Latin Roots

Question 1

abdomin

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

acou

Answer 2

hear

Question 3

aden

Answer 3

gland

Question 4

adip

Answer 4

fat

Question 5

alb

Answer 5

white

Question 6

alges

Answer 6

pain

Question 7

andr

Answer 7

male

Question 8

angi

Answer 8

vessel

Question 9

aorta

Answer 9

large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart

Question 10

aqua

Answer 10

water

Question 11

arteri

Answer 11

artery

Question 12

arthr

Answer 12

joint

Question 13

asphyxia

Answer 13

lack of oxygen or excess of CO2 in the body that results in unconsciousness

Question 14

asthen

Answer 14

weak

Question 15

audi

Answer 15

to hear

Question 16

bi

Answer 16

life, two

Question 17

bronch

Answer 17

windpipe

Question 18

bucc

Answer 18

cheek

Question 19

bursa

Answer 19

pouch or sac

Question 20

callus

Answer 20

hard, thick skin; mesh work of connective tissue that forms during the healing process of a fracture

Question 21

carcin

Answer 21

cancer

Question 22

cardi

Answer 22

heart

Question 23

carotid

Answer 23

great arteries of the neck

Question 24

carp

Answer 24

wrist

Question 25

cente

Answer 25

to puncture a body cavity

Question 26

cent

Answer 26

fraction in the metric system

Question 27

cephal

Answer 27

head

Question 28

cervic

Answer 28

neck

Question 29

chol

Answer 29

bile

Question 30

chondr

Answer 30

cartilage

Question 31

cili

Answer 31

eyelid

Question 32

cleid

Answer 32

clavicle

Question 33

cubitus

Answer 33

elbow

Question 34

cyan

Answer 34

blue

Question 35

cycl

Answer 35

circle or cycle

Question 36

cyst

Answer 36

bladder

Question 37

cyt

Answer 37

cell

Question 38

derm(at)

Answer 38

skin

Question 39

digit

Answer 39

finger or toe

Question 40

edema

Answer 40

swelling

Question 41

enter

Answer 41

intestine

Question 42

erythr

Answer 42

red

Question 43

esthesi(o)

Answer 43

sensation or perception

Question 44

febr

Answer 44

fever

Question 45

flex

Answer 45

bend

Question 46

foremen

Answer 46

opening

Question 47

fract

Answer 47

break

Question 48

gastr

Answer 48

stomach

Question 49

gest

Answer 49

carry, produce, congestion

Question 50

glyc(y)

Answer 50

sweet

Question 51

gno

Answer 51

know

Question 52

gram

Answer 52

something written or recorded

Question 53

graph

Answer 53

write, record

Question 54

gyn(ec)

Answer 54

female

Question 55

hem(at)

Answer 55

blood

Question 56

hepat(ic)

Answer 56

liver

Question 57

heter

Answer 57

other, different

Question 58

hom

Answer 58

the same

Question 59

humerus

Answer 59

the bone in the upper arm

Question 60

hydr

Answer 60

water

Question 61

idi

Answer 61

separate, distinct

Question 62

iod(o)

Answer 62

iodine

Question 63

lact

Answer 63

milk

Question 64

leuk

Answer 64

white

Question 65

lingu

Answer 65

tongue

Question 66

mal

Answer 66

abnormal

Question 67

medi

Answer 67

middle

Question 68

mega

Answer 68

large

Question 69

melan

Answer 69

black

Question 70

men

Answer 70

month

Question 71

mening

Answer 71

membrane, meninges

Question 72

myel

Answer 72

marrow or spinal cord

Question 73

my

Answer 73

muscle

Question 74

nephr

Answer 74

kidney

Question 75

neur

Answer 75

nerve

Question 76

ocul

Answer 76

eye

Question 77

ophthalm

Answer 77

eye

Question 78

ost(e)

Answer 78

bone

Question 79

ot

Answer 79

ear

Question 80

ov

Answer 80

egg

Question 81

palpate

Answer 81

to examine by touch

Question 82

path

Answer 82

disease

Question 83

ped

Answer 83

child or foot

Question 84

percuss

Answer 84

to examine by striking

Question 85

phag

Answer 85

eat

Question 86

pharyng

Answer 86

throat

Question 87

photo

Answer 87

light

Question 88

pleur

Answer 88

rib, side

Question 89

pneum(at)

Answer 89

breath

Question 90

pneumo(n)

Answer 90

lung

Question 91

pod

Answer 91

foot

Question 92

pseud

Answer 92

false

Question 93

psych

Answer 93

mind

Question 94

pto

Answer 94

fall

Question 95

ptyal

Answer 95

saliva

Question 96

pur-py

Answer 96

pus

Question 97

pyr

Answer 97

fire

Question 98

quad

Answer 98

four

Question 99

radius

Answer 99

forearm bone on the thumb side

Question 100

ren

Answer 100

kidney

Question 101

retina

Answer 101

inner nerve containing layer of the eye

Question 102

rhin

Answer 102

nose

Question 103

sangui(n)

Answer 103

blood

Question 104

sclera

Answer 104

hard

Question 105

sebum

Answer 105

fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

Question 106

sect

Answer 106

cut

Question 107

sepsis

Answer 107

presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood

Question 108

sept

Answer 108

wall, divider, seven

Question 109

serum

Answer 109

clear portion of body fluids

Question 110

sinus cavity

Answer 110

channel or hollow space

Question 111

som(a)

Answer 111

body

Question 112

spir

Answer 112

coil

Question 113

stature

Answer 113

height

Question 114

stern(o)

Answer 114

sternum (breastbone)

Question 115

stoma

Answer 115

any small opening on the surface if the body

Question 116

tach(y)

Answer 116

rapid

Question 117

tact

Answer 117

touch

Question 118

tetra

Answer 118

four

Question 119

thorac

Answer 119

chest

Question 120

tom

Answer 120

cut

Question 121

toxic

Answer 121

poisonous

Question 122

trich

Answer 122

hair

Question 123

ur

Answer 123

urine

Question 124

varic

Answer 124

varicose vein

Question 125

vas

Answer 125

vessel

Question 126

vertigo

Answer 126

disordered sensation where one perceived being dizzy

Question 127

viscer

Answer 127

internal organs

Question 128

viscous

Answer 128

sticky

Question 129

xen

Answer 129

foreign (material)

Question 130

xer

Answer 130

dry

Question 131

stasis

Answer 131

slowing or stopping of the normal flow of fluid, such as blood

Question 132

uro

Answer 132

urine, urinary tract, urination

Question 133

uter

Answer 133

uterus

Question 134

urethr

Answer 134

urethra