Ch. 1 (Roots) Flashcards
Arthr/o (Root)
Joint
Bi/o (Root)
Life
Carcin/o (Root)
Cancer
Cardi/o (Root)
Heart
Cephal/o (Root)
Head
Cis/o (Root)
To Cut
Col/o; Colon/o (Root)
Large Intestine (Colon)
Cyt/o (Root)
Cell
Derm/o (Root)
Skin
Dermat/o (Root)
Skin
Electr/o (Root)
Electricity
Encephal/o (Root)
Brain
Enter/o (Root)
Small Intestine
Erythr/o (Root)
Erythrocytosis =
Red
Polycythemia
Gastr/o (Root)
Stomach
Glyc/o (Root)
Sugar
Gnos/o (Root)
Knowledge
Hem/o (Root)
Blood
Hemat/o (Root)
Blood
Hepat/o (Root)
Liver
Hist/o (Root)
Tissue
Iatr/o (Root)
Treatment
Leuk/o (Root)
White
Nephr/o (Root)
Kidney
Neur/o (Root)
Nerve
Ophthalm/o (Root)
Eye
Opt/o (Root)
Eye; Vision
Oste/o (Root)
Bone
Path/o (Root)
Disease
Radi/o (Root)
X-rays
Ren/o (Root)
Kidney (Only ‘Ac’ Suffix)
Rhin/o (Root)
Nose
Sarc/o (Root)
Connective Tissue
Sect/o (Root)
To Cut
Thromb/o (Root)
Thrombocyte =
Clot; Clotting
Platelet
Ur/o (Root)
Urine; Urinary Tract