Unit 1 Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
Afferent
A
Going Towards
2
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
Q
Bacteri/o
A
Bacteria
4
Q
Bio
A
Life
5
Q
Blast
A
Rapidly Dividing Cells
6
Q
Carc/i/in/ino
A
Cancer
7
Q
Card/i/io
A
Heart
8
Q
Caud/o
A
tail
9
Q
Cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
Chole
A
Bile
11
Q
Constrict
Sten/o
A
Narrowing
12
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder
13
Q
Dilate
A
Opening
14
Q
Efferent
A
Going away from
15
Q
Eti/o
A
How something came to be
16
Q
Enceph/a/alo
A
Inside the head
17
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
18
Q
Gen/o
A
Cause
Origin
19
Q
Genetic
A
Inheritance
20
Q
Hem/o/ato
A
Blood
21
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
22
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water
23
Q
Idio
A
Private
Distinct
24
Q
Morph/o
A
Change
25
Q
Muscul/o
My/o
A
Muscle
26
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
27
Q
Necr/o
A
Dead
28
Q
Neur/o
A
Nervous System
29
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
30
Q
Ost/e/eo
A
Bone
31
Q
Path/o
A
Disease
32
Q
Ped/o
A
Children
33
Q
Phag/o
A
Eating
34
Q
Plas/o
A
Formation
35
Q
Py/o
A
pus
36
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh
Muscle
37
Q
Scler/o
A
Hard
38
Q
Stom/a/t
A
Mouth
39
Q
Therm/o
A
Temperature
40
Q
Troph/o
A
Nourishment
41
Q
Trop/o
A
Moving Towards
Acting On
42
Q
Ur
A
Urine
43
Q
Valv/ulo
A
Valve
