Interior (body) Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Acanth/o
A
Spiny or thorny
3
Q
Acetabul/o
A
Acetabulum
4
Q
Acromi/o
A
Acromium
5
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
6
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
7
Q
Adren/o
A
Adrenal gland
8
Q
Alveoli/o
A
Air sac
9
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
10
Q
An/o
A
Anus
11
Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
12
Q
Arteri/o, arter/o
A
Artery
13
Q
Arteriol/o
A
Arteriole
14
Q
Aspir/o
A
To breathe in
15
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque, fat
16
Q
Athr/o, articul/o
A
Joint
17
Q
Atri/o
A
Atrium
18
Q
Audi/o, aur/i
A
Hearing
19
Q
Balan/o
A
Glans penis
20
Q
Bio-
A
Life
21
Q
Bronch/i, bronch/o
A
Bronchus
22
Q
Bronchiol/o, bronchiol/i
A
Bronchiole
23
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
24
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
25
Cellul/o
Cell
26
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
27
Cerebr/i, cerebr/o
Cerebrum
28
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
29
Chol/e
Bile
30
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
31
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
32
Chondr/i, chondr/o
Cartilage
33
Chrom/o, chromat/o
Color
34
Col/o, colon/o
Colon
35
Colp/o
Vagina
36
Cost/o
Rib
37
Cry/o
Cold
38
Crypt/o
Hidden
39
Cutane/o
Skin
40
Cyan/o
Red
41
Cysti, cyst/o
Bladder or cyst
42
Cyt/o
Cell
43
Dipl/o
Double, twice
44
Duoden/o
Duodenum
45
Encephal/o
Brain
46
Enter/o
Intestine
47
Episi/o
Vulva
48
Erythr/o
Red
49
Esophag/o
Esophagus
50
Fibr/o
Fibers
51
Galact/o
Milk
52
Gastr/o
Stomach
53
Glyc/o
Sugar`
54
Gynec/o
Female
55
Hemat/o, hem/o
Blood
56
Hepat/o, hepatic/o
Liver
57
Heter/o
Other, different
58
Hidr/o
Sweat
59
Hist/o, histi/o
Tissue
60
Hom/o, home/o
Same, alike
61
Hydr/o
Water, wet
62
Hyster/o
Uterus
63
latr/o
Treatment
64
lle/o
lleum (intestine)
65
lli/o
llium (pelvic bone)
66
Intestin/o
Intestine
67
Jejun/o
Jejunum
68
Kerat/o
Cornea of eye, horny tissue
69
Lacrima
Tears
70
Laryng/o
Larynx
71
Leuk/o
White
72
Lipid/o
Fat
73
Lith/o
Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)
74
Lymph/o
Lymph vessels
75
Melan/o
Black
76
Men/o
Menses, menstruation
77
Mening/o
Meninges
78
Metr/a, metr/o
Uterus
79
My/o
Muscle
80
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
81
Myring/o
Eardrum
82
Nat/o
Birth
83
Necr/o
Death
84
Nephr/o
Kidney
85
Neur/o
Nerve
86
Oophor/o
Ovary
87
Orchid/o, orchi/o
Testis
88
Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo
Bone
89
Palat/o
Roof of mouth
90
Path/o
Disease
91
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
92
Pharmac/o
Drug
93
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
94
Phleb/o
Vein
95
Phren/o
Diaphragm
96
Pleur/o
Pleura, rib (side)
97
Pneum/a, pneum/o
Lungs
98
Pneum/ato, pneum/ono
Lungs
99
Poli/o
Gray matter of nervous system
100
Proct/o
Rectum, anus
101
Pulmon/o
Lungs
102
Py/o
Pus
103
Pyel/o
Pelvis of kidney
104
Rect/o
Rectum
105
Ren/i, ren/o
Kidney
106
Sacr/o
Sacrum
107
Salping/o
Fallopian tube
108
Sarc/o
Flesh
109
Scapul/o
Scapula
110
Sept/o
Infection
111
Splen/o
Spleen
112
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
113
Stern/o
Sternum
114
Tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o
Tendon
115
Testicul/o
Testis
116
Therm/o
Heat
117
Thorac/o
Chest
118
Thym/o
Thymus
119
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
120
Throid/o
Thyroid gland
121
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
122
Trache/o
Trachea
123
Tympan/o
Eardrum
124
Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o
Urine
125
Ureter/o
Ureter
126
Urethr/o
Urethra
127
Uter/o
Uterus
128
Vas/o
Vas deferens
129
Vas/o, ven/o, ven/i
Vein
130
Vesic/o
Bladder
131
Viscer/o
Viscera (internal organs)
132
Xanth/o
Red, redness
133
Xer/o
Dry
