CH 5 - Med. Terms. Common Work Roots Flashcards
<p>abdomin/o</p>
<p>abdomen</p>
<p>acou/o</p>
<p>hear</p>
<p>aden/o</p>
<p>gland</p>
<p>adip/o</p>
<p>fat</p>
<p>alb/o</p>
<p>white</p>
<p>alges/o</p>
<p>pain</p>
<p>andr/o</p>
<p>man, male</p>
<p>angi/o</p>
<p>vessel</p>
<p>angin/o</p>
<p>blood vessel</p>
<p>ankyl/o</p>
<p>fused, stiff</p>
<p>anter/o</p>
<p>front</p>
<p>aort/o</p>
<p>aorta</p>
<p>append/o</p>
<p>appendix</p>
<p>arteri/o</p>
<p>artery</p>
<p>arthr/o</p>
<p>joint</p>
<p>asthen/o</p>
<p>weak</p>
<p>atel/o</p>
<p>incomplete</p>
<p>ather/o</p>
<p>fat</p>
<p>atri/o</p>
<p>atrium</p>
<p>audi/o</p>
<p>to hear</p>
<p>aur/o</p>
<p>ear</p>
<p>aut/o</p>
<p>self</p>
<p>bacteri/o</p>
<p>bacteria</p>
<p>bi</p>
<p>life; two</p>
<p>bil/o</p>
<p>bile</p>
<p>blast/o</p>
<p>germ, bud, developing cell</p>
<p>blephar/o</p>
<p>eyeline</p>
<p>brachi/o</p>
<p>arm</p>
<p>bronch/i</p>
<p>airway, bronchus</p>
<p>bucc/o</p>
<p>cheek</p>
<p>burs/o</p>
<p>pouch, sac</p>
<p>calc/i</p>
<p>calcium</p>
<p>capn/o</p>
<p>carbon dioxide</p>
<p>carcin/o</p>
<p>cancer</p>
<p>cardi/o</p>
<p>heart</p>
<p>carp/o</p>
<p>wrist</p>
<p>caud/o</p>
<p>tail</p>
<p>cec/o</p>
<p>blind intestine, cecum</p>
<p>cel/o</p>
<p>hernia, protrusion</p>
<p>cent/e</p>
<p>to puncture (a body cavity)</p>
<p>cephal/o</p>
<p>head</p>
<p>cerebr/o</p>
<p>brain, cerebrum</p>
<p>cervic/o</p>
<p>neck</p>
<p>chol/o</p>
<p>bile</p>
<p>chondr/o</p>
<p>cartilage</p>
<p>chrom/o</p>
<p>color</p>
<p>chron/o</p>
<p>time</p>
<p>cirrh/o</p>
<p>yellow-orange</p>
<p>cleid/o</p>
<p>clavicle</p>
<p>col/o</p>
<p>colon</p>
<p>colp/o</p>
<p>vagina</p>
<p>condyl/o</p>
<p>knuckle of a joint</p>
<p>cor/o</p>
<p>pupil</p>
<p>corne/o</p>
<p>cornea</p>
<p>cost/o</p>
<p>rib</p>
<p>crani/o</p>
<p>cranium, skull</p>
<p>crin/o</p>
<p>to secrete</p>
<p>cubitus</p>
<p>elbow</p>
<p>cutane/o</p>
<p>skin</p>
<p>cyan/o</p>
<p>blue</p>
<p>cycl/o</p>
<p>circle or cycle</p>
<p>cyst/o</p>
<p>bladder</p>
<p>derm(at)/o</p>
<p>skin</p>
<p>digit</p>
<p>finger or two</p>
<p>dipl/o</p>
<p>two, double</p>
<p>dips/o</p>
<p>thirsty</p>
<p>disk/o</p>
<p>flat shape, intervertebral disk</p>
<p>dist/o</p>
<p>distant, away</p>
<p>diverticul/o</p>
<p>diverticulum, a small blind point</p>
<p>dors/o</p>
<p>back</p>
<p>duct/o</p>
<p>lead, move</p>
<p>duoden/o</p>
<p>duodenum</p>
<p>ech/o</p>
<p>to bounce, sound</p>
<p>ede</p>
<p>swelling</p>
<p>elast/o</p>
<p>change shape</p>
<p>electr/o</p>
<p>electricity</p>
<p>embol/o</p>
<p>a plug</p>
<p>embry/o</p>
<p>embryo</p>
<p>emesis</p>
<p>vomit</p>
<p>emmetr/o</p>
<p>according to measure</p>
<p>encephal/o</p>
<p>brain</p>
<p>enter/o</p>
<p>small intestine</p>
<p>episi/o</p>
<p>vulva</p>
<p>erythr/o</p>
<p>red</p>
<p>esthesi</p>
<p>sensation or perception</p>
<p>febr</p>
<p>fever</p>
<p>flex</p>
<p>bend</p>
<p>foramen</p>
<p>opening</p>
<p>fract</p>
<p>break</p>
<p>gastr/o</p>
<p>stomach</p>
<p>gest</p>
<p>carry, produce, congestion</p>
<p>glyc/o</p>
<p>sugar, sweet</p>
<p>gno</p>
<p>know</p>
<p>gyn/o</p>
<p>woman, female</p>
<p>hem(at)/o</p>
<p>blood</p>
<p>hepat/o</p>
<p>liver</p>
<p>hom/o</p>
<p>the same</p>
<p>heter/o</p>
<p>other, different</p>
<p>hom/o</p>
<p>the same</p>
<p>hydro</p>
<p>water</p>
<p>idi/o</p>
<p>person, self</p>
<p>lact/o</p>
<p>milk</p>
<p>leuk/o</p>
<p>white</p>
<p>lingu/o</p>
<p>tongue</p>
<p>mal/o</p>
<p>abnormal, bad</p>
<p>medi/o</p>
<p>middle</p>
melan/o
black, dark
men/o
month, menstruation
myel/o
marrow or spinal cord
mening/o
usually refers to the meninges
my/o
muscle
nephr/o
kidney
ocul/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
ot/o
eye
ov/o
egg
palpate
to examine by touch
path/o
disease
ped/o
child or foot
percuss
to examine by striking
phag/o
eat
pharyng/o
throat
phot/o
light
pleur/o
rib, side
pneumo(n)/o
lung
pneum(at)/o
lungs, air
pod(i)
foot
pseud/o
false
pto
fall
ptyal/o
saliva
pulmon/o
lungs
pur,py
pus
pyr/o
fire, heat
quadr/o; quar
four
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sangui(n)o
blood
scler/o
cut
sept
wall, divider; seven
serum
clear portion of blood
sinus
cavity, channel or hallow space
som(at)
body
spir/o
coil, to breathe
stern/o
sternum
stomat/o
mouth
thorac/o
chest
tom/o
cut
toxi/o
poisonous
trich/o
hair
ur/o
urine
uter/o
uterus, womb
varic/o
diated vein
vas/o
blood vessel
viscer/o
interal organs
xen/o
foreign (material)
xer/o
dry
