Chapter 1-Roots

Question 1

Arthr/o

AR-throh

Answer 1

Joint

Question 2

Cardi/o

KAR-dee-oh

Answer 2

Heart

Question 3

Enter/o

EN-ter-oh

Answer 3

Small intestine

Question 4

Gastr/o

GAS-tro

Answer 4

Stomach

Question 5

Hepat/o

he-PAH-toh

Answer 5

Liver

Question 6

Neur/o

NUR-oh

Answer 6

Nerve

Question 7

Hem/o
HEE-moh

Hemat/o
heh-MAH-toh

Answer 7

Blood

Question 8

My/o
MAI-oh

Muscul/o
MUS-kyoo-loh

Answer 8

Muscle

Question 9

Angi/o
AN-gee-oh

Vas/o
VAS-oh

Vascul/o
VAS-kyoo-loh

Answer 9

Vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel, but an also refer to other types of vessels as well)

Question 10

Derm/o
DER-moh

Dermat/o
see-MAT-oh

Cutane/o
kyoo-TAY-nee-oh

Answer 10

Skin

Question 11

Pneum/o
NOO-moh

Pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh

Pulmon/o
PUL-maw-noh

Answer 11

Lung

Question 12

Gen/o

JIN-oh

Answer 12

Creation, cause

Question 13

Hydr/o

HAI-droh

Answer 13

Water

Question 14

Morph/o

MOR-foh

Answer 14

Change

Question 15

Myc/o

MAI-koh

Answer 15

Fungus

Question 16

Necr/o

NEK-roh

Answer 16

Death

Question 17

Orth/o

OR-thoh

Answer 17

Straight

Question 18

Path/o

PAH-thoh

Answer 18

Suffering, disease

Question 19

Phag/o

FAY-goh

Answer 19

Eat

Question 20

Plas/o

PLAS-oh

Answer 20

Formation

Question 21

Py/o

PAI-oh

Answer 21

Pus

Question 22

Scler/o

SKLEH-roh

Answer 22

Hard

Question 23

Sten/o

STIH-noh

Answer 23

Narrowing

Question 24

Troph/o

TROH-foh

Answer 24

Nourishment, development

Question 25

Xen/o

ZEE-noh

Answer 25

Foreign

Question 26

Xer/o

ZEH-roh

Answer 26

Dry