Common Root Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o
A
air
2
Q
algesi/o
A
sensitivity to pain
3
Q
blast/o
A
embryonic form
4
Q
cancer/o, carcin/o
A
cancer
5
Q
cephal/o
A
head
6
Q
cry/o
A
cold
7
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fibr/o
9
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
10
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
11
Q
narc/o
A
stupor
12
Q
necr/o
A
dead
13
Q
Onco-
A
mass / tumour
14
Q
optic/o, opt/o
A
vision
15
Q
phag/o
A
eat, ingest eating
16
Q
pharmac/o, pharmaceuti/i
A
drugs or medicine
17
Q
phon/o
A
voice
18
Q
phot/o
A
light
19
Q
py/o
A
pus
20
Q
scop/o
A
to examine, to view instrument used for viewing
21
Q
therm/o
A
heat
22
Q
top/o
A
position, place
23
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
24
Q
tox/o
A
poison
25
Q
troph/o
A
nutrition
