Unit 1 Root Words

Question 1

Eti/o

Answer 1

How something came to be

Question 2

Caud/o

Answer 2

Tail

Question 3

Sarc/o

Answer 3

Flesh/ muscle

Question 4

Phag/o

Answer 4

Eating

Question 5

Troph/o

Answer 5

Nourishment

Question 6

Scler/o

Answer 6

Hard

Question 7

Idio

Answer 7

Private, distinct (unknown to others)

Question 8

Enceph/a
Encephal/o

Answer 8

Inside the head

Question 9

Trop/o

Answer 9

Moving towards or acting on

Question 10

Cyst/o

Answer 10

Bladder

Question 11

Orth/o

Answer 11

Straight, at right angles

Question 12

Ost/e
Ost/eo

Answer 12

Bone

Question 13

Path/o

Answer 13

Disease (suffering)

Question 14

Plas/o

Answer 14

Formation

Question 15

Py/o

Answer 15

Pus

Question 16

Stom/a/t

Answer 16

Mouth

Question 17

Afferent

Answer 17

Going towards

Question 18

Blast

Answer 18

Rapidly dividing cell

Question 19

Carc/i
Carc/in
Carc/ino

Answer 19

Cancer

Question 20

Cephal/o

Answer 20

Head

Question 21

Chole

Answer 21

Bile

Question 22

Gen/o

Answer 22

Cause,origin

Question 23

Genetic

Answer 23

Inheritance

Question 24

Morph/o

Answer 24

Change

Question 25

Myc/o

Answer 25

Fungus

Question 26

Neur/o

Answer 26

Nervous system

Question 27

Valv/ulo

Answer 27

Valve

Question 28

Ur

Answer 28

Urine

Question 29

Therm/o

Answer 29

Temperature

Question 30

Ped/o

Answer 30

Children

Question 31

Necr/o

Answer 31

Dead

Question 32

Muscul/o
My/o

Answer 32

Muscle

Question 33

Hydr/o

Answer 33

Water

Question 34

Hepat/o

Answer 34

Liver

Question 35

Hem/o
Hemat/o

Answer 35

Blood

Question 36

Gastr/o

Answer 36

Stomach

Question 37

Efferent

Answer 37

Going away from

Question 38

Dilate

Answer 38

Increasing size opening

Question 39

Constrict
Sten/o

Answer 39

Narrowing; decreasing the size of opening

Question 40

Card/i
Card/io

Answer 40

Heart

Question 41

Bio

Answer 41

Life