Roots! Flashcards
Middle of words.
Extremity
acro
Gland
aden-
Small Hollow, Cavity
alveoli-, sin-
Vessel, Duct
angi-, vas
Joint
arthr-
Weakness
asthen-
Pressure
bar-
Bile
bili-, chol-
Arm
brachi-
Slow
brady -
Air Passage
bronch-
Calcium, Limestone
calc-
Smoke
capn-
Cancer
carcin-, onco-
Heart
card-
Head, Brain
cephal-
Neck
cerv-
Chemical
chem-
Cartilage
chondr-
Color
chrom-
Body
corp-
Pertaining to Cortex
cortico-
Skull
crani-
Hidden
crypt-
Point
cusp-
Skin
cut(an)-
Blue
cyan-
Bladder
cyst-
Cell
cyt-
Fingers, Toes, Digits
dactyl-
Tree, Branched
dendr-
Tooth
dent-, odont-
Relax, Stand Apart
diastol-
Thirst
dips-
To Throw Out
ejacul-
Electrical
electr-
Intestine
enter-
Red
eryth(r)
Sensation
esthe-
Stomach
gastr-
To Bear, Carry
gest-
Gums
Gingiv-
Wound into a Ball
glomer-
Tongue
gloss-
Glucose, Sugar
gluc-, glyc-
Glue
glutin-
Liver
hepat-
Tissue
hist-
Water
hydro-
Uterus
hyster-, metr-
Treatment
iatr-
Potassium
kal-
Nucleus
kary-
Cornea
kerat-
To Move, Divide
kin-
Milk, Milk Production
lact-
Abdomen
lapar-
White
leuk-
To Tie, Bond
lig-
Lipid (Fat)
lip-
Break Apart
lys-
Bad
mal-
Black
melan-
Month, Monthy
men-, mens-, menstru-
Change
muta-
Muscle, Flesh
my-, myo-, sarco-
Fungus
myc-
Marrow
myel-
Mucus
myx-
Birth
nat-
Sodium
natr-
Nephron, Kidney
nephr-
Nerve
neur-
Night
noct-, nyct-
Eye
ocul-, ophthalm-
Testis
orchid-
Bone
osteo-
Ear
oto-
Egg
ov-, oo-
Oxygen
oxy-
Disease
path-
Children
ped-
Eat
phag-
Drug
pharm-
Vein
phleb-
Light
photo-
Nature (Function) of
physio-
Drink
pino-
Twisted, Woven
plex-
Air, Breath
pneumo-, spiro-, -spire
Lung
pneumon-
Foot
pod-
Make, Produce
poie,
Axis, Having Poles
pol-
Old
presby-
Rectum
proct-
False
pseud-
Mind
psych-
Pelvis
pyel-
Pus
pyo-
Heat, Fever
pyro-, therm-
Nose
-rhino
Stiffness
rigor-
Hard
scler-
Seed, Sperm
semen-, semin-
Contamination
sept-
Greek Σ or Roman S
sigm-
Sound
son-
A Standing, Stopping
stat-, stas-
Together
syn-
Contract
systol-
Fast
tachy-
Clot
thromb-
A Cut, Slice
tom-
Poison
tox-
Grow, Nourish
troph-
Drum
tympan-
Enlarged Vessel
varic-
Blister
vesic-
Volume
vol-