Unit 5 Roots Flashcards
1
Q
acet(um)
A
Vinegar
2
Q
agon
A
Main actor; driver
3
Q
alges(ia)
A
Pain
4
Q
ankylos
A
Stiff
5
Q
appendix
A
Part attached to the end
6
Q
arthr, arthro
A
Joint
7
Q
articu(us)
A
Joint
8
Q
asthenia
A
Weakness
9
Q
axi
A
Axis
10
Q
Blast
A
A rapidly dividing cell
11
Q
Burs, bursa
A
Purse; bag
12
Q
carcin
A
Cancer
13
Q
carp
A
Wrist
14
Q
center
A
Middle of a round object
15
Q
cephal
A
Pertaining to the head
16
Q
cervic, cervico
A
Neck
17
Q
chondr, chondro
A
Cartilage
18
Q
circum
A
Around
19
Q
clast
A
Breakdown
20
Q
clonus
A
Violent shaking
21
Q
condyle
A
Knob
22
Q
cost, costo
A
Rib
23
Q
cranio
A
Head; skull
24
Q
crepit(us)
A
Crackling noise
25
cyt
Cell
26
dactyl
Finger
27
duct
To lead
28
effusion
Pouring out of
29
electro
Related to electricity
30
erg(on)
Energy
31
exten(d)
Moving away from
32
facet
Flat spot, like on a jewel
33
fasci, fascio
Bundle of fibers
34
femor, femur
Thigh
35
fissure
Deep crack
36
fixate
Remain in place
37
flex
Reducing the angle of a joint
38
foramen
Hole
39
fossa
Shallow groove
40
fracture
Broken bone
41
genu
Knee
42
glen(e)
Socket
43
gomph
Tooth
44
graph
Written record
45
hallux
Big toe
46
hemo, hemato
Blood
47
hydr
Water
48
inflammation
Information
49
kines, kinet
Movement
50
kyphosis
Hunchback curve of spine
51
lacrim
Crying; tears
52
lamella
Thin plate
53
lemma
Thin layer surrounding a cell
54
lordosis
Swayback curve of spine
55
lumb, lumbo
Lower back
56
luxation
Dislocation
57
meatus
Tube; passage
58
medull(a)
Marrow; center
59
membran(e)
Thin sheet
60
mere
A part
61
metric
Measurement
62
musculo
Muscle
63
my, myo, myos
Muscle
64
myel
Marrow
65
necro
Death
66
neuro
Nervous system
67
occipit(o)
Back of the head
68
Olisthes
Slippage
69
ortho
Straight, at right angle, true
70
os, osse, ost, osteo
Bone
71
pector(is)
Chest
72
pelvis
Hip; lower abdomen
73
phalanges
Fingers and toes
74
physis
Part of a bone
75
plasm
Something molded; plastic or dough
76
polariz(e)
To go to one extreme or another
77
pollex
Thumb
78
por(e)
Hole
79
prone
Face down
80
pyre
Fever
81
sarc, sarco
Muscle; flesh
82
scler
Hard
83
scoliosis
Lateral curvature of the spine
84
scop
Instrument for looking inside
85
skelet
Skeleton; bones collectively
86
spasm
Uncontrollable contraction
87
sphincter
Muscle surrounding an opening
88
spin, spina, spine
Spine; vertebrae
89
spondyl, spondylo
Vertebrae
90
sprain
Injury to ligament
91
sten
Abnormal narrowing
92
sterno, sternum
Sternum; breastbone
93
strain
Injury to muscles or tendons
94
sulcus
Groove
95
supine
Face up
96
tars, tarso, tarsus
Ankle
97
tax
Moving
98
tempor
Side of the head
99
Ten, teno, tendo, tendin, tendon
Tendon
100
thorac, thorax
Chest
101
tibia
Bone of the lower extremity below the knee
102
tomo
Cutting
103
ton, tono
Tone, strength
104
trochanter
Point on femur where large leg muscles attach
105
trochlea
Piece of bone that acts as a pulley
106
troph
Nourishment, growth
107
tuber
Potato like raised area on bone
108
valgum
Knees closer than normal
109
varum
Knees farther apart than normal
110
vertebra
Bone of spinal column
111
zygoma
Yoke; joints bones of face to those of skull
