Exam II Roots Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
ex. adenoma
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
ex. angioplasty
3
Q
arteri/o
A
joint
ex. arthroscope
4
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
ex. antebrachial
5
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
ex. bronchiectasis
6
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
ex. carcinogen
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
ex. cardiomyopathy
8
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain
ex. cerebrospinal
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
ex. hydrocephaly
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck, cervix
ex. cervical
11
Q
cholecyst
A
gallbladder
ex. cholecystectomy
12
Q
crani/o
A
skull
ex. craniotomy
13
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
ex. cystitis
14
Q
derm
A
skin
ex. dermatitis
15
Q
enter/o
A
intestine
ex. enterotoxin
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
ex. epigastric
17
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
ex. glomerulonephritis
18
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
ex. hypoglossal
19
Q
hem/o
A
blood
ex. hemoglobin
20
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
ex. hepatitis
21
Q
hyster/o
A
utuerus
ex. hysterectomy
22
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea
ex. keratoplasty
23
Q
lact/o
A
milk
ex. lactate
24
Q
lith/o
A
stone
ex. lithotripsy
25
lymph/o
lymph
| ex. lymphoma
26
mast/o
breast
| ex. mastectomy
27
myel/o
spinal cord
| myelodysplasia
28
my/o
muscle
| ex. myofiber
29
myring/o
tympanic membrane
| ex. myringotomy
30
necr/o
death
| ex. necrosis
31
nephr/o
kidney
| ex. nephrectomy
32
ocul/o
eye
| ex. oculomotor
33
onc/o
tumor
| ex. oncolytic
34
oophor/o
ovary
| ex. oophorectomy
35
opthalm/o
eye
| ex. opthalmoscope
36
orchi/o
testis
| ex. orchipoexy
37
patho/o
disease
| ex. pathophysiology
38
ped/o
child, foot
| ex. pediatrics
39
phleb/o
vein
| ex. phlebotomist
40
pneum/o
lung, breathing
| ex. pneumothorax
41
proct/o
rectum
| ex. proctoscopy
42
ptosis
drooping
| ex. blephaopotsis
43
py/o
pus
| ex. empyema
44
rachi/o
spine
| ex. rachiocentesis
45
ren/o
kidney
| ex. suprarenal
46
rhin/o
nose
| ex. rhinoplasty
47
schler/o
hardening
| ex. arteriosclerosis
48
thorac/o
chest, thorax
| ex. thoractomy
49
toxic/o
poison
| ex. toxicology
50
thromb/o
blood clot
| ex. thrombosis
51
trich/o
hair
| ex. trichology
52
ur/o
urine
| ex. anuria
53
vas/o
vessel
| ex. vasomotor
54
vesic/o
urinary bladder
| ex. vesical
