Common Roots Flashcards
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Hidr/o
Sweat
Kerat/o
Keratin, horny layer of skin
Melan/o
dark, black, or melanin
Onych/o
Nail
Seb/0
Sebum, sebaceous gland
Trich/o
Hair
Arthr/o
Joint
Burs/o
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Erg/o
Work
Fasci/o
Fascia
Kin/o
Movement
Kinesi/o
Movement
Muscul/o
Muscle
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Oste/o
Bone
Synov/i
Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
Ten/o
Tendon
tendin/o
Tendon
Ton/o
tone; pressure
Bronch/o
Bronchus
Laryng/o
Larynx
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Phrenic/o
Phrenic nerve
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneum/o
Air, gas; respiration, lung
pulmon/o
Lungs
Pneumon/o
Lung
pneumat/o
Air, gas; respiration, lung
Pulm/o
Lungs
Rhin/o
Nose
Sept/o
Septum, partition, dividing wall
Spri/o
Breathing
Trache/o
Trachea
Angi/o
Vessel
aort/o
Aorta
Arter/o
Artery
Arteri/o
Artery
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
Atri/o
Atrium
Cardi/o
Heart
Valv/o
Valve
Valvul/o
Valve
Vas/o
Vessel, duct
Vascul/o
Vessel, duct
Ven/o
Vein
Ven/i
Vein
Ventricul/o
Cavity, ventricle
Erythr/o
Red blood cell
Erythrocyt/o
Red blood cell
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Immun/o
Immunity, immune system
Leuk/o
White blood cell
Leukocyt/o
White blood cell
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymphatic system
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
Lymphangi/o
Lymphatic vessel
Splen/o
Spleen
Thromb/o
Blood clot
Thrombocyt/o
Platelet, thrombocyte
Thym/o
Thymus gland
Tonsil/o
Tonsil
Bucc/o
Cheek
Chol/e
Bile, gall
Chol/o
Bile, gall
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Enter/o
Intestine
Gastro/o
Stomach
Gloss/o
Tongue
Hepat/o
Liver
Labi/o
Lip
Stoma
Mouth
Lingu/o
Tongue
Or/o
Mouth
Sial/o
Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
Stomat/o
Mouth
Proct/o
Rectum and Anus
Uvul/o
Uvula
Cali/o
Calyx
Calico/o
Calyx
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Nephr/o
Kidney
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Ren/o
Kidney
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Urin/o
Urine
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Orchi/o
Testis
Orchid/o
Testis
Osche/o
Scrotum
Prostat/o
Prostate
Semin/o
Semen
Sperm/o
Semen, spermatozoa
Spermat/o
Semen, spermatozoa
Test/o
Testis, testicle
Vas/o
Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel, duct
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
Colp/o
Vagina
Episi/o
Vulva
Gyn/o
Woman
Gynec/o
Woman
Hyster/o
Uterus
Mast/o
Breast, mammary gland
Men/o
Menstruation
Mens
Menstruation
O/o
Ovum, egg cell
Oophor/o
Ovary
Ov/o
Ovum, egg cell
Ovul/o
Ovum, egg cell
Salping/o
Oviduct, tube
Metr/o
Uterus
Metr/i
Uterus
Adren/o
Adrenal glad, epinephrine
Adrenocortic/o
Adrenal cortex
Endocrin/o
Endocrine glands or system
Adrenal/o
Adrenal glad, epinephrine
Hypophys/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
Insul/o
Pancreatic islets
Parathyr/o
Parathyroid gland
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
Pituitar/o
Pituitary gland, hypophysis
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cortic/o
Cerebral cortex, outer portion
Encephal/o
Brain
Gangli/o
Ganglion
Ganglion/o
Ganglion
Gli/o
Neuroglia cells
Medull/o
Medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
Mening/o
Meninges
Meninge/o
Meninges
Myel/o
Spinal cord and Bone marrow
Narc/o
Stupor, numbness, sleep
Neur/o
Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
Neur/i
Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
Psych/o
Mind
Radicul/o
Spinal nerve root
Somn/o
Sleep
Somn/i
Sleep
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Cochle/o
Cochlea of inner ear
Corne/o
Cornea
Dacryocyst/o
Lacrimal sac
Lacrim/o
Tear, lacrimal apparatus
Myring/o
Tympanic membarne
Ot/o
Ear
Phak/o
Lens
Phac/o
Lens
Retin/o
Retina
Salping/o
Tube, Eustachian tube
Scler/o
Sclera
Tympan/o
Tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane