Roots Flashcards
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
kerat/o
keratin, horny layer of skin
melan/o
dark, black, melanin
onych/o
nail
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous gland
trich/o
hair
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
chondr/o
cartilage
erg/o
work
fasci/o
fascia
kin/o, kinesi/o
movement
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
oste/o
bone
synov/i
synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
ton/o
tone; pressure
bronch/o
bronchus
laryng/o
larynx
pharyng/o
pharynx
phren/o
diaphragm
phrenic/o
phrenic nerve
pleur/o
pleura
pneumon/o
lung
pneumo/, pneumat/o
air, gas, respiration, lung
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
rhin/o
nose
sept/o
septum, partition, dividing wall
spir/o
breathing
trache/o
trachea
angi/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
atri/o
atrium
cardi/o
heart
phleb/o
vein
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
vas/o, vascul/o
vessel, duct
ven/o, ven/i
vein
ventricul/o
cavity, ventricle
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
immun/o
immunity, immune system
leuk/o, leukocyt/o
white blood cell
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic system
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
splen/o
spleen
thromb/o
blood clot
thrombocyt/o
platelet, thrombocyte
thym/o
thymus gland
tonsil/o
tonsil
bucc/o
cheek
chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
enter/o
intestine
gastr/o
stomach
gloss/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
labi/o
lip
lingu/o
tongue
or/o
mouth
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
stoma, stomat/o
mouth
proct/o
rectum and anus
uvul/o
uvula
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
cyst/o
urinary bladder
glomerul/o
glomerulus
nephr/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
vesic/o
urinary bladder
epididym/o
epididymis
orchi/o, orchid/o
testis
osche/o
scrotum
prostat/o
prostate
semin/o
semen
sperm/o, spermat/o
semen, spermatozoa
test/o
testis, testicle
vas/o (male reproductive system)
vas deferens, ductus deferens
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
colp/o
vagina
episi/o
vulva
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
hyster/o
uterus
mast/o
breast, mammary gland
Men/o, mens
menstration
metr/o, metr/i
uterus
o/o
ovum, egg cell
oophor/o
ovary
ov/o, ovul/o
ovum, egg cell
salping/o
oviduct, tube
adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal gland, epinephrine
adrenocortic/o
adrenal cortex
endocrin/o
endocrine glands or system
hypophys/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cortic/o
cerebral cortex, outer portion
encephal/o
brain
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
gli/o
neuroglia cells
medull/o
medulla oblongota, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
mening/o, meninge/o
meninges
narc/o
stupor, numbness, sleep
neur/o, neur/i
nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
somn/o, somn/i
sleep
blephar/o
eyelid
cochle/o
cochlea of inner ear
corne/o
cornea
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
myring/o
tympanic membrane
ot/o
ear
phak/o, phac/o
lens
retin/o
retina
salping/o
tube, eustachian tube
scler/o
sclera
tympan/o
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
