Root Words Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Acanth/o
Spiny, thorny
Acar/o
Mites
Acetabul/o
Acetabulum (hip socket)
Acous/o, Acoust/o
Hearing, sound
Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
Acromi/o
Acromion (process of scapula)
Actin/o
Light
Acu/o
Sharp, sever, sudden
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Adip/o
Fat
Adren/o, Adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
Aer/o
Air
Agglutin/o
Clumping; sticking together
Alb/o, Albin/o
White
Albumin/o
Albumin (protein)
Alges/o
Sensitivity to pain
All/o
Other
Alveol/o
Alveolus, air sac, small sac
Ambly/o
Dim, dull
Ammon/o
Ammonium
Amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding embryo)
Amyl/o
Starch (amylase)
An/o
Anus
Andr/o
Male
Aneurysm/o
Aneurysm (widening of blood vessels)
Angi/o
Blood vessel
Anis/o
Unequal
Ankyl/o
Stiff
Anter/o
Front
Anthrac/o
Coal
Anthr/o
Antrum of the stomach
Anxi/o
Anxious
Aort/o
Aorta
Aphth/o
Ulcer
Aponeur/o
Aponeurosis (tendon)
Append/o, Appendic/o
Appendix
Aque/o
Water
Arachn/o
Spider
Arsenic/o
Spider
Arter/o, Arteri/o
Artery
Arteriol/o
Arteriole (small artery)
Arthr/o, Articul/o
Joint
Asbest/o
Asbestos
Aspir/o
Removal
Astr/o
Star, star-shaped
Atel/o
Incomplete
Ather/o
Plaque
Atri/o
Atria/atrium (heart)
Audi/o, Audit/o
Hearing
Aur/o, Auricul/o
Ear
Auscult/o
To listen
Aut/o
Self, own
Aux/o
Growth, acceleratation
Axill/o
Armpit
Axi/o
Axis
Azot/o
Urea, nitrogen
Bacill/o
Bacillus
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Balan/o
Glans penis
Bar/o
Pressure, weight
Bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
Bas/o
Base, opposite of acid
Bi/o
Life
Bil/i
Bile, gall
Bilirubin/o
Bilirubin
Blenn/o, Muc/o, Myx/o
Mucus
Blephar/o, Palpebr/o
Eyelid
Bol/o
Cast, throw
Brachi/o
Arm
Brom/o
Bromine-containing, odor
Bronch/o, Bronchi/o
Bronchial tube
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Bucc/o
Cheek
Bunion/o
Bunion
Burs/o
Bursa (sac near joints)
Byssin/o
Cotton dust
Cac/o
Bad
Calc/o, Calci/o
Calcium
Calcane/o
Calcaneus
Calcul/o, Calculi, Lith/o
Stone
Cali/o, Calic/o
Calyx
Calor/i
Heat
Campt/o
Bent
Capillar/o
Capillary
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
Caps/o, capsul/o
Capsule, container
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Cari/o
Caries, rottenness
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Wrist bones (carpals)
Cathar/o, cathart/o
Cleansing, purging
Caud/o
Tail, lower part of body
Caus/o
Burn, burning
Cauter/o
Heat, burning
Cav/o, cavit/o
Hollow, cavity
Cec/o
Cecum
Celi/o
Belly, abdomen
Centr/o
Center
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cerumin/o
Cerumen
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix
Cheil/o
Lip
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
Chir/o
Hand
Chlor/o
Green
Chlorhydr/o
Hydrochloric acid
Chol/e
Bile, gall
Chlangi/o
Bile, vessel
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Cholesterol/o
Cholestrol
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chori/o, Chorion/o
Chorion (fetal membrane)
Choroid/o
Choroid layer of eye
Chrom/o
Color
Chron/o
Time
Chrys/o
Gold
Chyl/o
Chyle
Chym/o
To pour
Cib/o
Meal
Cine/o
Movement
Cirrh/o
Orange-yellow
Cis/o
To cut
Claustr/o
Enclosed space
Clavicul/o, Cleid/o
Clavicle
Clin/o
To slope, bend
Coagul/o
Coagulation (clotting)
Coccyg/o
Coccyx (tailbone)
Cochle/o
Cochlea
Col/o, Colon/o
Colon
Coll/a
Glue
Colp/o
Vagina
Comat/o
Deep sleep
Comi/o
To care fore
Coni/o
Dust
Conjuctiv/o
Conjuctiva
Consci/o
Awareness
Constrict/o
Narrowing
Contus/o
To bruise
Cor/o, Core/o
Pupil
Corne/o
Cornea
Coron/o
Crown/circle
Corpor/o
Body
Cortic/o
Cortex, outer region
Cost/o
Rib
Cox/o
Hip
Crani/o
Skull
Cras/o
Mixture, temperament
Crin/o
Secrete
Critic/o
Crisis, dangerous
Cry/o, Frig/o, Frigid/o, Psychr/o
Cold
Crypt/o
Hidden
Cubit/o
Elbow, forearm
Culd/o
Cul-de-sac
Cupri/o
Copper
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cycl/o
Ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
Cyst/o
Bladder, cyst (sac of fluid)
Cyt/o
Cell
Dacry/o
Tear
Dacryoaden/o
Tear gland
Dacryocyst/o
Tear sac
Dactyl/o
Fingers, toes, digits
Dem/o
People
Dent/i, Odont/opain
Tooth
Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin
Desicc/o
Drying
Dextr/o
Right
Diaphor/o
Sweat
Dilat/o
Enlarge, expand
Dipl/o
Double
Dips/o
Thirst
Dist/o
Far, distant
Dolich/o
Long
Dolor/o, Odyn/o
Pain
Dors/o
Back of body
Duct/o
To lead, carry
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Dur/o
Dura mater
Dynam/o
Power, strength
Echin/o
Spiny, prickly
Ectro/o
Congential absence
Electr/o
Electricity
Ele/o, Ole/o
Oil
Embolo/o
Embolus
Embry/o
Embryo
Emmetr/o
In due measure
Enanti/o
Opposite, opposed
Encephal/o
Brain
Eneter/o
Small intestine
Eosin/o
Red, rosy, dawn-colored
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Episi/o
Vulva
Epitheli/o
Skin, epithelium
Equin/o
Horse
Erg/o
Wrok
Erethism/o
Irritation
Erythem/o
Flushed, redness
Erythr/o
Red
Eschar/o
Scab
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Esthes/o, esthesi/o
Nervous sensation
Estr/o, Gynec/o
Female
Ethm/o
Sieve
Eti/o
Cause
Exanthemat/o
Rash
Faci/o, Prosop/o
Face
Fasci/o
Fascia
Febr/i, Pyr/o, Pyret/o, Pyrex/o
Fever
Femor/o
Femur
Ferr/i, ferr/o
Iron
Fet/o
Fetus
Fibr/o
Fiber
Fibros/o
Fibrous connective tissue
Fibul/o, Perone/o
Fibula
Fil/i, Fil/o, Filament/o
Thread, threadlike
Flav/o, Jaund/o, Lute/o
yellow
Flex/o
To bend
Fluor/o
Luminous
Follicul/o
Follicle, small sac
Fovea/o
Small pit
Funct/o
Performance
Fung/i
Fungus
Furc/o
Forking/breaking
Fusc/o
Dark brown
Galact/o
Milk
Ganglion/o
Ganglion
Gast/o
Stomach
Gel/o
To freeze/congeal
Gemell/o
Twins
Geni/o
Chin
Genit/o
Reproduction
Ge/o
Earth, soil
Ger/o, Geront/o, Presby/o
Old age
Gest/o, Geseyter/o, Gravid/o, Obstetr/o
Pregnancy
Gigant/o
Huge
Gingiv/o
Gum
Glauc/o
Gray
Gli/o
Glial cells
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Gloss/o
Tongue
Gluc/o, Glyc/o, Glycos/o
Glucose, sugar
Glycogen/o,
Glycogen
Gnath/o
Jaw
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gon/o
Seed
Gonad/o
Sex glands
Goni/o
Angle
Granul/o
Granules
Graph/o
Writing
Gyr/o
Circle, spiral
Hallucin/o
Hallucination
Hapl/o
Simple, single
Helc/o
Ulcer