Exam 3 Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Root for “male”
A
andr(o)
2
Q
Root for “glans penis”
A
balan(o)
3
Q
Root for “cold”
A
cry(o)
4
Q
Root for “hidden”
A
crypt(o)
5
Q
Root for “epididymis”
A
epididym(o)
6
Q
Root for “seed”
A
gon(o)
7
Q
Root for “water, fluid”
A
hydro(o)
8
Q
Root for “testis, testicle” (the flower ones)
A
orch(o), orchi(o), orchid(o)
9
Q
Root for “penis”
A
pen(o)
10
Q
Root for “prostate gland”
A
prostat(o)
11
Q
Root for “semen, seed”
A
semin(i)
12
Q
Root for “spermatozoa, semen”
A
sperm(o)
13
Q
Root for “monster”
A
terat(o)
14
Q
Root for “testis, testicle”
A
test(o)
15
Q
Root for “varicose veins”
A
varic(o)
16
Q
Root for “vessel duct”
A
vas(o)
17
Q
Root for “animal life”
A
zo(o)
18
Q
Suffix for “formation”
A
-genesis
19
Q
Suffix for “hormone”
A
-one
20
Q
Suffix for “fixation, to put in place”
A
-pexy
21
Q
Suffix for “new opening”
A
-stomy
22
Q
Root for “cerebellum”
A
cerebell(o)
23
Q
Root for “cerebrum”
A
cerebr(o)
24
Q
Root for “dura mater”
A
dur(o)
25
Root for "brain"
encephal(o)
26
Root for "glial cells"
gli(o)
27
Root for "thin, slender"
lept(o)
28
Root for "membranes, meninges"
mening(o), meningi(o)
29
Root for "muscle"
my(o)
30
Root for "spinal cord"
myel(o)
31
Root for "nerve"
neur(o)
32
Root for "pons"
pont(o)
33
Root for "nerve root"
radicul(o)
34
Root for "thalamus"
thalam(o)
35
Root for "sheath" (refers to meninges)
thec(o)
36
Root for "vagus nerve"
vag(o)
37
Root for "excessive sensitivity to pain"
alges(o)
38
Suffix for "excessive sensitivity to pain"
-algesia
39
Suffix for "pain"
-algia
40
Root for "burning"
caus(o)
41
Root for "deep sleep"
comat(o)
42
Root for "feeling, nervous sensation"
esthesi(o)
43
Suffix for "feeling, nervous sensation"
-esthesia
44
Root for "movement"
kines(o)
45
Suffix for "movement"
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
46
Suffix for "seizure"
-lepsy
47
Suffix for "word, phrase"
-lex(o)
48
Suffix for "slight paralysis"
-paresis
49
Suffix for "speech"
-phasia
50
Suffix for "paralysis"
-plegia
51
Suffix for "action"
-praxia
52
Suffix for "strength"
-sthenia
53
Root for "cut off"
syncop(o)
54
Root for "order, coordination"
tax(o)
55
Root for "vessel"
angi(o)
56
Root for "aorta"
aort(o)
57
Root for "artery"
arter(o), arteri(o)
58
Root for "yellowish plaque"
ather(o)
59
Root for "atrium"
atri(o)
60
Root for "arm"
brachi(o)
61
Root for "heart" (2)
cardi(o), coron(o)
62
Root for "cholesterol"
cholesterol(o)
63
Root for "blue"
cyan(o)
64
Root for "mucus"
myx(o)
65
Root for "oxygen"
ox(o)
66
Root for "pericardium"
pericardi(o)
67
Root for "vein"
phleb(o)
68
Root for "pulse"
sphygm(o)
69
Root for "chest"
steth(o)
70
Root for "clot"
thromb(o)
71
Root for "valve"
valvul(o), valv(o)
72
Root for "vessel"
vas(o), vascul(o)
73
Root for "vein"
ven(o), ven(i)
74
Root for "ventricle"
ventricul(o)
75
Root for "adenoids"
adenoid(o)
76
Root for "alveolus, air sac"
alveol(o)
77
Root for "bronchial tube"
bronch(o)
78
Root for "bronchus"
bronchi(o)
79
Root for "bronchiole, small bronchus"
bronchiol(o)
80
Root for "carbon dioxide"
capn(o)
81
Root for "dust"
coni(o)
82
Root for "epiglottis"
epiglott(o)
83
Root for "larynx, voice box"
laryng(o)
84
Root for "lobe of the lung"
lob(o)
85
Root for "mediastinum"
mediastin(o)
86
Root for "nose"
nas(o)
87
Root for "straight, upright"
orth(o)
88
Root for "oxygen"
ox(o)
89
Root for "chest"
pector(o)
90
Root for "pharynx, throat"
pharyng(o)
91
Root for "voice"
phon(o)
92
Root for "diaphragm"
phren(o)
93
Root for "pleura"
pleur(o)
94
Root for "air, lung"
pneum(o)
95
Root for "lung" (2)
pneumon(o), pulmon(o)
96
Root for "nose"
rhin(o)
97
Root for "sinus cavity"
sinus(o)
98
Root for "breathing"
spir(o)
99
Root for "complete"
tel(o)
100
Root for "chest"
thorac(o)
101
Root for "tonsils"
tonsill(o)
102
Root for "trachea, windpipe"
trache(o)
103
Suffix for "condition"
-ema
104
Suffix for "smell"
-osmia
105
Suffix for "breathing"
-pnea
106
Suffix for "spitting"
-ptysis
107
Suffix for "pulse"
-sphyxia
108
Suffix for "pleural cavity, chest"
-thorax
