Root words- unit 1 Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer, cancerous
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum, the largest part of the brain
8
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
9
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
10
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
skin
11
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
12
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
13
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (often the small intestines
14
Q
erythr/o
A
red
15
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
16
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
17
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
18
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
19
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
20
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen (area between the chest and hip)
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
22
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
23
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
24
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onc/o
A
tumor (cancerous)
25
ophthalm/o
eye
26
oste/o
bone
27
path/o
disease
28
psych/o
mind
29
ren/o
kidney
30
rhin/o
nose
31
sarc/o
flesh
32
thromb/o
clotting
