Anatomical Roots Flashcards
ADEN/O-
gland, adenoid (resembling a gland)
ARTERI/O-
artery arteriovenous (pertaining to both artery and vein)
ARTHR/O-
joint arthrosclerosis (stiffening or hardening of the joints)
BLEPHAR/O-
eyelid blepharospasm (spasm of the eyelid;
continuous blinking)
BRONCH/O-
windpipe, throat bronchostaxis (bleeding from the bronchial wall)
CARDI/O-
heart cardiovalvular (pertaining to the valves of the heart)
CEPHAL/O-
head cephalogyric (pertaining to turning motions of
the head)
CEREBR/O-
brain cerebration (functional activity of the brain)
CHIR/O-
hand chiropractic (disease treatment by
vertebral manipulation)
CHOL/O-
bile cholemesis (vomiting of bile)
CHONDR/O-
cartilage chondromalacia (abnormal softening of cartilage)
COL/O-
lower intestine colitis (inflammation of the colon)
COLP/O-
vagina colporrhexis (laceration of the vagina)
COR/O-
pupil of eye corotomy (incision of the pupil)
CORTIC/O-
cortex corticotropic (having a stimulating effect on the
adrenal cortex)
COST/O-
rib costalgia (pain in the ribs)
CYST/O-
bladder, cyst cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
CYT/O-
cell cytoglycopenia (deficient glucose content of the
body or blood cells)
DACRY/O-
tears dacryagogic (inducing a flow of tears)
DENT/I-
tooth dentibuccal (pertaining to the cheek and teeth)
DERMAT/O-
skin dermabrasion (planing of the skin done by
mechanical means)
DEXTR/O-
right side dextroversion (movement, especially eye
movement, to the right)
FIBR/O-
fibrous fibrochondritis (inflammation of fibrocartilage)
ENCEPHAL/O-
brain encephelomyelopathy (disease involving the brain
and spinal cord)
ENTER/O-
intestine enteromegaly (enlargement of the intestines)
GASTR/O-
stomach gastrodynia (pain in the stomach)
HEPAT/O-
liver hepatosplenitis (inflammation of the liver
and spleen)
GYNEC/O-
woman gynecomastia (exaggerated growth of the male
mammary glands)
GLOSS/O-
tongue glossopharyngeal (pertaining to the tongue
and pharynx)
HEM/O-
blood hemorrhage (the escape of blood from a
ruptured vessel)
HEM/A-
blood hematemesis (the vomiting of blood)
HIST/O-
tissue histopathology (study of diseased tissue)
HYDR/O-
water hydrotherapy (the external use of water to treat
disease or injury)
HYSTER/O-
uterus, womb hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)