Roots

Question 1

arthr/o

AR-throh

Answer 1

Joint

Examples: arthritis, arthroscope

Question 2

cardi/o

KAR-dee-oh

Answer 2

Heart

Example: cardiology, pericardium

Question 3

Enter/o

EN-ter-oh

Answer 3

Small intestine

Examples:
Enteropathy, dysentery

Question 4

Gastr/o

GAS-tro

Answer 4

Stomach

Examples: gastrointestinal, gastritis

Question 5

Hepat/o

he-PAH-toh

Answer 5

Liver

Examples: Hepatology, hepatitis

Question 6

Neur/o

NUR-oh

Answer 6

Nerve

Neurology, neuralgia

Question 7

Root:
Hem/o
Hemat/o

Answer 7

Blood

Question 8

Root:
My/o (MAI-oh)
Muscul/o (MUS-kyoo-loh)

Answer 8

Muscle

Question 9

Angl/o (AN-gee-oh)
Vas/o (VAS-oh)
Vascul/o (VAS-kyoo-oh)

Answer 9

Vessels (most common blood vessels)

Question 10

Derm/o (DER-moh)
Dermat/o (der-MAT-oh)
Cutane/o (kyoo-TAY-nee-oh)

Answer 10

Skin 
Examples:
Dermis
Dermatology 
Subcutaneous

Question 11

Pneum/o (NOO-moh)
Pheumon/o (noo-MAW-noh)
Pulmon/o (PUL-maw-noh)

Answer 11

Lung

Question 12

Gen/o

JIN-oh

Answer 12

Creation, cause

Ex. Pathogenic

Question 13

Hydr/o

HAI-droh

Answer 13

Water

Ex. Hydrophobia dehydration

Question 14

Morph/o

MOR-foh

Answer 14

Change

Ex. Morphology

Question 15

Myc/o

MAI-koh

Answer 15

Fungus

Dermatomycosis

Question 16

Necr/o

NEK-roh

Answer 16

Death

Necrosis

Question 17

Orth/o

OR-thoh

Answer 17

Straight

Orthodontist

Question 18

Path/o

PAH-thoh

Answer 18

Suffering, diseases

Pathogenic or pathology

Question 19

Phag/o

FAY-goh

Answer 19

Eat

Phagocytes

Question 20

Plas/o

PLAS-oh

Answer 20

Formation

Hyperplasia

Question 21

Py/o

PAI-oh

Answer 21

Pus

Pyemia

Question 22

Scler/o

SKLEH-roh

Answer 22

Hard

Sclerosis

Question 23

Sten/o

STIH-noh

Answer 23

Narrowing

Stenosis

Question 24

Troph/o

TROH-foh

Answer 24

Nourishment or development

Hypertrophic

Question 25

Xen/o

ZEE-noh

Answer 25

Foreign

Xenotransplantation

Question 26

Xer/o

ZEH-roh

Answer 26

Dry

Xerosis