Interior 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
Adren/o
A
Adrenal gland
7
Q
Alveioli/o
A
Air sac
8
Q
Ateriol/o
A
Ateriole
9
Q
Aspir/o
A
To breathe in
10
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque/fat
11
Q
Atri/o
A
Atrium
12
Q
Balan/o
A
Glans penis
13
Q
Bio-
A
Life
14
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
15
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
16
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
17
Q
Chol/e
A
Bile
18
Q
Cholescyst/o
A
Gallbladder
19
Q
Colp/o
A
Vagina
20
Q
Cost/o
A
Rib
21
Q
Cry/o
A
Cold
22
Q
Crypt/o
A
Hidden
23
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
24
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
25
Dipl/o
Double/twice
26
Duoden/o
Duodenum
27
Encephal/o
Brain
28
Episi/o
Vulva
29
Esophag/o
Esophagus
30
Fibr/o
Fibers
31
Galact/o
Milk
32
Gastr/o
Stomach
33
Glyc/o
Sugar
34
Gynec/o
Female
35
Heter/o
Different
36
Hidr/o
Sweat
37
Hydr/o
Water/wet
38
Latr/o
Treatment
39
Ili/o
Ilium (pelvic bone)
40
Jejun/o
Jejunum
41
Kerat/o
Cornea of the eye; horny tissue
42
Lacrima
Tears
43
Laryng/o
Larynx
44
Leuk/o
White
45
Lith/o
Stone (in gallbladder/kidney)
46
Lymph/o
Lymph vessels
47
Melan/o
Black
48
Men/o
Menses; menstruation
49
Mening/o
Meninges
50
My/o
Muscle
51
Myel/o
Bone marrow/spinal cord
52
Nat/o
Birth
53
Necr/o
Death
54
Neur/o
Nerve
55
Oophor/o
Ovary
56
Palat/o
Roof of mouth
57
Path/o
Disease
58
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
59
Pharmac/o
Drug
60
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
61
Phren/o
Diaphragm
62
Pleur/o
Pleura (side of rib)
63
Poli/o
Gray matter of nervous system
64
Py/o
Pus
65
Pyel/o
Pelvis of kidney
66
Sacr/o
Sacrum
67
Salping/o
Fallopian tube
68
Sarc/o
Flesh
69
Scapul/o
Scapula
70
Sept/o
Infection
71
Splen/o
Spleen
72
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
73
Stern/o
Sternum
74
Therm/o
Heat
75
Thym/o
Thymus
76
Thorac/o
Chest/Thorax
77
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
78
Trache/o
Trachea
79
Ureter/o
Ureter
80
Urethr/o
Urethra
81
Vas/o
Vans deferens
82
Vesic/o
Bladder
83
Viscer/o
Viscera
84
Xer/o
Dry
