Lesson 3: Set 1 Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremity, tip
2
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
3
Q
Append/o , appendic/o
A
Appendix
4
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
5
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
6
Q
Bi/o
A
Life, living thing
7
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart, upper stomach
8
Q
Col/o , colon/o
A
Colon, large intestine
9
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
10
Q
Cyst/o
A
Sac of fluid, bladder
11
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
12
Q
Derm/o , dermat/o
A
Skin
13
Q
Duct/o
A
Carry
14
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
15
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
16
Q
Gen/o
A
Creating, giving rise to
17
Q
Gloss/o
A
Tongue
18
Q
Glyc/o
A
Sugar
19
Q
Hem/o , hemat/o
A
Blood
20
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
21
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water, fluid
22
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
23
Q
Lith/o
A
Stone
24
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
25
Secti/o
Cut into
26
Splen/o
Spleen
27
Tens/o
Pressure
28
Therm/o
Heat
29
My/o
Muscle
30
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
31
Neur/o
Nerve
32
Norm/o
Proper, rule
33
Oste/o
Bone
34
Path/o
Disease
35
Ped/o
Child, foot
36
Pulmon/o
Lung
37
Ren/o
Kidney
38
Thorac/o
Chest
39
Thromb/o
Clot
