm
gli
neuroglia
tail, toward the lower part of the body
caud
gluc
sweetness, sugar
morph
form, shape
parthen
virgin
cul-de-sac
culd
an
anus
artery
arteri
rhytid
wrinkles
heter
other
kerat
cornea
blue
cyan
omphal
umbilicus, navel
appendix
appendic
tendin
tendon
lob
lobe
plegia
paralysis
aponeurosis
aponeur
extremities, height
acr
anis
unequal, dissimilar
derm
skin
bile duct
cholangi
thyr
thyroid gland
pain
algesi
hidden
crypt
antrum
antr
poster
back (of body)
strept
twisted chains
valvul
valve
pulmon
lung
self
aut
dull, dim
ambly
ungu
nail
home
sameness, unchanging
hearing
audi
coni
dust
ather
yellowish, fatty plaque
men
menstruation
pleur
pleura
metr
uterus
ili
ilium
orchid
testis, testicle
bile
bil
neur
nerve
poli
gray matter
ischi
ischium
crypt
hidden
system
system
arm
brachi
ventricul
ventricle
cutane
skin
phren
mind
conjunctiv
conjunctiva
nyct
night
gyn
woman
spir
breathe, breathing
amnion
amnion
imperfect, incomplete
atel
acid
acid
physi
nature
synovi
synovia, synovial membrane
eyelid
blephar
pelv
pelvis, pelvic bone
cerumen (earwax)
cerumin
ambly
dull, dim
calc
calcium
cartlage
chondr
aer
air, gas
ped
child, foot
eti
cause (of disease)
lith
stone, calculus
test
testis, testicle
kal
potassium
rib
cost
seb
sebum (oil)
gnos
knowledge
skin
derm
phalang
phalange (finger or toe bone)
duoden
duodenum
opt
vision
dermat
skin
gland
aden
caud
tail, toward the lower part of the body
ov
egg
spermat
spermatozoan, sperm
patell
patella (knee cap)
brachi
arm
dipl
two, double
tympan
eardrum, middle ear
prote
protein
plasm
plasma
puerper
childbirth
audi
hearing
corne
cornea
caec
caecum
kyph
hump
urethr
urethra
my
muscle
uter
uterus
vas
vessel, duct
skin
dermat
olig
scanty, few
perine
perineum
ren
kidney
odont
tooth
cerebr
cerebrum, brain
col
colon
phe
brown
culd
cul-de-sac
gnath
jaw
cornea
corne
pregnancy
cyes
kin
movement
toxic
poison
phas
speech
crani
cranium(skull)
radi
radius (lower arm bone)
steat
fatty
myc
fungus
ment
mind
epiglott
epiglottis
amni
amnion
starch
amyl
epididym
epididymis
ureter
ureter
macr
abnormal largeness
femor
femur (upper leg bone)
meat
meatus (opening)
chol
gall, bile
kerat
horny tissue, hard
hom
same
myelon
spinal cord
encephal
brain
or
mouth
fingers or toes
dactyl
hydr
water
bladder, sac
cyst
cranium(skull)
crani
gall, bile
chol
onc
tumor
pub
pubis
acou
hearing
alveolus
alveol
staphyl
grape-like clusters
alveol
alveolus
thorac
thorax (chest)
pod
foot
son
sound
arteri
artery
rhabd
rod-shaped, stiated
axill
armpit
cancer
cancer
chromat
color
ankyl
crooked, stiff, bent
colp
vagina
sperm
spermatozoan, sperm
ton
tension, pressure
acetabul
acetabulum (hip socket)
mon
one
atel
imperfect, incomplete
peritone
peritoneum
necr
death (cell, body)
amyl
starch
onych
nail
bi
life
menisc
meniscus (crescent)
sial
saliva
cancer
carcin
par
bear, give birth to, labor
scler
sclera, hard
ray, radius
actin
myx
mucus
ectop
located away from usual place
cry
cold
hymen
hymen
pyr
fever, heat
andr
male
skin
cutane
hand
chir
arteriol
arteriole (small artery)
pupill
pupil
cervix
cervic
conjunctiva
conjunctiv
chrom
color
adren
adrenal gland
cerumin
cerumen (earwax)
neutr
neither (neutral)
episi
vulva
lamin
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
amnion
amnion
enter
intestines
trache
trachea
dynam
motion
fet
fetus, unborn child
nycta
night
phag
eat, swallow
yellowish, fatty plaque
ather
hidr
sweat
cyt
cell
cell
cyt
chorion
chori
chir
hand
bucc
cheek
ile
ileum
vagina
colp
joint
articul
haem
blood
lact
milk
sider
iron
ferr/
iron
adrenal gland
adren
time
chron
armpit
axill
leuk
white
prostat
prostate gland
pylor
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
air, gas
aer
pector
chest
atrium
atri
antr
antrum
myring
eardrum
emmetr
a normal measure
uvul
uvula
tom
cut, section
thyroid
thyroid gland
diverticul
diverticulum
gon
seed, knee
cephal
head
pyel
renal pelvis
sin sinus
sinus
abdomen
celi
tibi
tibia (lower leg bone)
phac, phak
lens of the eye
electr
electricity, electrical
embry
embryo, to be full
adrenal gland
adrenal
clavic
clavicle (collar bone)
rachi
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
glyc
sugar
vesic
bladder, sac
angi
vessel
gynec
woman
albumin
albumin
atri
atrium
path
disease
abdomen
abdomin
cold
cry
radic
nerve root
oophor
ovary
myel
bone marrow
immun
immune
pupil
core
psych
mind
trachel
neck, necklike
color
chrom
pept
digestion
urin
urine, urinary tract
tonsill
tonsils
dors
back (of the body)
gloss
tongue
developing cell
blast
cyst
bladder, sac
spondyl
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
carp
carpals (wrist bones)
pharyng
pharynx
actin
ray, radius
fibul
fibula (lower leg bone)
appendic
appendix
acid
acid
vessel
angi
bronchiol
bronchiole
colon
col
mastoid
mastoid
ear
aur
bil
bile
oste
bone
orth
straight
micr
small
jejun
jejunum
terat
malformed fetus
retin
retina
ment
chin
gravid
pregnancy
bronch
bronchus
dactyl
fingers or toes
somn
sleep
aesthesi
sensaition, sensitivity, feeling
cancer
cancer
nas
nose
thromb
clot
cost
rib
nan
dwarf
lingu
tongue
chondr
cartlage
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cortic
lumb
lumber region, lower back
bacteria
bacteri
blast
developing cell
ur
urine, urinary tract
endocrin
endocrine
abdomin
abdomen
vagin
vagina
aort
aorta
acetabulum (hip socket)
acetabul
cyan
blue
reticul
network
albumin
albumin
mamm
breast
clavicul
clavicle (collar bone)
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
glycos
sugar
gingiv
gum
heart
cardi
uln
ulna (lower arm bone)
verd
green
vulv
vulva
o
egg, ovum
kary
nucleus
core
pupil
sinister
left
dextr
right
bursa (cavity)
burs
laryng
larynx
ger
old age, aged
dust
coni
thorny, spiny
acanth
gen
origin, formation
life
bi
galact
milk
pancreat
pancreas
color
chromat
ox
oxygen
pneum,pneumon
lung, air
dacry
tear, tear duct
myel
spinal cord
splen
spleen
bar
pressure
stoma
mouth
calcium
calc
orchi
testis, testicle
isch
deficiency, blockage
lip
cheil
trich
hair
sarc
flesh, connective tissue
porphyr
purple
ocul
eye
pseud
FALSE
diaphor
sweat
bronchiole
bronchiol
carcin
cancer
first, beginning
arche
oesophag
oesophagus
mandibul
mandible (upper jawbone)
erythr
red
aut
self
bas
base
cecum
cec
lacrim
tear duct, tear
hyster
uterus
dent
tooth
unequal, dissimilar
anis
part
bear, give birth to, labor
arteriole (small artery)
arteriol
salping
fallopian (uterine) tube
hypn
sleep
faci
face
kinesi
movement, motion
sphyx
pulse
geront
old age, aged
maxill
maxill (lower jawbone)
pneumat
lung, air
ten
tendon
clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul
base
bas
cortic
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
hearing
acou
burs
bursa (cavity)
adenoids
adenoid
viscer
internal organs
ganglion
ganglion
vesicul
seminal vesicles
head
cephal
petr
stone
cyes
pregnancy
polyp
polyp, small growth
cholangi
bile duct
sphygm
pulse
epitheli
epithelium
cerebrum, brain
cerebr
balan
glans penis
poikil
varid, irregular
phleb
vein
anus
an
urea, nitrogen
az
bronchus
bronch
organ
organ
haemat
blood
ech
sound
herni
hernia
aorta
aort
celi
abdomen
paresis
weakness
pachy
thick
glomerul
glomerulus
clavicle (collar bone)
clavic
narc
stupor
cheil
lip
ophthalm
eye
adenoid
adenoids
cardi
heart
staped
stapes (milddle ear bone)
toc
labor
ven
vein