Common Anatomical Roots Flashcards
1
Q
bi/o
A
life
2
Q
cephal/o
A
head
3
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
4
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
hist/o ; histi/o
A
Tissue
6
Q
lip/o
A
fat
7
Q
path/o
A
disease
8
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
9
Q
cil/o ; pil/o
A
Hair
10
Q
derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o
A
skin
11
Q
onych/o; ungu/o
A
nail
12
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
13
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
14
Q
oste/o
A
bone
15
Q
my/o; muscul/o
A
muscle
16
Q
tendo/o; tendin/o
A
tendon
17
Q
cerebr/o; encephal/o
A
Brain
18
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord; bone marrow
19
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
20
Q
ophthalm/o; ocul/o
A
eye
21
Q
ot/o
A
ear
22
Q
aden/o
A
gland
23
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
24
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
25
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
26
angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o
vessel
27
arteri/o
artery
28
cardi/o
heart
29
hem/o; hemat/o
blood
30
ven/o; phleb/o
vein
31
lymphaden/o
lymph gland; node
32
lymphangi/o
lymp vessel
33
splen/o
spleen
34
tonsill/o
tonsil
35
bronch/o
bronchus
36
laryng/o
larynx; voice box
37
naso; rhin/o
nose
38
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
39
pneum/o; pneumon/o
lung
40
thorac/o
chest
41
tracheo/o
trachea; windpipe
42
abdomin/o
abdomen
43
col/o
colon; large intestine
44
enter/o
small intestine
45
esophag/o
esophagus
46
gastr/o
stomac
47
gloss/o; lingu/o
tongue
48
hepat/o
liver
49
or/o; stomat/o
mouth
50
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
51
cyst/o
bladder
52
ren/o; nephr/o
kidney
53
ureter/o
ureters
54
urethr/o
urethra
55
orchid/o; test/o
testicle,testis
56
prostat/o
prostate
57
vas/o
vas deferens
58
colp/o; vagin/o
vagina
59
gynec/o
female
60
mast/o; mamm/o
breast
61
oophor/o; ovari/o
ovary
62
salping/o
fallopian/uterine tube
63
hyster/o
uterus
