Latin Roots Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin
A
abdomen
2
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acou
A
hear
3
Q
aden
A
gland
4
Q
adip
A
fat
5
Q
alb
A
white
6
Q
alges
A
pain
7
Q
andr
A
male
8
Q
angi
A
vessel
9
Q
aorta
A
large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart
10
Q
aqua
A
water
11
Q
arteri
A
artery
12
Q
arthr
A
joint
13
Q
asphyxia
A
lack of oxygen or excess of CO2 in the body that results in unconsciousness
14
Q
asthen
A
weak
15
Q
audi
A
to hear
16
Q
bi
A
life, two
17
Q
bronch
A
windpipe
18
Q
bucc
A
cheek
19
Q
bursa
A
pouch or sac
20
Q
callus
A
hard, thick skin; mesh work of connective tissue that forms during the healing process of a fracture
21
Q
carcin
A
cancer
22
Q
cardi
A
heart
23
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carotid
A
great arteries of the neck
24
Q
carp
A
wrist
25
cente
to puncture a body cavity
26
cent
fraction in the metric system
27
cephal
head
28
cervic
neck
29
chol
bile
30
chondr
cartilage
31
cili
eyelid
32
cleid
clavicle
33
cubitus
elbow
34
cyan
blue
35
cycl
circle or cycle
36
cyst
bladder
37
cyt
cell
38
derm(at)
skin
39
digit
finger or toe
40
edema
swelling
41
enter
intestine
42
erythr
red
43
esthesi(o)
sensation or perception
44
febr
fever
45
flex
bend
46
foremen
opening
47
fract
break
48
gastr
stomach
49
gest
carry, produce, congestion
50
glyc(y)
sweet
51
gno
know
52
gram
something written or recorded
53
graph
write, record
54
gyn(ec)
female
55
hem(at)
blood
56
hepat(ic)
liver
57
heter
other, different
58
hom
the same
59
humerus
the bone in the upper arm
60
hydr
water
61
idi
separate, distinct
62
iod(o)
iodine
63
lact
milk
64
leuk
white
65
lingu
tongue
66
mal
abnormal
67
medi
middle
68
mega
large
69
melan
black
70
men
month
71
mening
membrane, meninges
72
myel
marrow or spinal cord
73
my
muscle
74
nephr
kidney
75
neur
nerve
76
ocul
eye
77
ophthalm
eye
78
ost(e)
bone
79
ot
ear
80
ov
egg
81
palpate
to examine by touch
82
path
disease
83
ped
child or foot
84
percuss
to examine by striking
85
phag
eat
86
pharyng
throat
87
photo
light
88
pleur
rib, side
89
pneum(at)
breath
90
pneumo(n)
lung
91
pod
foot
92
pseud
false
93
psych
mind
94
pto
fall
95
ptyal
saliva
96
pur-py
pus
97
pyr
fire
98
quad
four
99
radius
forearm bone on the thumb side
100
ren
kidney
101
retina
inner nerve containing layer of the eye
102
rhin
nose
103
sangui(n)
blood
104
sclera
hard
105
sebum
fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
106
sect
cut
107
sepsis
presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood
108
sept
wall, divider, seven
109
serum
clear portion of body fluids
110
sinus cavity
channel or hollow space
111
som(a)
body
112
spir
coil
113
stature
height
114
stern(o)
sternum (breastbone)
115
stoma
any small opening on the surface if the body
116
tach(y)
rapid
117
tact
touch
118
tetra
four
119
thorac
chest
120
tom
cut
121
toxic
poisonous
122
trich
hair
123
ur
urine
124
varic
varicose vein
125
vas
vessel
126
vertigo
disordered sensation where one perceived being dizzy
127
viscer
internal organs
128
viscous
sticky
129
xen
foreign (material)
130
xer
dry
131
stasis
slowing or stopping of the normal flow of fluid, such as blood
132
uro
urine, urinary tract, urination
133
uter
uterus
134
urethr
urethra
