Internal Anatomy Root Words Flashcards by Stephanie Scott

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Aden/o

A

Gland

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Adren/o

A

Adrenal gland

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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Arteriol/o

A

Smaller artery

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

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Atri/o

A

Upper chambers of the heart

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Balan/o

A

Glans penis or glans clitoris

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Bronch/o, bronch/I

A

Bronchioles

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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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Cerebell/o

A

“Little brain” controls movement

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Cerebr/o, cerebr/I

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Controls thought, imagination, judgement, decisions

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Cholesoch/o

A

Common bile duct

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Chondr/I, chrondr/io, chrondr/o

A

Cartilage

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Chord/o

A

Cord, string

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Cleid/o

A

Clavicle (collar bone)

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Colp/o

A

Vagina

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Cost/o

A

Ribs

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Cyst/I, cyst/o

A

Bladder, cyst, sac

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Duoden/o

A

Duodenum (first part of the intestine)

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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Enter/o

A

Intestine

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Episi/o

A

Vulva

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Fibr/o

Fibers

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gli/o

Gluey substance

Hepatic/o, hepat/o

Liver

Hist/o

Tissue

Hyster/o

Uterus

ILe/o

Ileum (final section of small intestine)

ili/o

Ilium (upper part of hip bone

Jejun/o

Jejunum (middle section of small intestine)

Kerat/o

Horney tissue and cornea

Laryng/o

Larynx (voice box)

Lymph/o

Lymphatic vessels, lymphocyte

Mening/o

Membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

Metr/a, metr/o

Uterus

Myel/o

Bone marrow or spinal cord

My/o

Muscle

Myring/o

Eardrum

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve, nerves, nervous system

Oophor/o

Ovaries

Orchi/o, orchid/o

Testis, testes

Oss/eo, Oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

Bones or bone

Ovari/o

Ovary

Palat/o

Palate (roof of the mouth)

Pharyng/o

Pharynx

Phleb/o

Vein or veins

Phren/I, phren/ico, phren/o

Diaphragm

Pleur/o

Pleura, rib on side

Pneum/a, pneum/o, pneum/ato, pneum/ono

Lungs, respiration

Proct/o

Rectum, Anus

Pulm/o

Lungs

Pyel/o

Pelvis

Rect/o

Rectum

Ren/I, ren/o

Kidney

Sacr/o

Sacrum

Salping/o

Fallopian or Eustachian tube (in ear)

Sarc/o

Flesh, muscular substance

Splen/o

Spleen

Spondyl/o

Vertebra, spinal column

Stem/o

Sternum

Tend/o, ten/o

Tendon

Thym/o

Thymus gland

Thyr/o

Thyroid gland