Appendix 5: Word Roots Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acous, acus
sound, hearing
acro
extremity, end
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland, epinephrine
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adrenocortic/o
adrenal cortex
aer/o
air, gas
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
pain
amnio
amnion
amyl/o
starch
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
an/o
anus
aort/o
aorta
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
atlant/o
atlas
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
bacill/i, bacill/o
bacillus
bacteri/o
bacterium
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure
bili
bile
bio
life
blast/o
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/i, bronch/o
bronchus
bronchiol
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa
calc/i
calcium
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
cardi/o
heart
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen
centesis
puncture, tap
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
neck, cervix
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
chemical
chir/o
hand
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o, choroid/o
choroid
chrom/o, chromat/o
color, stain
chron/o
time
clasis
breaking
clitor/o, clitorid/o
clitoris
coccy, coccyg/o
coccyx
cochle/o
cochlea (of inner ear)
col/o, colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
copro
feces
cor/o, cor/e
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cortic/o
outer portion, cerebral cortex
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull, cranium
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cus
sound, hearing
cycl/o
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
cyst/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
dactyl/o
finger, toe
dent/o, dent/i
tooth, teeth
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
dilation, dilatation
expansion, widening
duoden/o
duodenum
dynam/o
force, energy
ectasia, ectasis
dilation, dilatation, distention
edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
electr/o
electricity
embry/o
embryo
emesis
vomiting
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
episi/o
vulva
erg/o
work
erythr/o-
red, red blood cell
erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
esophag/o
esophagus
fasci/o
fascia
fer
carry
ferr/i, ferr/o
iron
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
galact/o
milk
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gen
origin, formation
ger/e, ger/o
old age
gingiv/o
gum, gingiva
gli/o
neuroglia
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
glucose
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
gnath/o
jaw
goni/o
angle
gravida
pregnant woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
hydr/o
water, fluid
hypn/o
sleep
hypophysi/o
pituitary, hypophysis
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
physician
ile/o
ileum