Exam II Roots Flashcards
aden/o
gland
ex. adenoma
angi/o
vessel
ex. angioplasty
arteri/o
joint
ex. arthroscope
brachi/o
arm
ex. antebrachial
bronch/o
bronchus
ex. bronchiectasis
carcin/o
cancer
ex. carcinogen
cardi/o
heart
ex. cardiomyopathy
cerebr/o
brain
ex. cerebrospinal
cephal/o
head
ex. hydrocephaly
cervic/o
neck, cervix
ex. cervical
cholecyst
gallbladder
ex. cholecystectomy
crani/o
skull
ex. craniotomy
cyst/o
bladder
ex. cystitis
derm
skin
ex. dermatitis
enter/o
intestine
ex. enterotoxin
gastr/o
stomach
ex. epigastric
glomerul/o
glomerulus
ex. glomerulonephritis
gloss/o
tongue
ex. hypoglossal
hem/o
blood
ex. hemoglobin
hepat/o
liver
ex. hepatitis
hyster/o
utuerus
ex. hysterectomy
kerat/o
cornea
ex. keratoplasty
lact/o
milk
ex. lactate
lith/o
stone
ex. lithotripsy
lymph/o
lymph
ex. lymphoma
mast/o
breast
ex. mastectomy
myel/o
spinal cord
myelodysplasia
my/o
muscle
ex. myofiber
myring/o
tympanic membrane
ex. myringotomy
necr/o
death
ex. necrosis
nephr/o
kidney
ex. nephrectomy
ocul/o
eye
ex. oculomotor
onc/o
tumor
ex. oncolytic
oophor/o
ovary
ex. oophorectomy
opthalm/o
eye
ex. opthalmoscope
orchi/o
testis
ex. orchipoexy
patho/o
disease
ex. pathophysiology
ped/o
child, foot
ex. pediatrics
phleb/o
vein
ex. phlebotomist
pneum/o
lung, breathing
ex. pneumothorax
proct/o
rectum
ex. proctoscopy
ptosis
drooping
ex. blephaopotsis
py/o
pus
ex. empyema
rachi/o
spine
ex. rachiocentesis
ren/o
kidney
ex. suprarenal
rhin/o
nose
ex. rhinoplasty
schler/o
hardening
ex. arteriosclerosis
thorac/o
chest, thorax
ex. thoractomy
toxic/o
poison
ex. toxicology
thromb/o
blood clot
ex. thrombosis
trich/o
hair
ex. trichology
ur/o
urine
ex. anuria
vas/o
vessel
ex. vasomotor
vesic/o
urinary bladder
ex. vesical