Medical Terminology Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Tens/o
A
Stretch out, extend, strain
2
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
3
Q
Path/o
A
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
4
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
5
Q
Poli/o
A
Grey
6
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
7
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
8
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
9
Q
Melan/o
A
Black
10
Q
Cost/o
A
Ribs
11
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
12
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
13
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
14
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve, nervous system
15
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx or throat
16
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
17
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
18
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque or fatty substance
19
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
20
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord or bone marrow
21
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
22
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
