Root Terms Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Adreno
Gland
Anter/o
Front
Angio
Blood vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthro
Joint
Audi/o
Hearing
Bio
Life
Branchi/o
Bronchus
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cephalic
Head
Chlo/e
Bile / gull
Col/o
Colon
Corono
Heart
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
Skin
Dors/i, dors/o
Back or posterior
Encephala/o
Brain
Entero
Intestine
Gastro
Stomach
Hemat/o
Liver
Hist/o, histi/o
Tissue
Litho
Stone
My/o
Muscle
Myelo
Spinal cord
Neur/o
Nerve
Nephro
Kidney
Oophoro
Ovaries
Opthalm/o
Eyes
Orch, orchi
Testicals
Or/o
Mouth
Ot/o
Ear
Path/o
Disease
Phlebo
Veins
Pulmon/o, pneumo, pneumono
Lungs
Pyo
Puss
Reno
Kidneys
Sept/o
Infection
Sclera
Hard, hardening
Thorac/o
Chest/ thorax
Tracheo
Trachea
Trich/o
Hair or hair-like
Ventr/i, ventr/o
Front of body
Viscer/o
Viscera (internal organs)
Veno
Veins
Lip/o
Fat
Seb/o
Oil
Lymph/o
Lymph
Pancreat/o
Pancreas