03. Root terms Flashcards
1
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abdomin
A
abdomen
2
Q
acanth
A
thorny, spiny
3
Q
acetabul
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
4
Q
acid
A
acid
5
Q
actin
A
ray, radius
6
Q
acou
A
hearing
7
Q
acr
A
extremities, height
8
Q
adenoid
A
adenoids
9
Q
aden
A
gland
10
Q
adrenal
A
adrenal gland
11
Q
adren
A
adrenal gland
12
Q
aer
A
air, gas
13
Q
albumin
A
albumin
14
Q
algesi
A
pain
15
Q
alveol
A
alveolus
16
Q
ambly
A
dull, dim
17
Q
amni
A
amnion
18
Q
amnion
A
amnion
19
Q
amyl
A
starch
20
Q
an
A
anus
21
Q
andr
A
male
22
Q
angi
A
vessel
23
Q
anis
A
unequal, dissimilar
24
Q
ankyl
A
crooked, stiff, bent
25
antr
antrum
26
aort
aorta
27
aponeur
aponeurosis
28
appendic
appendix
29
arche
first, beginning
30
arteri
artery
31
arteriol
arteriole (small artery)
32
arthr
joint
33
articul
joint
34
atel
imperfect, incomplete
35
ather
yellowish, fatty plaque
36
atri
atrium
37
audi
hearing
38
aur
ear
39
aut
self
40
axill
armpit
41
az
urea, nitrogen
42
bacteri
bacteria
43
bar
pressure
44
balan
glans penis
45
bas
base
46
bi
life
47
bil
bile
48
blast
developing cell
49
blephar
eyelid
50
brachi
arm
51
bronch
bronchus
52
bronchiol
bronchiole
53
bucc
cheek
54
burs
bursa (cavity)
55
calc
calcium
56
cancer
cancer
57
carcin
cancer
58
cardi
heart
59
carp
carpals (wrist bones)
60
caud
tail, toward the lower part of the body
61
cec
cecum
62
celi
abdomen
63
cephal
head
64
cerebell
cerebellum
65
cerebr
cerebrum, brain
66
cerumin
cerumen (earwax)
67
cervic
cervix
68
cheil
lip
69
chir
hand
70
cholangi
bile duct
71
chol
gall, bile
72
choledoch
common bile duct
73
chondr
cartlage
74
chori
chorion
75
chrom
color
76
chromat
color
77
chron
time
78
clavic
clavicle (collar bone)
79
clavicul
clavicle (collar bone)
80
col
colon
81
colp
vagina
82
coni
dust
83
conjunctiv
conjunctiva
84
core
pupil
85
corne
cornea
86
coron
heart
87
cortic
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
88
cor
pupil
89
cost
rib
90
crani
cranium(skull)
91
cry
cold
92
crypt
hidden
93
culd
cul-de-sac
94
cutane
skin
95
cyan
blue
96
cyes
pregnancy
97
cyst
bladder, sac
98
cyt
cell
99
dacry
tear, tear duct
100
dactyl
fingers or toes
101
dent
tooth
102
dermat
skin
103
derm
skin
104
dextr
right
105
diaphor
sweat
106
diaphragmat
diaphragm
107
dipl
two, double
108
dips
thirst
109
diverticul
diverticulum
110
dors
back (of the body)
111
duoden
duodenum
112
dur
hard, dura mater
113
dynam
motion
114
ech
sound
115
ectop
located away from usual place
116
electr
electricity, electrical
117
embry
embryo, to be full
118
emmetr
a normal measure
119
encephal
brain
120
endocrin
endocrine
121
enter
intestines
122
epididym
epididymis
123
epiglott
epiglottis
124
episi
vulva
125
epitheli
epithelium
126
erythr
red
127
oesophag
oesophagus
128
esthesi
sensaition, sensitivity, feeling
129
eti
cause (of disease)
130
faci
face
131
femor
femur (upper leg bone)
132
ferr/
iron
133
fet
fetus, unborn child
134
fibr
fibrous tissue, fibers
135
fibul
fibula (lower leg bone)
136
galact
milk
137
gangli
ganglion
138
ganglion
ganglion
139
gastr
stomach
140
gen
origin, formation
141
ger
old age, aged
142
geront
old age, aged
143
gingiv
gum
144
gli
neuroglia
145
glomerul
glomerulus
146
gloss
tongue
147
glyc
sugar
148
glycos
sugar
149
gluc
sweetness, sugar
150
gnath
jaw
151
gnos
knowledge
152
gon
seed, knee
153
gravid
pregnancy
154
gynec
woman
155
gyn
woman
156
haem
blood
157
haemat
blood
158
hepat
liver
159
herni
hernia
160
heter
other
161
hidr
sweat
162
hist
tissue
163
home
sameness, unchanging
164
hom
same
165
humer
humerus (upper arm bone)
166
hydr
water
167
hymen
hymen
168
hypn
sleep
169
hyster
uterus
170
ile
ileum
171
ili
ilium
172
immun
immune
173
irid
iris
174
iri
iris
175
is
equal, same
176
ischi
ischium
177
isch
deficiency, blockage
178
jejun
jejunum
179
kal
potassium
180
kary
nucleus
181
kerat
cornea
182
kerat
horny tissue, hard
183
kin
movement
184
kinesi
movement, motion
185
kyph
hump
186
labi
lips
187
lacrim
tear duct, tear
188
lact
milk
189
lamin
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
190
lapar
abdomen
191
laryng
larynx
192
later
side
193
lei
smooth
194
leuk
white
195
lingu
tongue
196
lip
fat
197
lith
stone, calculus
198
lob
lobe
199
lumb
lumber region, lower back
200
lymph
lymph
201
macr
abnormal largeness
202
mamm
breast
203
mandibul
mandible (upper jawbone)
204
mast
breast
205
mastoid
mastoid
206
maxill
maxill (lower jawbone)
207
meat
meatus (opening)
208
melan
black
209
men
menstruation
210
mening
meninges
211
menisc
meniscus (crescent)
212
ment
mind
213
ment
chin
214
metr
uterus
215
micr
small
216
mon
one
217
morph
form, shape
218
muc
mucus, mucous membrane
219
my
muscle
220
myc
fungus
221
myel
bone marrow
222
myel
spinal cord
223
myelon
spinal cord
224
myring
eardrum
225
myx
mucus
226
nan
dwarf
227
narc
stupor
228
nas
nose
229
nat
birth
230
necr
death (cell, body)
231
nephr
kidney
232
neur
nerve
233
neutr
neither (neutral)
234
noct
night
235
nyct
night
236
nycta
night
237
ocul
eye
238
odont
tooth
239
olig
scanty, few
240
omphal
umbilicus, navel
241
onc
tumor
242
onych
nail
243
o
egg, ovum
244
oophor
ovary
245
ophthalm
eye
246
opt
vision
247
orchid
testis, testicle
248
orchi
testis, testicle
249
organ
organ
250
or
mouth
251
orth
straight
252
oste
bone
253
ot
ear
254
ov
egg
255
ox
oxygen
256
pachy
thick
257
palat
palate
258
pancreat
pancreas
259
papill
nipple
260
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
261
par
bear, give birth to, labor
262
part
bear, give birth to, labor
263
parthen
virgin
264
patell
patella (knee cap)
265
path
disease
266
pector
chest
267
ped
child, foot
268
pelv
pelvis, pelvic bone
269
pept
digestion
270
perine
perineum
271
peritone
peritoneum
272
petr
stone
273
phac, phak
lens of the eye
274
phag
eat, swallow
275
phalang
phalange (finger or toe bone)
276
pharyng
pharynx
277
phas
speech
278
phe
brown
279
phleb
vein
280
phot
light
281
phren
mind
282
physi
nature
283
plasm
plasma
284
pleur
pleura
285
pneumat
lung, air
286
pneum,pneumon
lung, air
287
pod
foot
288
poikil
varid, irregular
289
poli
gray matter
290
polyp
polyp, small growth
291
porphyr
purple
292
poster
back (of body)
293
prim
first
294
proct
rectum
295
prostat
prostate gland
296
prote
protein
297
pseud
FALSE
298
psych
mind
299
pub
pubis
300
puerper
childbirth
301
pulmon
lung
302
pupill
pupil
303
py
pus
304
pyel
renal pelvis
305
pylor
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
306
pyr
fever, heat
307
quadr
four
308
rachi
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
309
radic
nerve root
310
radicul
nerve root
311
radi
radius (lower arm bone)
312
rect
rectum
313
ren
kidney
314
reticul
network
315
retin
retina
316
rhabd
rod-shaped, stiated
317
rhin
nose
318
rhytid
wrinkles
319
salping
fallopian (uterine) tube
320
sarc
flesh, connective tissue
321
scapul
scapula (shoulder bone)
322
scler
sclera, hard
323
scoli
crooked, curved
324
seb
sebum (oil)
325
sial
saliva
326
sider
iron
327
sigmoid
sigmoid
328
sinister
left
329
sin sinus
sinus
330
somat
body
331
somn
sleep
332
son
sound
333
spermat
spermatozoan, sperm
334
sperm
spermatozoan, sperm
335
sphygm
pulse
336
spir
breathe, breathing
337
splen
spleen
338
spondyl
vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
339
staped
stapes (milddle ear bone)
340
staphyl
grape-like clusters
341
steat
fatty
342
stern
sternum (breastbone)
343
steth
chest
344
stoma
mouth
345
strept
twisted chains
346
synovi
synovia, synovial membrane
347
system
system
348
tars
tarsals (ankle bones)
349
tars
edge of eyelid, tarsal (instep of foot)
350
tendin
tendon
351
tend
tendon
352
ten
tendon
353
terat
malformed fetus
354
test
testis, testicle
355
therm
heat
356
thorac
thorax (chest)
357
thromb
clot
358
thym
thymus gland
359
thyroid
thyroid gland
360
thyr
thyroid gland
361
tibi
tibia (lower leg bone)
362
toc
labor
363
tom
cut, section
364
ton
tension, pressure
365
tonsill
tonsils
366
top
place
367
toxic
poison
368
trachel
neck, necklike
369
trache
trachea
370
trich
hair
371
tympan
eardrum, middle ear
372
uln
ulna (lower arm bone)
373
ungu
nail
374
ureter
ureter
375
urethr
urethra
376
urin
urine, urinary tract
377
ur
urine, urinary tract
378
uter
uterus
379
uvul
uvula
380
vagin
vagina
381
valvul
valve
382
vas
vessel, duct
383
ven
vein
384
ventricul
ventricle
385
verd
green
386
vertebr
vertebra, spinal or verebral column
387
vesic
bladder, sac
388
vesicul
seminal vesicles
389
vir
virus
390
viscer
internal organs
391
vulv
vulva
392
xanth
yellow
393
xer
dry
394
sphyx
pulse
395
paresis
weakness
396
plegia
paralysis
397
abdomen
abdomin
398
thorny, spiny
acanth
399
acetabulum (hip socket)
acetabul
400
acid
acid
401
ray, radius
actin
402
hearing
acou
403
extremities, height
acr
404
adenoids
adenoid
405
gland
aden
406
adrenal gland
adrenal
407
adrenal gland
adren
408
air, gas
aer
409
albumin
albumin
410
pain
algesi
411
alveolus
alveol
412
dull, dim
ambly
413
amnion
amni
414
amnion
amnion
415
starch
amyl
416
anus
an
417
male
andr
418
vessel
angi
419
unequal, dissimilar
anis
420
crooked, stiff, bent
ankyl
421
antrum
antr
422
aorta
aort
423
aponeurosis
aponeur
424
appendix
appendic
425
first, beginning
arche
426
artery
arteri
427
arteriole (small artery)
arteriol
428
joint
arthr
429
joint
articul
430
imperfect, incomplete
atel
431
yellowish, fatty plaque
ather
432
atrium
atri
433
hearing
audi
434
ear
aur
435
self
aut
436
armpit
axill
437
urea, nitrogen
az
438
bacteria
bacteri
439
pressure
bar
440
glans penis
balan
441
base
bas
442
life
bi
443
bile
bil
444
developing cell
blast
445
eyelid
blephar
446
arm
brachi
447
bronchus
bronch
448
bronchiole
bronchiol
449
cheek
bucc
450
bursa (cavity)
burs
451
calcium
calc
452
cancer
cancer
453
cancer
carcin
454
heart
cardi
455
carpals (wrist bones)
carp
456
tail, toward the lower part of the body
caud
457
cecum
cec
458
abdomen
celi
459
head
cephal
460
cerebellum
cerebell
461
cerebrum, brain
cerebr
462
cerumen (earwax)
cerumin
463
cervix
cervic
464
lip
cheil
465
hand
chir
466
bile duct
cholangi
467
gall, bile
chol
468
common bile duct
choledoch
469
cartlage
chondr
470
chorion
chori
471
color
chrom
472
color
chromat
473
time
chron
474
clavicle (collar bone)
clavic
475
clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul
476
colon
col
477
vagina
colp
478
dust
coni
479
conjunctiva
conjunctiv
480
pupil
core
481
cornea
corne
482
heart
coron
483
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cortic
484
pupil
cor
485
rib
cost
486
cranium(skull)
crani
487
cold
cry
488
hidden
crypt
489
cul-de-sac
culd
490
skin
cutane
491
blue
cyan
492
pregnancy
cyes
493
bladder, sac
cyst
494
cell
cyt
495
tear, tear duct
dacry
496
fingers or toes
dactyl
497
tooth
dent
498
skin
dermat
499
skin
derm
500
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