Lesson 3: Set 4 Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
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Acu/
A
Sudden, sharp
3
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat tissues
4
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel containing fluid
5
Q
Auto/
A
Self
6
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
7
Q
Bi/
A
Two
8
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer of gland tissue
9
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Brain
10
Q
Chem/o
A
Chemical, drug
11
Q
Cis/o
A
Cut
12
Q
Con/
A
With
13
Q
Contra/
A
Opposite, against
14
Q
Cost/o
A
Rib
15
Q
Electr/o
A
Electrical activity
16
Q
Gynec/o
A
Female
17
Q
iatr/o
A
Treatment
18
Q
Klept/o
A
Steal
19
Q
Laryng/o
A
Voice box, larynx
20
Q
Mandibul/o
A
Lower jaw
21
Q
Maxill/o
A
Upper jaw
22
Q
Meta/
A
Change, beyond
23
Q
Nat/o
A
Birth, born
24
Q
Nect/o
A
Bind
25
Ox/o
Oxygen
26
Poly/
Many
27
Sarc/o
Non-gland tissue, flesh
28
Son/o
Sound, ultrasound
29
Sym/
Together with
30
Syn/
Together with
31
Trans/
Across
32
Ultra/
Beyond, higher
33
Vit/o
Living, alive
34
/blast
Undifferentiated, original
35
/drome
Run
36
/fusion
Pour, bond
37
/genesis
Creating
38
/malacia
Softening
39
/mania
Excessive preoccupation, obsession
40
/oma
Tumor, mass
41
/partum
Labor, delivery
42
/penia
Lack of, poor, decrease
43
/plasty
Restore by surgery
44
/stoma
Body opening (to the outside)
45
/stomy
Surgically created body opening
46
/therapy
Treatment
47
/tome
Cutting instrument
48
/tomy
Cut or slice
49
/trophic
Relating to growth or development
50
/trophy
Growth or development by size or nourishment
