Root Word Flashcards
1
Q
admoni/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
acou/o
A
hear
3
Q
aden/o
A
gland
4
Q
adip/o
A
fat
5
Q
alb/o
A
white
6
Q
alges/o
A
pain
7
Q
andr/o
A
man, male
8
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
9
Q
angin/o
A
blood vessel
10
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff
11
Q
anter/o
A
front
12
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
13
Q
append/o
A
appendix
14
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
15
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
16
Q
asthen/o
A
weak
17
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
18
Q
ather/o
A
fat
19
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
20
Q
audi/o
A
hear
21
Q
aur/o
A
ear
22
Q
aut/o
A
self
23
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
24
Q
bi
A
life; two
25
bil/i
bile
26
blast/o
germ, developing cell
27
blephar/o
eyelid
28
brachi/o
arm
29
bronch/i
airway, bronchus
30
bucc/o
cheek
31
burs/o
pouch or sac
32
calc/i
calcium
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
cardi/o
heart
35
carp/o
wrist
36
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
37
caud/o
tail
38
cec/o
blind intestine
39
cel/o
hernia
40
cent/e
puncture
41
cent/i
fraction
42
cephal/o
head
43
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
44
cervic/o
neck
45
chol/e
bile
46
chondr/o
cartilage
47
chrom/o
color
48
chron/o
time
49
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
50
cleid/o
clavicle
51
col/o
colon
52
colp/o
vagina
53
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
54
cor/o
pupil
55
corne/o
cornea
56
cost/o
rib
57
crani/o
cranium, skull
58
crin/o
to secrete
59
cubitus
elbow
60
cutane/o
skin
61
cyan/o
blue
62
cycl/o
cycle, circle
63
cyst/o
bladder
64
cyt/o
cell
65
derm(at)/o
skin
66
digit
finger or toe
67
dipl/o
two, double
68
dips/o
thirst
69
disk/o
flat shape
70
dist/o
distant, away
71
diverticul/o
small blind pouch
72
dors/o
back
73
duct/o
lead, move
74
duoden/o
duodendum
75
ech/o
bounce, sound
76
ede
swelling
77
elsast/o
change shape
78
electr/o
electricity
79
embol/o
a plug
80
embry/o
embryo
81
emesis
vomit
82
emmetr/o
according to measure
83
encephal/o
brain
84
enter/o
small intestine
85
epsi/o
vulva
86
erythr/o
red
87
esthesi
sensation/perception
88
febr
fever
89
flex
bend
90
foramen
opening
91
fract
break
92
gastr/o
stomach
93
gest
carry, produce, congestion
94
glyc/o
sugar, sweet
95
gno
know
96
gyn/o
woman, female
97
hem(at)/o
blood
98
hepat/o
liver
99
heter/o
different, other
100
hom/o
same
101
hydr/o
water
102
idi/o
person, self
103
lact/o
milk
104
leuk/o
white
105
lingu/o
tongue
106
mal/o
abnormal, bad
107
medi/o
middle
108
melan/o
dark, black
109
men/o
menstruation, month
110
mening/o
membrane
111
myel/o
marrow
112
my/o
muscle
113
nephr/o
kidney
114
neur/o
nerves
115
ocul/o
eye
116
ophthalm/o
eye
117
oste/o
bone
118
ot/o
ear
119
ov/o
egg
120
palpate
examine by touch
121
path/o
disease
122
ped/o
foot or child
123
percuss
examine by striking
124
phag/o
eat
125
pharyng/o
throat
126
phot/o
light
127
pleur/o
rib, side
128
pneum(at)/o
lung, air
129
pneumon(n)/o
lung
130
pod(i)
foot
131
pseud/o
false
132
psych/o
mind
133
pto
fall
134
ptyal/o
saliva
135
pulmon/o
lungs
136
pur,py
pus
137
pyr/o
heat, fire
138
quadr/o
four
139
ren/o
kidney
140
rhin/o
nose
141
sangui(n)o
blood
142
scler/o
hard
143
sebum
fatty secretion of the sebaceous gland
144
sect/o
cut
145
sept/o
wall, divder; seven
146
serum
clear portion of body fluids
147
sinus
cavity, channel, hallow space
148
som(a)
body
149
spir/o
coil, breathe
150
stern(o)-
sternum
151
stomat/o
mouth
152
thorac/o
chest
153
tom/o
cut
154
toxic/o
poisonous
155
trich/o
hair
156
ur/o
urine
157
uter/o
uterus, womb
158
varic/o
dilated vein
159
vas/o
blood vessel
160
viscer/o
internal organs
161
xen/o
foreign
162
xer/o
dry
