Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Acr/o
A
Exremities
2
Q
Amb/i
A
Both sides / double
3
Q
Anter/o
A
Front
4
Q
Aut/o
A
Self
5
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit / Axilla
6
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid or Eyelash
7
Q
Brachi/o
A
Arm
8
Q
Bucc/o
A
Check (on the face)
9
Q
Canth/o
A
Angle formed where eyelids meet
10
Q
Capit/o
A
Head
11
Q
Carp/o
A
Wrist
12
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail / downward
13
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
14
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck or cervix ( neck of uterus)
15
Q
Cheil/o, chil/o
A
Lip
16
Q
Cheir/o, chir/o
A
Hand
17
Q
Cili/o
A
Eyelash or Eyelid, or small hairlike processes
18
Q
Cor/e, cor/o
A
Pupil of eye
19
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
20
Q
Cubit/o
A
Elbow
21
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Fingers or toes
22
Q
Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
A
Skin
23
Q
Dors/i, dors/o
A
Back or Posterior
24
Q
Faci/o
A
Face
25
Gingiv/o
Gums of mouth
26
Gloss/o
Tongue
27
Gnath/o
Jaw
28
Inguin/o
Groin
29
Irid/o
Iris of eye
30
Labi/o
Lips
31
Lepar/o
Abdomen, loin, or flank
32
Later/o
Side
33
Lingu/o
Tongue
34
Mamm/a, mamm/o
Breast
35
Mast/o
Breast
36
Nas/o
Nose
37
Occipit/o
Back of the head
38
Ocul/o
Eye
39
Odont/o
Teeth
40
Omphal/o
Umbilicus
41
Onych/o
Nails
42
Ophthalm/o, Ocul/o
Eyes
43
Optic/o, opt/o
Seeing, sight
44
Or/o
Mouth
45
Ot/o
Ear
46
Papill/o
Nipple
47
Pelv/o, pelv/i
Pelvis
48
Phall/o
Penis
49
Pil/o
Hair
50
Pod/o
Foot
51
Rhin/o
Nose
52
Somat/o
Body
53
Steth/o
Chest
54
Stomat/o
Mouth
55
Tal/o
Ankle
56
Tars/o
Foot
57
Thorac/o
Chest, thorax
58
Trachel/o
Neck or necklike
59
Trich/o
Hair or hairlike
60
Ventr/i, ventr/o
Front of body
61
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
62
Acanth/o
Spiny or thorny
63
Acetabul/o
Actebulum
64
Acromi/o
Acromium
65
Aden/o
Gland
66
Adip/o
Fat
67
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
68
Alveoli/o
Air sac
69
Angi/o
Vessel
70
An/o
Anus
71
Aort/o
Aorta
72
Aort/o
Aorta
73
Arteri/o, Arter/o
Artery
74
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
75
Aspir/o
To breathe in
76
Ather/o
Plaque, fat
77
Athr/o, articul/o
Joint
78
Athr/o, articul/o
Joint
79
Atri/o
Atrium
80
Audi/o, aur/i
Hearing
81
Balan/o
Glans penis
82
Bio-
Life
83
Bronch/i, bronch/o
Bronchus
84
Bronch/i, bronch/o
Bronchus
85
Bronchiol/o, Bronchiol/i
Bronchiole
86
Bronchiol/o, Bronchiol/i
Bronchiole
87
Carcin/o
Cancer
88
Cardi/o
Heart
89
Cellul/o
Cell
90
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
91
Cerebr/i, cerebr/o
Cerebrum
92
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
93
Chol/e
Bile
94
Cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
95
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
96
Chondr/i, chondr/o
Cartilage
97
Chrom/o, chromat/o
Color
98
Col/o, colon/o
Colon
99
Colp/o
Vagina
100
Cost/o
Rib
101
Cry/o
Cold
102
Crypt/o
Hidden
103
Cutane/o
Skin
104
Cyan/o
Blue
105
Cysti, cyst/o
Bladder or cyst
106
Cyt/o
Cell
107
Dipl/o
Double, twice
108
Duoden/o
Duodenum
109
Encephal/o
Brain
110
Enter/o
Intestine
111
Episi/o
Vulva
112
Erythr/o
Red
113
Esophag/o
Esophagus
114
Fibr/o
Fibers
115
Galact/o
Milk
116
Gastr/o
Stomach
117
Glyc/o
Sugar
118
Gynec/o
Female
119
Hemat/o, hem/o
Blood
120
Hepat/o, hepatic/o
Liver
121
Hepat/o, hepatic/o
Liver
122
Heter/o
Other, different
123
Heter/o
Other, different
124
Hidr/o
Sweat
125
Hist/o, histi/o
Tissue
126
Hom/o, home/o
Same, alike
127
Hydr/o
Water, wet
128
Hyster/o
Uterus
129
Latr/o
Treatment
130
Ile/o
Ileum (intestine)
131
Ili/o
Ilium (pelvic bone)
132
Intestin/o
Intestine
133
Jejun/o
Jejunum
134
Kerat/o
Cornea of eye, horny tissue
135
Lacrima
Tears
136
Laryng/o
Larynx
137
Laryng/o
Larynx
138
Leuk/o
White
139
Lipid/o
Fat
140
Lith/o
Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)
141
Lymph/o
Lymph vessels
142
Melan/o
Black
143
Men/o
Menses/ menstruation
144
Mening/o
Meninges
145
Metr/a, metr/o
Uterus
146
My/o
Muscle
147
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
148
Myring/o
Eardrum
149
Nat/o
Birth
150
Necr/o
Death
151
Nephr/o
Kidney
152
Neur/o
Nerve
153
Oophor/o
Ovary
154
Orchid/o, orchid-o
Testis
155
Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo
Bone
156
Palat/o
Roof of mouth
157
Path/o
Disease
158
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
159
Pharmac/o
Drug
160
Pharyng/o
Pharnyx
161
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
162
Phleb/o
Vein
163
Phren/o
Diaphragm
164
Pleur/o
Pleura, rib (side)
165
Pleur/o
Pleura, rib (side)
166
Pneum/a, Pneum/o, pneum/ato, Pneum/ono
Lungs
167
Poli/o
Gray matter of nervous system
168
Proct/o
Rectum, anus
169
Pulmon/o
Lungs
170
Py/o
Pus
171
Pyel/o
Pelvis of kidney
172
Rect/o
Rectum
173
Ren/i, ren/o
Kidney
174
Sacr/o
Flesh
175
Scalping/o.
Fallopian tube
176
Sarc/o
Flesh
177
Scapul/o
Scapula
178
Sept/o
Infection
179
Splen/o
Spleen
180
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
181
Stern/o
Sternum
182
Tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o
Tendon
183
Testicul/o
Testis
184
Therm/o
Heat
185
Thorac/o
Chest
186
Thym/o
Thymus
187
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
188
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
189
Trache/o
Trachea
190
Tympan/o
Eardrum
191
Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o
Urine
192
Ureter/o
Ureter
193
Urethr/o
Urethra
194
Uter/o
Uterus
195
Vas/o
Vas deferens
196
Vas/o, ven/o, ven/i
Vein
197
Vesic/o
Bladder
198
Viscer/o
Viscera (internal organs)
199
Xanth/o
Red, redness
200
Xer/o
Dry
