Root words Flashcards
Cause
Eti/o
Armpit
Axill
Eye
Ophthalm, ophthalm/o
Peritoneum
Peritone/o
Heat
Therm/o
Death
Necr/o
Ventricle
Ventricul/o
Joint
Arthr/o
Cold
Cry/o
Cell
Cellul/o or Cyt/o
Membrane, Meninges
Mening, meningi/o, meming/o
Female
Gynec/o
Conjunctiva
Conjunctiv/o
Other or different
Heter/o
People
Dem
Head
Cephal/o
Fat
Lip, lip/o
Black
Melan, melan/o
Rectum
Rect/o
Abdomen
Abdomin/o
Bladder
Cyst/o
Sacrum
Sacr, sacr/o
Intestine
Enter/o
Gums
Gingiv, gingiv/o
Tissue
Hist/o
Liver
Hepat, hept/o
Putrefaction, infection
Sept
To vomit
Eme
Vessel, vascular
Angi/o
Skin
Derm/o or Dermat/o
Vertebra
Spondyl/o
Air
Pneum/o
Sweat
Hidr, hidr/o
Heart
Cardi/o
Bile
Chol/e
Stuck to
Adhes
Bronchus
Bronch/i, Bronch/o
Birth or new
Nat, nat/o
Menses or menstruation
Men/o
Chest
Thorac/o
Uterus or womb
Hyster, hyster/o
Flesh
Sarc/o
Muscle
My/o
Adrenal gland
Adren/o
Larynx
Laryng, larng/o
Stone
Lith, lith/o
Tumor
Onc/o
Scapula
Scapul, scapula/o
Brain
Encephal/o
Juice
Chym
Cartilage
Chondri/I or Chondr/o
Cell
Cyt, cyt/o
Duodenum
Duoden/o
White
Leuk, leuk/o
Double
Dipl/o
Epidermis
Epididym/o
Rule
Norm
Vein
Ven/o
Blue
Cyan/o
Gland
Aden/o
Gallbladder
Cholecyst/o
Ureter
Ureter/o
Abdomen
Lapar/o
Stomach
Gastr, gastr/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Myel, myel/o
Skin
Cutane/o
Comfort (French root)
Aise
Tendon
Tend/o, ten/o
Same or alike
Hom/o
Fibers
Fibr, Fibr/o, Fibrin/o
Chemical
Chem/o
Vessel
Vas, vas/o
Kidney
Nephr, nephr/o
Mind
Psych/o
Water
Hydr, hydr/o
Pharynx, throat
Pharyng, pharynge/o, pharyng/o
Rib
Cost/o
Heat, fire
Pyr/o
Urine
Ur, ur/o
Clot
Thromb/o
Blood
Hem, hem/o, heamt, hemat/o
Sternum
Stern/o
Esophagus
Esophag/o
Formation, produce
Gen, gene, genet
To infect
Infect
Electricity
Electr/o
Swelling
Edema
Fatty, fatty deposit
Ather/o
Vein
Phleb, phleb/o
Red
Erythr/o
Kidney
Ren/o
Appetite
Orexis
Urethra
Urethr/o
Life
Bi/o
To cut
Cis
Lymph vessels
Lymph, lymph/o
Stuck to
Adhes
Bone
Oste, Oste/o
Alveolus
Alveol/o
Nose
Rhin/o
Testis
Testicul/o
Nerve
Neur/o
Spleen
Splen/o
To hear
Audi/o
Disease
Path, path/o
Artery
Arteri/o
To eat, engulf
Phag, phag/o
Colon
Col/o
Cough
Tuss
Cerebrum
Cerebr/i or Cerebr/o