roots Flashcards
birth
nat/o
cellular
cellul/o
sound
son/o
turning
versi/o
rib
cost/o
to cut
sect/o, cis/o
cartilage
chondr/o
side
later/o
to draw
duct/o
armpit
axill/o
life
bi/o
head
cephal/o
neck
cervic/o
cell
cyt/o
tissue
hist/o. histi/o
fat
lip/o, adip/o
disease
path/o
internal organs
viscer/o
hair (integumentary)
cili/o, pil/o
skin (integumentary)
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
nail (integumentary)
onych/o, ungu/o
joint (skeletal)
athr/o
cartilage (skeletal)
chondr/o
bone (skeletal)
oste/o
muscle (musclar)
my/o; muscul/o
tendon (muscular)
tend/o, tendin/o
eyelid (nervous system; eyes, ears)
blephar/o
brain (nervous system; eyes, ears)
cerebr/o; encephal/o
spinal cord/bone marrow (nervous system; eyes, ears)
myel/o
nerve (nervous system; eyes, ears)
neur/o
eye (nervous system; eyes, ears)
ophthalm/o, ocul/o
ear (nervous system; eyes, ears)
ot/o
gland (endocrine)
aden/o
adrenal gland (endocrine)
adren/o
pituitary gland (endocrine)
pituitar/o
thyroid gland (endocrine)
thyroid/o
vessel (cardiovascular and blood)
angi/o, vascul/o, vas/o
artery (cardiovascular and blood)
arteri/o
heart (cardiovascular and blood)
cardi/o
blood (cardiovascular and blood)
hem/o, hemat/o
vein (cardiovascular and blood)
ven/o, phleb/o
adenoids (lymphatic and immune system)
adenoid/o
clear fluid in lymphatic vessels (lymphatic and immune system)
lymph/o
lymph gland, lymph node (lymphatic and immune system)
lymphaden/o
lymph vessel (lymphatic and immune system)
lymphangi/o
spleen (lymphatic and immune system)
splen/o
tonsil (lymphatic and immune system)
tonsill/o
bronchus (respiratory)
bronch/o
larynx, voice box
(respiratory)
nose (respiratory)
nas/o, rhin/o
pharynx, throat (respiratory)
pharyng/o
diaphragm (respiratory)
phren/o
lung (respiratory)
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
chest (respiratory)
thorac/o
trachea, windpipe (respiratory)
trache/o
abdomen (digestive)
abdomin/o
anus (digestive)
an/o
colon, large intestine (digestive)
col/o
lips (digestive)
cheil/o
small intestine (digestive)
enter/o
esophagus (digestive)
esophag/o
stomach (digestive)
gastr/o
tongue (digestive)
lingu/o, gloss/o
liver (digestive)
hepat/o
mouth (digestive)
or/o, stomat/o
pharynx, throat (digestive; also part of respiratory)
pharyng/o
rectum (digestive)
rect/o
bladder (urinary)
cyst/o
kidney (urinary)
ren/o, nephr/o
ureters (urinary)
ureter/o
urethra (urinary)
urethr/o
testicle, testes (male reproductive)
orchid/o, test/o
prostate (male reproductive)
prostrat/o
ductus deferens, vas deferens (male reproductive)
vas/o
vagina (female reproductive)
colp/o; vagin/o
female (female reproductive)
gynec/o
breast (female reproductive)
mast/o, mamm/o
ovary (female reproductive)
oophor/o, ovari/o
fallopian tube, uterine tube (female reproductive)
salping/o
uterus (female reproductive)
uter/o, hyster/o, metr/o
