Unit 1 Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Eti/o
A
How something came to be
2
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail
3
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh/ muscle
4
Q
Phag/o
A
Eating
5
Q
Troph/o
A
Nourishment
6
Q
Scler/o
A
Hard
7
Q
Idio
A
Private, distinct (unknown to others)
8
Q
Enceph/a
Encephal/o
A
Inside the head
9
Q
Trop/o
A
Moving towards or acting on
10
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder
11
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight, at right angles
12
Q
Ost/e
Ost/eo
A
Bone
13
Q
Path/o
A
Disease (suffering)
14
Q
Plas/o
A
Formation
15
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
16
Q
Stom/a/t
A
Mouth
