Roots Flashcards
1
Q
A-, an-
A
Absence or lack
2
Q
Angi-
A
Vessel
3
Q
Arthr-, arthro
A
Joint
4
Q
Brady
A
Slow
5
Q
Bronch-
A
Air passage
6
Q
Cardi-, cardio-
A
Heart
7
Q
Cephal-
A
Head
8
Q
Cyt-, cyto-
A
Cell
9
Q
Crani-, cranio-
A
Skull
10
Q
Ect-, ecto-
A
Outside, away from
11
Q
Epi-
A
Above, on
12
Q
Exo-
A
Outside, outside layer
13
Q
Extra-
A
Outside, beyond
14
Q
Gastr-, gastro-
A
Stomach
15
Q
Hem-, hemo-
A
Blood
16
Q
Hepat-
A
Liver
17
Q
Hist-
A
Tissue
18
Q
Hyper-
A
Excess
19
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, below
20
Q
Inter-
A
Between
21
Q
Intra-
A
Within
22
Q
Iso-
A
Equal, same
23
Q
Leuk-, leuko
A
White
24
Q
Lip-, lipo
A
Fat
25
Macr-, macro
Large
26
Mes-, meso-
Middle
27
Nephr-, nephro-
Kidney
28
Neur-, neuro-
Nerve
29
Ocul-, oculo-
Eye
30
Odont-, odonto-
Tooth
31
Osteo-
Bone
32
Path-, patho-
Disease
33
Peri-
Around
34
Post-
After
35
Pseud-, pseudo-
False
36
Super-, supra-
Above, upon
37
Tachy-
Fast
38
Therm-
Heat
39
Visc-, viscero-
Organ
40
-algia
Pain in a certain part
41
-blast
Germ, bud
42
-emia
Condition of the blood
43
-gen
An agent that initiates
44
-itis
Inflammation
45
-ectomy, -tomy
Cutting out, surgical removal
46
-logo, -ology
The study of
47
-lysis
Loosening, breaking down
48
-oma
Tumor
49
-osis
Condition of
50
-stasis
Arrest, function
