Root Words L 1-10 Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
3
Q
aden/o
A
gland
4
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
Q
aer/o
A
air
7
Q
alb/o
A
white
8
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
9
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
10
Q
amyl/o
A
starch
11
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
12
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked or fused
13
Q
anter/o
A
anterior/before
14
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
15
Q
append/o
A
appendix
16
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
17
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
18
Q
articul/o
A
joint
19
Q
atel/o
A
imperfect
20
Q
ather/o
A
yellow, fatty plaque
21
Q
aur/i
A
ear
22
Q
bil/i
A
bile
23
Q
blast/o
A
embryonic form
24
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
25
brachi/o
arm
26
brachy
short
27
bronchi/o, bronch/o
windpipe
28
bucc/o
cheek
29
burs/o
bursa
30
calc/i
calcium
31
calcane/o
heel
32
carcin/o
cancer
33
cardi/o
heart
34
carp/o
carpus/wrist
35
caud/o
tail
36
cec/o
cecum
37
cephal/o
head
38
cerebr/o
brain
39
cervic/o
neck
40
chlor/o
green
41
chol/e*
bile
*although "chole" means bile, its most common usage is in terms realted to the gallblatter.
42
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
43
chondr/o
cartilage
44
chori/o
fetal covering
45
clavicul/o
clavicle
46
coccyg/o
coccyx
47
col/o
colon
48
colp/o
hollow/vagina
49
cost/o
rib
50
crani/o
cranium/skull
