Root Flashcards
abdomen
abdomen
acanath
thorny; spiny
acetabul
acetabulum (hip socket)
acou
hearing
acr
extremities; height
actin
ray; radius
adenoid
adenoids
aden
gland
adrenal
adrenal gland
adren
adrenal gland
aer
air; gas
albumin
albumin
algesi
pain
alveol
alveolus
ambly
dull; dim
ami-
amnion
amnion
amnion
amyl
starch
andr
male
angi
vessel
anis
unequal; dissimilar
ankyl
crooked; stiff; bent
antr
antrum
an
anus
aort
aorta
aponeur
aponeurosis
appendic
appendix
arche
first; beginning
arteri
artery
arteriol
arteriole (small artery)
arthr
joint
articul
joint
atel
imperfect; incomplete
arther
yellowish; fatty plaque
atri
atrium
aur
ear
aut
self
axill
armpit
azot
urea; nitrogen
bacteri
bacteria
balan
glans penis
bi
life
bil
bile
blast
developing cell
blephar
eyelid
brachi
arm
bronch
bronchus
bronchiol
bronchiole
bucc
cheek
burs
bursa (cavity)
calc
calcium
cancer
cancer
carcin
cancer
cardi
heart
carp
carpals (wrist bones)
caud
tail; toward the lower part of the body
cc
cecum
celi
abdomen (abdominal cavity)
cephal
head
cerebell
cerebellum
cerebr
cerebellum; brain
cerumin
cerumen (earwax)
cervic
cervix
cheil
lip
chir
hand
cholangi
bile duct
chondr
cartiage
chori
chorion
chrom
color
clavic
clavicle (collarbone)
clavicul
clavicle (colarbone)
col
colon
colp
vagina
coni
dust
conjunctiv
conjunctiva
core
pupil
corn
cornea
coron
heart
cortic
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cor
pupil
cost
rib
crani
cranium (skull)
cry
cold
crypt
hidden
culd
culdesac
cutane
skin
cyan
blue
cyes
pregnancy
cyst
bladder; sac
cyt
cell
dacry
tear; tear duct
dactyl
fingers or toes
dent
tooth
dermat
skin
derm
skin
dextr
right
diaphor
sweat
diaphragmat
diaphragm
dipl
two; double
dips
thirst
disk
intervertebral disk
diverticul
diverticulum
dors
back (of the body)
duoden
duodenum
dur
hard; dura mater
dynam
power or strength
ech
sound
ectop
located away from usual place
electr
electricity; electrical activity
embry
embryo; to be full
emmetr
a normal measues
encephal
brain
endocrin
endocrine
enter
intestines
epididym
epididymis
epiglott
epiglottis
episi
vulva
epitheli
epithelium
erythr
red
esophag
esophagus
esthesi
sensation; sensitivity; feeling
eti
cause
fci
face
femor
femur (upper leg bone)
fet
fetus; unborn child
fibr
fibrous tissue; fibers
fibul
fibula (lower leg)
gangli
ganglion
ganglion
ganglion
gastr
stomach
ger
old age; aged
geront
old age; aged
gingiv
gum
glomerul
glomerlus
gloss
tongue
gluc
sweetness; sugar
glyc
sugar
slycos
sugar
gnath
jaw
gnos
knowledge
gon
seed
gravid
pregnancy
gynec
woman
gyn
woman
hem
blood
hemat
blood
hepat
liver
herni
hernia
heter
other
hidr
sweat
hist
tissue
hom
same
home
sameness; unchanging
humer
humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr
water
hymen
hymen
hypn
sleep
hyster
uterus
iatr
medicine; physician
ichthy
fish
ile
ileum
ili
ilium
immun
immune
irid
iris
iri
iris
ischi
ischium
isch
deficiency; blockage
is
equal; same
jejun
jeunum
kal
potassium
kary
nucleus
kerat
cornea
kerat
horny tissue; hard
kin
movement
kinesi
movement; motion
kyph
hump
labi
lips
labyrinth
labyrinth
lacrim
tear duct; tear
lact
milk
lamin
lamina (thin;flat plate or layer)
lapar
abdomin
laryng
larynx
later
side
lei
smooth
leuk
white
lingu
tonge
lip
fat
lith
stone; calculus
lob
lobe
lord
bent forward
lymph
lymph
macr
abnormal largeness
mamm
breast
mandibul
mandible (lower jawbone)
mastoid
mastoid
maxill
maxilla (upper jawbone)
meast
meastus (opening)
melan
black
mening
meninges
menisc
meniscus (crescent)
men
menstruation
ment
mind
metr
uterus
mon
one
morph
form; shape
muc
mucus
myc
fungus
myel
bone marrow; spinal cord
myelon
bone marrow
myos
muscle
myring
eardrum
my
muscle
narc
stupor
nas
nose
nat
birth
necr
death (cells; body)
nephr
kidney
neur
nerve
noct
night
nyct
night
nyctal
night
ocul
eye
olig
scanty; few
omphal
umbilicu; naval
onc
tumor
onych
nail
oo
egg; ovum
oophor
ovary
ophthalum
eye
opt
vision
orchid
testis; testicle
orchi
testis; testicle
orch
testis; testicle
organ
organ
or
mouth
orth
stright
oste
bone
ot
ear
ov
egg
ox
oxygen
pachy
thick
palat
palate
pancreat
pancreas
papill
nipple
parathyroid
parathyroid gland
par
bear; give birth to; labor
patell
patella (kneecap)
path
disease
part
bear; give birth to =; labor
pector
chest
ped
child; foot
pelv
pelvis; pelvic bone
perine
perineum
peritone
peritoneum
petr
stone
phac
lens of the eye
phag
eat; swallow
phak
lens of the eye
phalang
pharynx
phas
speech
phleb
vein
phot
light
phren
mind
physi
nature
plasm
plasma
pleur
plerua
pneumat
lung; air
pneum
lung; air
pneumon
lung; air
pod
foot
poli
gray matter
poikil
varied; irregular
polyp
polyp; small growth
poster
back (of body)
prim
first
proct
rectum
prostat
prostate gland
pseud
fake; false
psych
mind
pub
pubis
puerper
childbirth
pulmon
lung
pupill
pupil
pyel
renal pelvis
pylor
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
py
pus
pyr
fever; heat
quadr
four
rachi
vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
radic
nerve; foot
radicul
nerve; foot
radi
radius (lower arm bone)
rect
rectum
ren
kidney
retin
retina
rhabd
rodshaped; striated
rhin
nose
rhytid
wrinkles
rhiz
nerve root
salping
fallopian (uterine) tube
sarc
flesh; connetive tissue
scapul
scapula (shoulder bone)
scler
sclera
scoli
crooker; curved
seb
sebum (oil)
sept
septum
sial
saliva
sigmoid
sigmoid
sinus
snus
somat
body
somn
sleep
son
sound
spermat
spermatozoan; sperm
sperm
spermatozoan; sperm
synovi
synovia; synovial memrane
system
system
tars
tarsals (ankle bones)
tars
edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot)
tendin
tendon
tend
tendon
ten
tendon
test
testis; testicle
therm
heat
thorac
thorax (chest)
thromb
clot
thym
thymus gland
thyroid
thyroid gland
thyr
thyroid gland
tibi
tibia (lower leg boine)
tom
cut; section
ton
tension; pressure
tonsill
tonsils
top
place
toxic
poison
trachel
neck; neck-like
trache
trachea
trich
hair
tympan
eardrum; middle ear
uln
ulna (lower arm bone)
ungu
nail
ureter
ureter
urethr
urethra
urin
urine; urinary tract
ur
urine; urinary tract
uter
uterus
uval
uvula
vagin
vagina
valv
valve
valvul
valve
vas
vessel; duct
ven
vein
ventricul
ventricle
vertebr
vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
vesic
bladder; sac
vesicul
seminal vesicles
viscer
internal organs
vulv
vulva
xanth
yellow
xer
dry