Root Words Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acanth/o
thorny, spiny
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acou
hearing
acr/o
extremities; height
actin/o
ray; radius; light
adenoid/o
adenoids
aden/o
gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adren/o
gland
aer/o
air; gas
albumin/o
albumin
algesi/o
pain
alveol/o
alveolus
ambly/o
dull; dim
amni/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal; dissimilar
ankyl/o
crooked; stiff; bent
antr/o
antrum
an/o
anus
aort/o
aorta
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
appendic/o
appendix
arche/o
first; beginning
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
atel/o
imperfect; incomplete
ather
yellowish; fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
aur/o
ear
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile
blast/o
developing cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/o
bronchus
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
calci/o
calcium
cancer/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
caud/o
tail; toward the lower part of the body
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen (abdominal cavity)
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
cervic/o
cervix
cheil/o
lip
chir/o
hand
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/o
gall, bile
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion
chrom/o
color
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
cleid/o
clavicle (collarbone)
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
core/o; cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium (skull)
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
culdesac
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyes/o
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder, sac
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear; tear duct
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
dent/o
tooth
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
dextr/o
right
diaphor/o
sweat
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
two; double
dips/o
thirst
disk/o
intervertebral disk
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/o
back (of the body)
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
hard; dura mater
dynam/o
power or strength
ech/o
sound
ectop/o
located away from usual place
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
embry/o
embryo; to be full
emmetr/o
a normal measures
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestines
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
eti/o
cause (of disease)
faci/o
face
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fibers
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg)
gangli/o; ganglion
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
ger/o
old age; aged
geront/o
old age; aged
gingiv/o
gum
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sweetness; sugar
glyc/o
sugar
glycos/o
sugar
gnath/o
jaw
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed
gravid/o
pregnancy