Root Words Flashcards
Acr/o
Extremities
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Adip/o
Fat
Aer/o
Air
Alb/o
White
Albumin/o
Albumin
Amni/o
Amnion
Amyl/o
Starch
Angi/o
Vessel
Ankyl/o
Crooked or Fused
After/o
Anterior/Before
Aort/o
Aorta
Append(ic)/o
Appendix
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Articul/o
Joint
Atel/o
Imperfect
Ather/o
Yellow, fatty plaque
Aur/I
Ear
Bil/I
Bile
Bi/o
Life
Blast/o
Embryonic form
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Brachi/o
Arm
Brachy
Short
Bronchi/o, Bronch/o
Windpipe
Bucc/o
Cheek
Burs/o
Bursa
Calc/I
Calcium
Calcane/o
Heel
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Carpus/Wrist
Caud/o
Tail
Cec/o
Cecum
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Brain
Cervic/o
Neck
Chlor/o
Green
Chol/e
Bile
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chori/o
Fetal covering
Clavicul/o
Clavicle
Coccyg/o
Coccyx
Col/o
Colon
Colp/o
Hollow/Vagina
Cost/o
Rib
Crani/o
Cranium/Skull
Cry/o
Cold
Crypt/o
Hide, conceal
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyst/o
Cyst, bladder
Cyt/o(-cyte)
Cell
Dactyl/o
Finger, toe
Dent/i Dent/o
Teeth
Derm/a Dermat/o
Skin
Dextr/o
Right
Dips/o
Thirst
Disc/o
Disc/Disk
Dist/o
Far/Distant from origin
Dors/o
Directed toward/On the back
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Ech/o
Sound
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestine
Erythr/o
Red
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Esthesi/o
Feeling
Femor/o
Femur
Fet/o
Fetus
Fibr/o
Fiber
Fibul/o
Fibula
Front/o
Forehead/Front
Galact/o
Milk
Gastr/o
Stomach
Genit/o
Genitals
Ger/o
Old