Chapter 1: Word Roots Flashcards by Katie Stoia

Q

skin

A

DERMAT ex: dermat/itis

CUTANE ex: cutane/ous

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kidney

A

NEPHR ex: nephr/oma

REN ex: ren/al

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mouth

A

STOMAT ex: stomat/it is

OR ex: or/al

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Q

red

A

ERYTHR

combining form erythr/o

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stomach

A

GASTR

combining form gastr/o

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liver

A

HEPAT

combining form hepat/o

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immune, immunity, safe

A

IMMUN

combining form immune/o

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Q

bone

A

OSTE

combining form oste/o

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intestine

A

ENTER
usually used as a middle part of the word
ex: gastro/enter/itis

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feeling

A

ESTHES

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heat

A

THERM

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Q

muscle

A

MUSCUL

MY combining form my/o

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nose

A

NAS

RHIN combining form rhin/o

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urine

A

UR

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Q

birth

A

NAT

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cartilage

A

CHONDR

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Q

joint

A

ARTHR

Q

blood

A

HEMAT

combining form hemat/o

Q

brain

A

ENCEPHAL

combining form encephal/o

Q

meninges

A

MENING

Q

appendix

A

APPEND

Q

blood clot

A

THROMB

combining form thromb/o

Q

breast

A

MAST

combining form mast/o

Q

heart

A

CARDI

Q

nerve

A

NEUR

Q

lung

A

PULMON

Q

esophagus

A

ESOPHAG

Q

chest

A

THORAC

Q

disease

A

PATH

combining form path/o

Q

study of

A

LOG

Q

penis

A

PEN

Q

back (of body), behind, posterior

A

POSTER

Q

hearing

A

ACOUS

Q

air; lung

A

PNEUMON

Q

thyroid gland

A

THYROID

Q

vein

A

VEN

Q

foot

A

POD

Q

midwife

A

OBSTETR

Q

belly, belly side

A

VENTR

Q

artery

A

ARTERI

Q

nucleus

A

NUCLE