Root Words Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acanth/o
A
thorny, spiny
3
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
4
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acou
A
hearing
5
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acr/o
A
extremities; height
6
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actin/o
A
ray; radius; light
7
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
8
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aden/o
A
gland
9
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
10
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adren/o
A
gland
11
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aer/o
A
air; gas
12
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albumin/o
A
albumin
13
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algesi/o
A
pain
14
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
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ambly/o
A
dull; dim
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amni/o
A
amnion
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amyl/o
A
starch
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andr/o
A
male
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angi/o
A
vessel
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anis/o
A
unequal; dissimilar
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ankyl/o
A
crooked; stiff; bent
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antr/o
A
antrum
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an/o
A
anus
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aort/o
A
aorta
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis
26
appendic/o
appendix
27
arche/o
first; beginning
28
arteri/o
artery
29
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
30
arthr/o
joint
31
articul/o
joint
32
atel/o
imperfect; incomplete
33
ather
yellowish; fatty plaque
34
atri/o
atrium
35
aur/o
ear
36
aut/o
self
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axill/o
armpit
38
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
39
bacteri/o
bacteria
40
balan/o
glans penis
41
bi/o
life
42
bil/i
bile
43
blast/o
developing cell
44
blephar/o
eyelid
45
brachi/o
arm
46
bronch/o
bronchus
47
bucc/o
cheek
48
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
49
calci/o
calcium
50
cancer/o
cancer
51
cardi/o
heart
52
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
53
caud/o
tail; toward the lower part of the body
54
cec/o
cecum
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celi/o
abdomen (abdominal cavity)
56
cephal/o
head
57
cerebell/o
cerebellum
58
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
59
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
60
cervic/o
cervix
61
cheil/o
lip
62
chir/o
hand
63
cholangi/o
bile duct
64
chol/o
gall, bile
65
choledoch/o
common bile duct
66
chondr/o
cartilage
67
chori/o
chorion
68
chrom/o
color
69
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
70
cleid/o
clavicle (collarbone)
71
col/o
colon
72
colp/o
vagina
73
coni/o
dust
74
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
75
core/o; cor/o
pupil
76
corne/o
cornea
77
coron/o
heart
78
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
79
cost/o
rib
80
crani/o
cranium (skull)
81
cry/o
cold
82
crypt/o
hidden
83
culd/o
culdesac
84
cutane/o
skin
85
cyan/o
blue
86
cyes/o
pregnancy
87
cyst/o
bladder, sac
88
cyt/o
cell
89
dacry/o
tear; tear duct
90
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
91
dent/o
tooth
92
dermat/o
skin
93
derm/o
skin
94
dextr/o
right
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diaphor/o
sweat
96
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
97
dipl/o
two; double
98
dips/o
thirst
99
disk/o
intervertebral disk
100
diverticul/o
diverticulum
101
dors/o
back (of the body)
102
duoden/o
duodenum
103
dur/o
hard; dura mater
104
dynam/o
power or strength
105
ech/o
sound
106
ectop/o
located away from usual place
107
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
108
embry/o
embryo; to be full
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emmetr/o
a normal measures
110
encephal/o
brain
111
endocrin/o
endocrine
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enter/o
intestines
113
epididym/o
epididymis
114
epiglott/o
epiglottis
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episi/o
vulva
116
epitheli/o
epithelium
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erythr/o
red
118
esophag/o
esophagus
119
esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
120
eti/o
cause (of disease)
121
faci/o
face
122
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
123
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
124
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fibers
125
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg)
126
gangli/o; ganglion
ganglion
127
gastr/o
stomach
128
ger/o
old age; aged
129
geront/o
old age; aged
130
gingiv/o
gum
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glomerul/o
glomerulus
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gloss/o
tongue
133
gluc/o
sweetness; sugar
134
glyc/o
sugar
135
glycos/o
sugar
136
gnath/o
jaw
137
gnos/o
knowledge
138
gon/o
seed
139
gravid/o
pregnancy
140
gynec/o
woman
141
gyn/o
woman
142
hemo/o
blood
143
hemat/o
blood
144
hepat/o
liver
145
herni/o
hernia
146
heter/o
other
147
hidr/o
sweat
148
hist/o
tissue
149
hom/o
same
150
home/o
sameness; unchanging
151
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
152
hydr/o
water
153
hymen/o
hymen
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hypn/o
sleep
155
hyster/o
uterus
156
iatr/o
medicine; physician
157
ichthy/o
fish
158
ile/o
ileum
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ili/o
ilium
160
immun/o
immune
161
irid/o; iri/o
iris
162
ischi/o
ischium
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isch/o
deficiency; blockage
164
is/o
equal; same
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jejun/o
jejunum
166
kal/o
potassium
167
kary/o
nucleus
168
kerat/o
cornea; horny tissue, hard
169
kin/o
movement
170
kinesi/o
movement; motion
171
kyph/o
hump
172
labi/o
lips
173
labyrinth/o
labyrinth
174
lacrim/o
tear duct, tear
175
lact/o
milk
176
lamin/o
lamina (thin; flat plate or layer)
177
lapar/o
abdomen
178
laryng/o
larynx
179
later/o
side
180
lei/o
smooth
181
leuk/o
white
182
lingu/o
tongue
183
lip/o
fat
184
lith/o
stone; calculus
185
lob/o
lobe
186
lord/o
bend forward
187
lymph/o
lymph
188
macr/o
abnormal largeness
189
mamm/o
breast
190
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
191
mast/o
breast
192
mastoid/o
mastoid
193
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
194
meat/o
meatus (opening)
195
melan/o
black
196
mening/o
meninges
197
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
198
men/o
menstruation
199
ment/o
mind
200
metr/o
uterus
201
mon/o
one
202
morph/o
form; shape
203
muc/o
mucus
204
myc/o
fungus
205
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
206
myelon/o
bone marrow
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myos/o
muscle
208
myring/o
eardrum
209
my/o
muscle
210
narc/o
stupor
211
nas/o
nose
212
nat/o
birth
213
necr/o
death (cells; body)
214
nephr/o
kidney
215
neur/o
nerve
216
noct/o; nyct/o; nyctal/o
night
217
ocul/o
eye
218
olig/o
scanty; few
219
omphal/o
umbilicu; nerve
220
onc/o
tumor
221
onych/o
nail
222
o/o
egg; ovum
223
oophor/o
ovary
224
ophthalm/o
eye
225
opt/o
vision
226
orchid/o; orchi/o; orch/o
testis; testicle
227
organ/o
organ
228
or/o
mouth
229
orth/o
straight
230
oste/o
bone
231
ot/o
ear
232
ov/o
egg
233
ox/o
oxygen
234
pachy/o
thick
235
palat/o
palate
236
pancreat/o
pancrease
237
papill/o
nipple
238
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
239
par/o; part/o
bear; to give birth to; labor
240
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
241
path/o
disease
242
pector/o
chest
243
ped/o
child; foot
244
pelv/o
pelvis; pelvic bone
245
perine/o
perineum
246
peritone/o
peritoneum
247
petr/o
stone
248
phac/o; phak/o
lens of the eye
249
phag/o
eat; swallow
250
phalang/o
pharynx
251
phas/o
speech
252
phleb/o
vein
253
physi/o
nature
254
plasm/o
plasma
255
pleur/o
pleura
256
pneumat/o; pneum/o; pneumon/o
lung; air
257
pod/o
foot
258
poli/o
gray matter
259
poikil/o
varied; irregular
260
polyp/o
polyp; small growth
261
poster/o
back (of body)
262
prim/o
first
263
proct/o
rectum
264
prostat/o
prostate gland
265
pseud/o
fake; false
266
psych/o
mind
267
pub/o
pubis
268
puerper/o
childbirth
269
pulmon/o
lung
270
pupill/o
pupil
271
pyel/o
renal pelvis
272
pylor/o
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
273
py/o
pus
274
pyr/o
fever; heat
275
quadr/o
four
276
rachi/o
vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
277
radic/o; radicul/o
nerve root
278
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone)
279
rect/o
rectum
280
ren/o
kidney
281
retin/o
retina
282
rhabd/o
rodshaped; striated
283
rhin/o
nose
284
rhytid/o
wrinkles
285
rhiz/o
nerve root
286
salping/o
fallopian (uterine) tube
287
sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
288
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder bone)
289
scler/o
sclera
290
scoli/o
crooked, curved
291
seb/o
sebum (oil)
292
sept/o
septum
293
sial/o
saliva
294
sigmoid/o
sigmoid
295
sinus
sinus
296
somat/o
body
297
somn/o
sleep
298
son/o
sound
299
spermat/o; sperm/o
spermatozoan; sperm
300
sphygm/o
pulse
301
spir/o
breathe; breathing
302
splen/o
spleen
303
spondyl/o
vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
304
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
305
staphyl/o
grapelike cluster
306
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
307
steth/o
chest
308
stomat/o
mouth
309
strept/o
twisted chains
310
synovi/o
synovia; synovial membrane
311
system/o
system
312
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bones); tarsal (instep of foot), edge of eyelid
313
tendin/o; tend/o; ten/o
tendon
314
test/o
testis; testicle
315
therm/o
heat
316
thorac/o
thorax (chest)
317
thromb/o
clot
318
thym/o
thymus gland
319
thyroid; thyr/o
thyroid gland
320
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
321
tom/o
cut; section
322
ton/o
tension; pressure
323
tonsill/o
tonsils
324
top/o
place
325
toxic/o
poison
326
trachel/o
neck; neckline
327
trache/o
trachea
328
trich/o
hair
329
tympan/o
eardrum; middle ear
330
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
331
ungu/o
nail
332
ureter/o
ureter
333
urethr/o
urethra
334
urin/o; ur/o
urine; urinary tract
335
uter/o
uterus
336
uvul/o
uvula
337
vagin/o
vagina
338
valv/o; valvu/o
valve
339
vas/o
vessel; duct
340
ven/o
vein
341
ventricul/o
ventricle
342
vertebr/o
vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
343
vesic/o
bladder; sac
344
vesicul/o
seminal vesicles
345
viscer/o
internal organs
346
vulv/o
vulva
347
xanth/o
yellow
348
xer/o
dry
