root words Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
agglutin/o
clumping;stcking together
angi/o
vessel(blood)
arteri/o
artery
bacteria/o
bacteria
calc/o
calcium
cyt/o
cell
erythr/o
red
eti/o
the cause of a disease or condition
fung/o
fungus
hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
blood
iatr/o
physician; treatment
immun/o
immune; protection
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
leuk/o
white
lipid/o
fatty deposits; lipids
log/o
study
ly/o
break down; dissolve; loosen
lymph/o, lymphat/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
morph/o
shape; form
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
nucle/o
nucleus
path/o
disease
phag/o
eat; swallow; engulf
phelb/o
vein
ser/o
serum; serous
splen/o
spleen
thromb/o
clot
thym/o
thymus
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
poison
ven/i, ven/o
vein
vir/o
virus