root words Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin
A
abdomen
2
Q
acou, acoust
A
hear
3
Q
aden
A
gland
4
Q
adip
A
fat
5
Q
alges
A
pain
algea feels pain
6
Q
andr
A
man/male
andre
7
Q
angi
A
vessel
8
Q
angin
A
blood vessel
9
Q
ankyl
A
fused, stiff
ankyl-losing spondylitis
10
Q
anter
A
front
anterior
11
Q
aort
A
aorta
main blood vessel supplying blood to the circulatory system
12
Q
arthr
A
joint
arthropods have lots of joints
13
Q
asthen
A
weak
anesthetics weaken your sense
14
Q
atel
A
incomplete
an atol is an incomplete island
15
Q
ather
A
fat
(f)athers are fat
16
Q
atri
A
atrium
17
Q
audi
A
to hear
18
Q
aur
A
ear
auriculares = earphone in spanish
19
Q
aut
A
self
autobiography
20
Q
bacteri
A
bacteria
21
Q
bi
A
life or two
22
Q
bil
A
bile
23
Q
blast
A
germ, bud, developing cell
24
Q
blephar
A
eyelid
25
brachi
arm
| brachial pulse
26
bronchi
airway, bronchus
27
bucc
cheek
| listen here bucco (tobacco in the cheek)
28
burs
pouch or sac
| bursar
29
calc
calcium
30
carcin
cancer
31
cardi
heart
32
carp
wrist
| carpal tunnel
33
cartil
cartilage, gristle
34
caud
tail
| codo is tail in spanish
35
cec
blind intestine, cecum
36
cel
hernia, protrusion
37
cent/e
```
to puncture (a body cavity)
(the arrow hit me in the center)
```
38
cent/i
a fraction in the metric system, one hundredth or 100
39
cephal
head
40
cerebr
brain, cerebrum
41
cervic
neck
42
chol
bile
| if you are "cholking" you probably have bile in your mouth
43
chondr
cartilage
| condors are made of cartilage
44
chrom
color
45
chron
time
46
cirrh
yellow-orange
47
cleid
clavicle
| can't hide your cleid
48
col
colon
49
colp
vagina
50
condyl
knuckle of a joint
| knucondyl
51
cor
pupil
| see out of the corner of your eye
52
corne
cornea
53
cost
rib
| it cost me a rib
54
crani
cranium/skull
55
crin
```
to secrete
(the endocrine system is hormones secreted into blood vessels)
```
56
cubitus
elbow
57
cutane
skin
58
cyan
blue
59
cycl
circle or cycle
60
cyst
bladder
| the cistern of the body
61
cyt
cell
| cytoplast is in the cell
62
derm(at)
skin
63
digit
finger or toe
64
dipl
two, double
65
dips
thirst
| dipsy from the mediations
66
disk
flat shape, intervertebral disk
67
dist
distant, away
| distal
68
diverticul
diverticulum, a small blind patch
69
dors
back
70
duct
lead, move
| abduction/adduction
71
duoden
duodenum (first part of the small intestine)
72
ech
to bounce, sound
| echo
73
ede
swelling
| education swells the brain
74
elast
```
change shape
(elastic)
```
75
electr
electricity
76
embol
a plug
77
embry
embryo
78
emesis
vomit
79
emmetr
according to measure
| according to emmet the measurer
80
enchephal
brain
81
enter
small intestine
82
episi
vulva
83
erythr
red
84
esthesi
sensation or perception
85
febr
fever
86
flex
bend
87
foramen
opening
| foramen magnum
88
fract
break
89
gastr
stomach
90
gest
carry, produce, congestion
91
glyc
sugar, sweet
92
gno
know
93
gyn
woman, female
94
hem(at)
blood
95
hepat
liver
96
heter
other, different
97
hom
the same
98
hydr
water
99
idi
person, self
100
lact
milk
101
leuk
white
| leukemia is about white blood cells
102
lingu
tongue
103
mal
abnormal, bad
104
medi
middle
105
melan
black, dark
| melanin makes your skin dark
106
men
month, menstruation
107
mening
membrane, usually the meninges
108
myel
marrow or spinal cord
109
my
muscle
110
nephr
kidney
111
neur
nerve
112
ocul
eye
113
ophthalm
eye
114
oste
bone
115
ot
ear
116
ov
egg
117
palpate
to examine by touch
118
path
disease
119
ped
child or foot
120
percuss
to examine by striking
121
phag
eat
| phagocyte eats something in the cell
122
pharyng
throat
123
phot
light
124
pleur
rib, side
125
pneum(at)
lungs, air
| lungs are like a pneumatic pump
126
pneumo(n)
lung
127
pod(i)
foot
128
pseud
false
129
psch
mind
130
pto
fall
131
ptyal
saliva
| s)ptyal (like spity yall
132
pulmon
lungs
133
pur, py
pus
134
pyr
fire, heat
| pyro
135
quadr/quar
four
136
ren
kidney
137
rhin
nose
138
sanui(n)o
blood
139
scier
hard
140
sebum
a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
141
sect
cut
| disect is to cut up
142
sept
wall, divider; also seven
| sept is the divider in the nose
143
serum
the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
144
sinus
cavity, channel or hollow space
145
som(a)
body
146
spir
coil, to breathe
147
stern
sternum
148
spir
coil, to breath
149
stomat
mouth
| in plant cells it might be the mouth?
150
thorac
chest
151
tom
cut
152
toxic
poisonous
153
trich
hair
154
ur
urine
155
uter
uterus, womb
156
varic
dilated vein
157
vas
blood vessel
158
viscer
internal organs
159
xen
foreign (material)
160
xer
dry
