Greek and Latin Roots Q-Z Flashcards
quad-, quadr-
four
re-
back, again
rect-
straight
ren-
kidney
rete-, reticul-
net
retro-
backward, behind
rhin-
nose
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive discharge
-rrhea
flow, discharge
ruga-
fold, wrinkle
sagitt-
arrow
sarco-
flesh
sclero-
hard
-scope
instrument used for examination
sect-
to cut
semi-
half
septum
fence
serrat-
saw
sin-, sino-
hollow
som-, soma-
body
splanchn-
organ
squam-
scale, flat
-stalsis
compression
-stasis
arrest, fixation
steno-
narrow
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
stroma
spread out
sub-
beneath, under
super-, supra-
above, upon
sutur-
sewing
sym-, syn-
together, with
systol-
contraction
tachy-
rapid
tal-
ankle
telo-
end
templ-, tempo-
time
teres
round, smooth
therm-
heat
tissue
woven
-tomy
to cut
tox-
poison
trab-
beam, timber
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
troph-
nourish
tuber-
swelling
tympano-
drum
umbil-
navel
uni-
one
-uria
urine
uter-
womb
vag-
to wander
vas-
vessel, duct
venter, ventr-
abdomen, belly
vesic-
blister
villus
shaggy hair
viscero-
organ, viscera
xiph-
sword
zon-
belt