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