roots Flashcards
1
Q
birth
A
nat/o
2
Q
cellular
A
cellul/o
3
Q
sound
A
son/o
4
Q
turning
A
versi/o
5
Q
rib
A
cost/o
6
Q
to cut
A
sect/o, cis/o
7
Q
cartilage
A
chondr/o
8
Q
side
A
later/o
9
Q
to draw
A
duct/o
10
Q
armpit
A
axill/o
11
Q
life
A
bi/o
12
Q
head
A
cephal/o
13
Q
neck
A
cervic/o
14
Q
cell
A
cyt/o
15
Q
tissue
A
hist/o. histi/o
16
Q
fat
A
lip/o, adip/o
17
Q
disease
A
path/o
18
Q
internal organs
A
viscer/o
19
Q
hair (integumentary)
A
cili/o, pil/o
20
Q
skin (integumentary)
A
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
21
Q
nail (integumentary)
A
onych/o, ungu/o
22
Q
joint (skeletal)
A
athr/o
23
Q
cartilage (skeletal)
A
chondr/o
24
Q
bone (skeletal)
A
oste/o
25
muscle (musclar)
my/o; muscul/o
26
tendon (muscular)
tend/o, tendin/o
27
eyelid (nervous system; eyes, ears)
blephar/o
28
brain (nervous system; eyes, ears)
cerebr/o; encephal/o
29
spinal cord/bone marrow (nervous system; eyes, ears)
myel/o
30
nerve (nervous system; eyes, ears)
neur/o
31
eye (nervous system; eyes, ears)
ophthalm/o, ocul/o
32
ear (nervous system; eyes, ears)
ot/o
33
gland (endocrine)
aden/o
34
adrenal gland (endocrine)
adren/o
35
pituitary gland (endocrine)
pituitar/o
36
thyroid gland (endocrine)
thyroid/o
37
vessel (cardiovascular and blood)
angi/o, vascul/o, vas/o
38
artery (cardiovascular and blood)
arteri/o
39
heart (cardiovascular and blood)
cardi/o
40
blood (cardiovascular and blood)
hem/o, hemat/o
41
vein (cardiovascular and blood)
ven/o, phleb/o
42
adenoids (lymphatic and immune system)
adenoid/o
43
clear fluid in lymphatic vessels (lymphatic and immune system)
lymph/o
44
lymph gland, lymph node (lymphatic and immune system)
lymphaden/o
45
lymph vessel (lymphatic and immune system)
lymphangi/o
46
spleen (lymphatic and immune system)
splen/o
47
tonsil (lymphatic and immune system)
tonsill/o
48
bronchus (respiratory)
bronch/o
49
larynx, voice box
(respiratory)
50
nose (respiratory)
nas/o, rhin/o
51
pharynx, throat (respiratory)
pharyng/o
52
diaphragm (respiratory)
phren/o
53
lung (respiratory)
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
54
chest (respiratory)
thorac/o
55
trachea, windpipe (respiratory)
trache/o
56
abdomen (digestive)
abdomin/o
57
anus (digestive)
an/o
58
colon, large intestine (digestive)
col/o
59
lips (digestive)
cheil/o
60
small intestine (digestive)
enter/o
61
esophagus (digestive)
esophag/o
62
stomach (digestive)
gastr/o
63
tongue (digestive)
lingu/o, gloss/o
64
liver (digestive)
hepat/o
65
mouth (digestive)
or/o, stomat/o
66
pharynx, throat (digestive; also part of respiratory)
pharyng/o
67
rectum (digestive)
rect/o
68
bladder (urinary)
cyst/o
69
kidney (urinary)
ren/o, nephr/o
70
ureters (urinary)
ureter/o
71
urethra (urinary)
urethr/o
72
testicle, testes (male reproductive)
orchid/o, test/o
73
prostate (male reproductive)
prostrat/o
74
ductus deferens, vas deferens (male reproductive)
vas/o
75
vagina (female reproductive)
colp/o; vagin/o
76
female (female reproductive)
gynec/o
77
breast (female reproductive)
mast/o, mamm/o
78
ovary (female reproductive)
oophor/o, ovari/o
79
fallopian tube, uterine tube (female reproductive)
salping/o
80
uterus (female reproductive)
uter/o, hyster/o, metr/o
