Rootwords Flashcards
Angi/o
Lymph/blood vessel
Aden/o
Gland
Arthr/o
Joint
Bas/o
Base, opposite of acid
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Brain
Cutane/o
The skin
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Of or pertaining to the skin
Gastr/o
Stomach
Myel/o
Marrow, spinal cord
Neur/o
Pertaining to a nerve, nerves or nervous system
Oste/o
Bones
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
Abdomin/o
Abdominal muscles
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Bio-
One’s life, course or way or living, lifetime
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Cyst/o
Cell
Electr/o
Electricity
Enter/o
Intestine
Fibr/o
Fiber
Gnath/o
Jaw
Gynec/o
Women; female
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Iiver
Irid/o
Iris
Kerat/o
Cornea
Lip/o
Lipid
Mast/o
Breast
Necr/o
Death
Necr/o
Death
Nephr/o
Kidney
Ren/o
Kidney
Onc/o
Tumor
Path/o
Disease
Pelv/o
Pelvis
Radi/o
X-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
Sarc/o
Sacrum
Sial/o
Saliva
Thromb/o
Clot
Trache/o
Windpipe
Uter/o
Uterus
Bronch/o
Bronchial tube
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Pulmon/o
Lung
erythr/o
Red
leuk/o
White
melan/o
Black
cyan/o
Blue
poli/o
Gray matter(of brain or spinal cord)
glauc/o
Glucose, sugar
purpur/o
Purple
xanth/o
Yellow