Roots & Comb forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
3
Q
agor/a
A
marketplace
4
Q
alges/o
A
pain
5
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
6
Q
anter/o
A
front
7
Q
append/o
A
appendix
8
Q
arter/o
A
artery
9
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
10
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
11
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
12
Q
ather/o
A
porridge
13
Q
atri/o
A
entrance
14
Q
balan/o
A
glans penis
15
Q
bi/o
A
life
16
Q
blast/o
A
immature cell
17
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
18
Q
bronch/o
A
breathing tube
19
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
20
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
21
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
22
Q
cephal/o
A
head
23
Q
cerebell/o
A
little brain
24
Q
cerebr/o
A
largest part of brain
25
chol/e
bile
26
choledoch/o
common bile duct
27
chondr/o
cartilage
28
claustr/o
confined space
29
cirrh/o
yellow
30
cis/o
to cut
31
col/o
colon
32
crin/o
to secrete
33
cusis
hearing
34
cyan/o
blue
35
cyst/o
sac, bladder
36
cyt/o
cell
37
delus/o
deceive
38
derm/o
skin
39
dermat/o
skin
40
didym/o
testis
41
dips/o
thirst
42
duct/o
to lead
43
edema (root)
swelling
44
electr/o
electricity
45
encephal/o
brain
46
enter/o
intestine
47
erythr/o
red
48
esophag/o
food tube
49
fibr/o
fiber
50
flex/o
bend
51
gastr/o
stomach
52
genit/o
bring forth, birth, primary sex organs
53
glyc/o
sugar
54
gluc/o
sugar
55
gnosis
knowledge of an abnormal condition
56
grade
going
57
gravida
pregnant
58
hallucin/o
imagination
59
hem/o
blood
60
hemat/o
blood
61
hepat/o
liver
62
hydr/o
water
63
isch/o
to keep track
64
jejun/o
second section of small intestine
65
lapar/o
abdomen
66
laryng/o
voice box
67
later/o
side
68
leuk/o
white
69
lingu/o
tongue
70
lith/o
stone
71
lute/o
yellow
72
lymph/o
lymph
73
melan/o
black
74
men/o
menses
75
metr/o
uterus, to measure
76
morbid/o
disease
77
muc/o
mucus
78
my/o
muscle
79
myc/o
fungus
80
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
81
narc/o
sleep, stupor
82
nat/o
born
83
natr/i
sodium
84
necr/o
death
85
nephr/o
kidney
86
neur/o
nerve
87
neutr/o
neutral
88
odont/o
tooth
89
onych/o
nail
90
ophthalm/o
eye
91
opia
vision
92
opt/o
vision
93
orch/o
testicle
94
or/o
mouth
95
oste/o
bone
96
ot/o
ear
97
ox/o
oxygen
98
para def
to bring forth
99
path/o
disease
100
perin/e
perineum
101
ped/o
foot, child
102
phag/o
eat, swallow
103
pharmac/o
drug
104
pharyng/o
throat
105
phleb/o
vein
106
phylaxis
protection
107
pleur/o
lining of lung
108
pnea def
breathing, to breathe
109
pneum/o
lung, air
110
pol/o
pole
111
por/o
opening
112
proxim/o
nearest
113
prurit/o
itch
114
psych/o
mind
115
pulmon/o
lung, air
116
pyr/o
fire
117
pyret/o
fever
118
pyrex/o
fever
119
ren/o
kidney
120
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
121
rhin/o
nose
122
rhythm/o
rhythm
123
sarc/o
flesh
124
schiz/o
to split, cleave
125
scler/o
hard, white of the eye
126
sect/o
to cut
127
ser/o
serum
128
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
129
soci/o
partner, ally, community
130
somn/o
sleep
131
spir/o
breathing, to breathe
132
stalsis
constrict
133
stasis
control, stay in one place, stop
134
sten/o
narrow
135
stomat/o
mouth
136
tax/o
coordination
137
tens/o
pressure
138
terat/o
monster
139
thorac/o
chest
140
thromb/o
clot
141
thym/o
thymus
142
ton/o
pressure, tension
143
trache/o
windpipe
144
troph/o
development
145
trophy
development
146
ur/o
urine, urinary system
147
ureter/o
tube from kidney
148
uter/o
uterus
149
varic/o
varicose vein
150
vas/o
blood vessel, duct
151
ven/o
vein
152
vers/o
to turn
