Common Anatomical Roots Flashcards
1
Q
adip/o
A
fat
2
Q
lip/o
A
fat
3
Q
steat/o
A
fat
4
Q
axill/o
A
arm pit
5
Q
bi/o
A
life
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
8
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
9
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
10
Q
histi/o
A
tissue
11
Q
path/o
A
disease
12
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
13
Q
cili/o
A
hair
14
Q
pil/o
A
hair
15
Q
derm/o
A
skin
16
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
17
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
18
Q
onych/o
A
nail
19
Q
ungu/o
A
nail
20
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
21
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
22
Q
crani/o
A
skull
23
Q
cost/o
A
rib
24
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
25
Q
oste/o
A
bone
26
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvis
27
Q
pelvi/o
A
pelvis
28
Q
spin/o
A
spine; spinal column
29
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
30
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
31
Q
my/o
A
muscle
32
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
33
Q
tend/o
A
tendon
34
Q
tendin/o
A
tendon
35
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
36
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain
37
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
38
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
39
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
40
Q
ocul/o
A
eye
41
Q
ot/o
A
ear
42
Q
aden/o
A
gland
43
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
44
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
45
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
