Root Words Flashcards
What does the root word “hyster/o” refer to?
Uterus
What does the root word “metr/o” refer to?
Uterus
What does the root word “metr/i” refer to?
Uterus
What does the root word “uter/o” refer to?
Uterus
What does the root word “ovari/o” refer to?
Ovaries
What does the root word “oophor/o” refer to?
Ovaries
What does the root word “orch/o” refer to?
Testes
What does the root word “orchi/o” refer to?
Testes
What does the root word “orchid/o” refer to?
Testes
What does the root word “testicul/o” refer to?
Testes
What does the root word “pituit/o” refer to?
Pituitary
What does the root word “thyroid/o” refer to?
Thyroid Gland
What does the root word “thyr/o” refer to?
Thyroid Gland
What does the root word “gonad/o” refer to?
Gonads
What does the root word “adren/o” refer to?
Adrenal Glands
What does the root word “dermat/o” refer to?
Skin
What does the root word “derm/o” refer to?
Skin
What does the root word “cutane/o” refer to?
Skin
What does the root word “optic/o” refer to?
Sight
What does the root word “myel/o” refer to?
Spinal Cord/Bone Marrow
What does the root word “encephal/o” refer to?
Brain
What does the root word “ot/o” refer to?
Ears
What does the root word “audit/o” refer to?
Ears
What does the root word “aud/i” refer to?
Ears
What does the root word “acoust/o” refer to?
Sound/Hearing
What does the root word “acous/o” refer to?
Sound/Hearing
What does the root word “ophthalm/o” refer to?
Eyes
What does the root word “ocul/o” refer to?
Eyes
What does the root word “opt/o” refer to?
Eyes
What does the root word “opt/i” refer to?
Eyes
What does the root word “neur/o” refer to?
Nerves
What does the root word “neur/i” refer to?
Nerves
What does the root word “urethr/o” refer to?
Urethra
What does the root word “cyst/o” refer to?
Urinary Bladder
What does the root word “ureter/o” refer to?
Ureters
What does the root word “ren/o” refer to?
Kidneys
What does the root word “nephr/o” refer to?
Kidneys
What does the root word “pancreat/o” refer to?
Pancreas
What does the root word “hepat/o” refer to?
Liver
What does the root word “col/o” refer to?
Colon/Large Intestine
What does the root word “colon/o” refer to?
Colon/Large Intestine
What does the root word “entero/o” refer to?
Small Intestine
What does the root word “gastr/o” refer to?
Stomach
What does the root word “esophag/o” refer to?
Esophagus
What does the root word “or/o” refer to?
Mouth
What does the root word “stomat/o” refer to?
Mouth
What does the root word “laryng/o” refer to?
Larynx
What does the root word “pneum/o” refer to?
Lungs
What does the root word “pneumon/o” refer to?
Lungs
What does the root word “trache/o” refer to?
Trachea
What does the root word “pharyng/o” refer to?
Pharynx
What does the root word “nas/o” refer to?
Nose
What does the root word “rhin/o” refer to?
Nose
What does the root word “thym/o” refer to?
Thymus Gland
What does the root word “splen/o” refer to?
Spleen
What does the root word “tonsill/o” refer to?
Tonsils
What does the root word “lymph/o” refer to?
Lymph Vessels/Fluid/Nodes
What does the root word “hem/o” refer to?
Blood
What does the root word “hemat/o” refer to?
Blood
What does the root word “ven/o” refer to?
Veins
What does the root word “phleb/o” refer to?
Veins
What does the root word “arteri/o” refer to?
Arteries
What does the root word “cardi/o” refer to?
Heart
What does the root word “ten/o” refer to?
Tendons
What does the root word “tend/o” refer to?
Tendons
What does the root word “tendin/o” refer to?
Tendons
What does the root word “fasc/i” refer to?
Fascia
What does the root word “fasci/o” refer to?
Fascia
What does the root word “my/o” refer to?
Muscles
What does the root word “chondr/o” refer to?
Cartilage
What does the root word “arthr/o” refer to?
Joints
What does the root word “oste/o” refer to?
Bones
What does the root word “oss/e” refer to?
Bones
What does the root word “oss/i” refer to?
Bones
What does the root word “hist/o” refer to?
Tissue
What does the root word “bucc/o” refer to?
Cheek
What does the root word “home/o” mean?
Unchanging
What does the root word “ur/o” refer to?
Urine/Urinary Tract
What does the root word “azot/o” refer to?
Nitrogen/Urea
What does the root word “angi/o” refer to?
Vessel
What does the root word “vas/o” refer to?
Vessel
What does the root word “valv/o” refer to?
Valve
What does the root word “valvul/o” refer to?
Valve
What does the root word “isch/o” mean?
Hold back
What does the root word “infarct/o” mean?
Filled in/Stuffed
What does the root word “iatr/o” refer to?
Relationship to Treatment/Doctor
What does the root word “gen/o” refer to?
Producing/Birth
What does the root word “idi/o” mean?
Peculiar to an Individual
What does the root word “palat/o” refer to?
Palate
What does the root word “epiglott/o” refer to?
Epiglottis
What does the root word “muc/o” refer to?
Mucus
What does the root word “mucos/o” refer to?
Mucus
What does the root word “bronch/o” refer to?
Bronchi
What does the root word “bronchiol/o” refer to?
Bronchioles
What does the root word “alveol/o” refer to?
Alveoli
What does the root word “cost/o” refer to?
Ribs
What does the root word “thorac/o” refer to?
Chest
What does the root word “pulm/o” refer to?
Lung (Singular)
What does the root word “plumon/o” refer to?
Lung (Singular)
What does the root word “pleur/o” refer to?
Pleura
What does the root word “phragm/o” mean?
Wall
What does the root word “diaphragmat/o” refer to?
Diaphragm
What does the root word “phren/o” refer to?
Diaphragm
What does the root word “spir/o” refer to?
Breath/Breathing
What does the root word “ox/i” refer to?
Oxygen
What does the root word “ox/o” refer to?
Oxygen
What does the root word “ox/y” refer to?
Oxygen
What does the root word “capn/o” refer to?
Carbon Dioxide
What does the root word “tuss/i” refer to?
Cough
What does the root word “cer/o” refer to?
Horn
What does the root word “pigment/o” refer to?
Color
What does the root word “chrom/o” refer to?
Color
What does the root word “chromat/o” refer to?
Color
What does the root word “lute/o” mean?
Yellow
What does the root word “xanth/o” mean?
Yellow
What does the root word “erythr/o” mean?
Red
What does the root word “eosin/o” mean?
Red/Rosy
What does the root word “cyan/o” mean?
Blue
What does the root word “alb/o” mean?
White
What does the root word “alb/i” mean?
White
What does the root word “albin/o” mean?
White
What does the root word “leuk/o” mean?
White
What does the root word “pupur/a” mean?
Purple
What does the root word “porphyr/o” mean?
Purple
What does the root word “sept/o” mean?
Partition
What does the root word “olfact/o” mean?
Smell
What does the root word “sinus/o” refer to?
Sinus
What does the root word “seb/o” refer to?
Oil
What does the root word “pil/i” refer to?
Hair
What does the root word “pil/o” refer to?
Hair
What does the root word “trich/o” refer to?
Hair
What does the root word “onych/o” refer to?
Nails/Claws
What does the root word “lact/o” refer to?
Milk
What does the root word “somat/o” refer to?
Body
What does the root word “press/i” mean?
Tension
What does the root word “parathyroid/o” refer to?
Parathyroid Glands
What does the root word “adrenal/o” refer to?
Adrenal Glands
What does the root word “cortic/o” mean?
Outer
What does the root word “andr/o” refer to?
Male
What does the root word “medull/o” mean?
Inner/Middle Portion
What does the root word “genit/o” refer to?
Genitals
What does the root word “scrot/o” refer to?
Scrotum
What does the root word “perine/o” refer to?
Perineum
What does the root word “sperm/o” refer to?
Spermatozoa
What does the root word “spermat/o” refer to?
Spermatozoa
What does the root word “epididym/o” refer to?
Epididymus
What does the root word “pen/i” refer to?
Penis
What does the root word “priap/o” refer to?
Penis
What does the root word “salping/o” refer to?
Uterine Tube
What does the root word “cervic/o” refer to?
Cervix
What does the root word “colop/o” refer to?
Vagina
What does the root word “vagin/o” refer to?
Vagina
What does the root word “vulv/o” refer to?
Vulva
What does the root word “episi/o” refer to?
Vulva
What does the root word “mamm/o” refer to?
Mammary Glands
What does the root word “mast/o” refer to?
Mammary Glands
What does the root word “umbilic/o” refer to?
Umbilicus
What does the root word “pregn/o” refer to?
Pregnancy
What does the root word “gest/o” refer to?
Gestation
What does the root word “gestat/o” refer to?
Gestation
What does the root word “dendr/o” refer to?
Dendrites/Branching
What does the root word “ax/o” refer to?
Axon
What does the root word “synaps/o” refer to?
Synapse
What does the root word “synapt/o” refer to?
Synapse
What does the root word “gli/o” mean?
Glue
What does the root word “astr/o” mean?
Star
What does the root word “micr/o” mean?
Small
What does the root word “phag/o” mean?
Eating/Swallowing
What does the root word “mening/o” refer to?
Meninges
What does the root word “meningi/o” refer to?
Meninges
What does the root word “dur/o” mean?
Tough
What does the root word “arachn/o” mean?
Spider
What does the root word “cerebr/o” refer to?
Cerebrum
What does the root word “crani/o” refer to?
Skull
What does the root word “cerebell/o” refer to?
Cerebellum
What does the root word “part/o” refer to?
Parturition
What does the root word “lip/o” refer to?
Fat
What does the root word “adip/o” refer to?
Fat
What does the root word “hidr/o” refer to?
Sweat/Water
What does the root word “crin/o” mean?
Secrete/Separate
What does the root word “aden/o” mean?
Gland
What does the root word “pineal/o” refer to?
Pineal Gland
What does the root word “blephar/o” refer to?
Eyelids
What does the root word “conjunctiv/o” refer to?
Conjuctiva
What does the root word “lacrim/o” refer to?
Teardrop/Tear Duct/Lacrimal
What does the root word “dacry/o” refer to?
Teardrop/Tear Duct/Lacrimal
What does the root word “scler/o” refer to?
Sclera
What does the root word “corne/o” refer to?
Cornea
What does the root word “kerat/o” refer to?
Cornea
What does the root word “choroid/o” refer to?
Choroid
What does the root word “retin/o” refer to?
Retina
What does the root word “ir/i” refer to?
Iris
What does the root word “ir/o” refer to?
Iris
What does the root word “irid/o” refer to?
Iris
What does the root word “irit/o” refer to?
Iris
What does the root word “phac/o” refer to?
Lens of the Eye
What does the root word “aque/o” mean?
Water
What does the root word “vitre/o” mean?
Glassy
What does the root word “pinn/i” refer to?
Outer Ear/Pinna
What does the root word “aur/i” refer to?
External Ear
What does the root word “aur/o” refer to?
External Ear
What does the root word “tympan/o” refer to?
Eardrum
What does the root word “myring/o” refer to?
Eardrum
What does the root word “labyrinth/o” refer to?
Maze/Labyrinth/Inner Ear
What does the root word “mye/o” refer to?
Spinal Cord/Bone Marrow
What does the root word “fibrin/o” refer to?
Fibrin/Threads of a Clot
What does the root word “thromb/o” mean?
Clot
What does the root word “morph/o” mean?
Shape/Form
What does the root word “nucle/o” refer to?
Nucleus
What does the root word “immun/o” mean?
Protected
What does the root word “macr/o” mean?
Large
What does the root word “onc/o” mean?
Tumor
What does the root word “pyr/o” mean?
Fire
What does the root word “gloss/o” refer to?
Tongue
What does the root word “lingu/o” refer to?
Tongue
What does the root word “labi/o” refer to?
Lip
What does the root word “top/o” mean?
Location
What does the root word “gravid/o” mean?
Pregnant
What does the root word “electr/o” mean?
Electricity
What does the root word “cor/o” refer to?
Pupil
What does the root word “core/o” refer to?
Pupil
What does the root word “anis/o” mean?
Unequal
What does the root word “ambly/o” mean?
Dim
What does the root word “micr/o” mean?
Small
What does the root word “algesi/o” mean?
Pain/Suffering
What does the root word “pyret/o” refer to?
Fever/Fire
What does the root word “emet/o” mean?
Vomitting
What does the root word “mydri/o” mean?
Wide
What does the root word “mi/o” mean?
Smaller/Less
What does the root word “prurit/o” mean?
Itch
What does the root word “kinesi/o” mean?
Movement
