Ch9 Word Parts - Roots Flashcards
1
Q
anxi/o
A
anxious; uneasy
2
Q
cephal/o
A
head
3
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
4
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
5
Q
contus/o
A
to bruise (contusion)
6
Q
crani/o
A
skull
7
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
8
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
9
Q
esthes/o or esthesi/o
A
nervous sensation
10
Q
gli/o
A
glue
11
Q
hydr/o
A
water
12
Q
hypn/o
A
sleep
13
Q
isch/o
A
back; to hold back
14
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)
15
Q
lex/o
A
word
16
Q
medull/o
A
medulla oblongata
17
Q
mening/o or meningi/o
A
meninges
18
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
19
Q
phas/o
A
speech
20
Q
phob/o
A
fear
21
Q
phren/o
A
mind
22
Q
pol/o
A
extreme
23
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter
24
Q
pont/o
A
pons
25
psych/o
mind
26
radicul/o
nerve root
27
schiz/o
split
28
somat/o
body
29
synaps/o or synapt/o
point of contact; to join
30
syncope/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
31
tax/o
coordination; order
32
tempor/o
the temples
33
thalam/o
thalamus
34
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
35
traumat/o
trauma; injury; wound
36
troph/o
development; nourishment
37
ventricul/o
ventricle
