Exterior (body) Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities
2
Q
Amb/i
A
Both sides/double
3
Q
Anter/o
A
Front
4
Q
Aut/o
A
Self
5
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit, axilla
6
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid or eyelash
7
Q
Brachi/o
A
Arm
8
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek (on the face!)
9
Q
Canth/o
A
Angle formed where eyelids meet
10
Q
Capit/o
A
Head
11
Q
Carp/o
A
Wrist
12
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail/downward
13
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
14
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)
15
Q
Cheil/o, chil/o
A
Lip
16
Q
Cheir/o, chir/o
A
Hand
17
Q
Cili/o
A
Eyelash or eyelid, or small hairlike process
18
Q
Cor/e, cor/o
A
Pupil of eye
19
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
20
Q
Cubit/o
A
Elbow
21
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Fingers or toes
22
Q
Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
A
Skin
23
Q
Dors/i, dors/o
A
Back or posterior
24
Q
Faci/o
A
Face
