Common Root words

Question 1

abdomin-

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

acou-

Answer 2

hear

Question 3

aden-

Answer 3

gland

Question 4

adip-

Answer 4

fat

Question 5

alb

Answer 5

white

Question 6

alges-

Answer 6

pain

Question 7

andr-

Answer 7

male

Question 8

angi-

Answer 8

vessels

Question 9

aorta-

Answer 9

large artery existing from the left ventricle of the heart

Question 10

aqua-

Answer 10

water

Question 11

arteri-

Answer 11

artery

Question 12

arthr-

Answer 12

joint

Question 13

asphyxia

Answer 13

lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness

Question 14

asthen-

Answer 14

weak

Question 15

audi-

Answer 15

to hear

Question 16

bi-

Answer 16

life; also two

Question 17

bronch-

Answer 17

windpipe

Question 18

bucc-

Answer 18

cheek

Question 19

bursa-

Answer 19

pouch or sac

Question 20

callus

Answer 20

hard thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture

Question 21

carcin-

Answer 21

cancer

Question 22

cardi-

Answer 22

heart

Question 23

carotid

Answer 23

great arteries of the neck

Question 24

carpus

Answer 24

wrist

Question 25

cent-

Answer 25

a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

Question 26

cente-

Answer 26

puncture (a body cavity)

Question 27

cephal-

Answer 27

head

Question 28

cervic-

Answer 28

neck

Question 29

chol-

Answer 29

bile

Question 30

chondr-

Answer 30

cartilage

Question 31

cili-

Answer 31

eyelid

Question 32

cleid(o)

Answer 32

clavicle

Question 33

cubitus-

Answer 33

elbow

Question 34

cyan-

Answer 34

blue

Question 35

cycl-

Answer 35

circle or cycle

Question 36

cyst-

Answer 36

bladder

Question 37

cyt-

Answer 37

cell

Question 38

derm(at)-

Answer 38

skin

Question 39

digit

Answer 39

finger or toe

Question 40

ede-

Answer 40

swelling

Question 41

enter-

Answer 41

intestine

Question 42

eryth-

Answer 42

red

Question 43

esthe-

Answer 43

sensation or perception

Question 44

febr-

Answer 44

fever

Question 45

flex

Answer 45

bend

Question 46

foramen

Answer 46

opening

Question 47

fract-

Answer 47

break

Question 48

gastr-

Answer 48

stomach

Question 49

gest-

Answer 49

carry, produce, congestion

Question 50

glyc(c)-

Answer 50

sugar

Question 51

gno-

Answer 51

know

Question 52

-gram

Answer 52

something written or recorded

Question 53

graph-

Answer 53

write, record

Question 54

gyn(ec)-

Answer 54

female

Question 55

hem(at)-

Answer 55

blood

Question 56

hepat(ic)-

Answer 56

liver

Question 57

heter-

Answer 57

other, different

Question 58

hom-

Answer 58

the same

Question 59

humerus

Answer 59

the bone in the upper arm

Question 60

hydr-

Answer 60

water

Question 61

idi-

Answer 61

seperate, distinct

Question 62

iod(o)-

Answer 62

iodine

Question 63

lact-

Answer 63

milk

Question 64

leuk-

Answer 64

white

Question 65

lingu-

Answer 65

tongue

Question 66

mal-

Answer 66

abnormal

Question 67

medi-

Answer 67

middle

Question 68

mega-

Answer 68

large

Question 69

melan-

Answer 69

black

Question 70

men-

Answer 70

month

Question 71

mening-

Answer 71

membrane, usually refers to the meninges

Question 72

myel-

Answer 72

marrow or apinal cord

Question 73

my-

Answer 73

muscle

Question 74

nephr-

Answer 74

kidney

Question 75

neur-

Answer 75

nerve

Question 76

ocul-

Answer 76

eye

Question 77

opphrhaLM-

Answer 77

EYE

Question 78

OST(e)

Answer 78

bone

Question 79

ot-

Answer 79

ear