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