word roots Flashcards
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abdomen/o
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abdomen
2
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caud/o
A
tail
3
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cephal/o
A
head
4
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cervic/o
A
neck; neck of uterus
5
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crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
6
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gastr/o
A
stomach
7
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ili/o
A
illium (lateral portion of hip bone)
8
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inguin/o
A
groin
9
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lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
10
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pelv/i
A
pelvis
11
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pelv/o
A
pelvis
12
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spin/o
A
spine
13
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thorac/o
A
chest
14
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umbilic/o
A
umbilicus, navel
15
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anter/o
A
anterior, front
16
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dist/o
A
far, farthest
17
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dors/o
A
back(of body)
18
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infer/o
A
lower, below
19
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later/o
A
side, to one side
20
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medi/o
A
middle
21
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poster/o
A
back (of body), behind, posterior
22
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proxim/o
A
near, nearest
23
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super/o
A
upper, above
24
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ventr/o
A
belly, belly side
25
cyt/o
cell
26
hist/o
tissue
27
nucle/o
nucleus
28
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)
29
adip/o
fat
30
cutane/o
skin
31
cyan/o
blue
32
derm/o
skin
33
dermat/o
skin
34
erythem/o
red
35
erythemat/o
red
36
erythr/o
red
37
hidr/o
sweat
38
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
39
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
40
lip/o
fat
41
melan/o
black
42
myc/o
fungus
43
onych/o
nail
44
pil/o
hair
45
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
46
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
47
squam/o
scale
48
steat/o
fat
49
sudor/o
sweat
50
therm/o
heat
51
trich/o
hair
52
xer/o
dry
53
adenoid/o
adenoids
54
aer/o
air
55
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
56
bronch/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
57
bronchi/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
58
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
59
laryng/o
larynx
60
muc/o
mucus
61
nas/o
nose
62
ortho/o
straight
63
pharyng/o
pharynx
64
phren/o
diaphragm
65
pleur/o
pleura
66
pneum/o
air; lung
67
pneumon/o
air; lung
68
pulmon/o
lung
69
py/o
pus
70
rhin/o
nose
71
tonsill/o
tonsils
72
trache/o
trachea
73
aneurysm/o
widening, widened blood vessel
74
aort/o
aorta
75
arter/o
artery
76
arteri/o
artery
77
ather/o
fatty plague
78
atri/o
atrium
79
cardi/o
heart
80
coron/o
heart
81
phleb/o
vein
82
thromb/o
blood clot
83
varic/o
dilated vein
84
vas/o
vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)
85
vascul/o
vessel
86
ven/o
vein
87
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
88
aden/o
gland
89
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
90
embol/o
embolus (plug)
91
hem/o
blood
92
hemat/o
blood
93
immune/o
immunity, immune, safe
94
leuk/o
white
95
lymph/o
lymph
96
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
97
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
98
myel/o
bone marrow (also spinal cord)
99
phag/o
eating swallowing
100
thym/o
thymus gland
101
an/o
anus
102
append/o
appendix
103
appendic/o
appendix
104
chol/e
bile, gall
105
cholangi/o
bile vessel
106
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
107
choledoch/o
bile duct
108
col/o
colon
109
colon/o
colon
110
dent/o
teeth
111
duoden/o
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
112
enter/o
intestine (usually refers to small intestine)
113
esophag/o
esophagus
114
gingiv/o
gums
115
gloss/o
gums
116
hepat/o
liver
117
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
118
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
119
lingu/o
tongue
120
odont/o
teeth
121
or/o
mouth
122
pancreat/o
pancreas
123
proct/o
anus, rectum
124
ptyal/o
saliva
125
pylor/o
pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum)
126
rect/o
rectum
127
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
128
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
129
stomat/o
mouth
130
cyst/o
bladder
131
glomerul/o
glomerulus
132
meat/o
opening, meatus
133
nephr/o
kidney
134
pyel/o
renal pelvis
135
ren/o
kidney
136
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
137
ureter/o
ureter
138
urethr/o
urethra
139
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
140
vesic/o
bladder
141
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
142
colp/o
vagina
143
episi/o
vulva
144
galact/o
milk
145
gynec/o
woman, female
146
hyster/o
uterus (womb)
147
lact/o
milk
148
mamm/o
breast
149
mast/o
breast
150
men/o
menses, menstruation
151
metr/o
uterus (womb)
152
nat/o
birth
153
oophor/o
ovary
154
ovari/o
ovary
155
perine/o
perineum
156
salping/o
tube (usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
157
uter/o
uterus
158
vagin/o
vagina
159
vulv/o
vulva
160
andr/o
male
161
balan/o
glans penis
162
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
163
olig/o
scanty
164
orch/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
165
orchi/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
166
orchid/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
167
prostat/o
prostate gland
168
sperm/i
spermatozoa, sperm cells
169
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
170
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
171
test/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
172
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
173
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
174
adren/o
adrenal glands
175
calc/o
calcium
176
gluc/o
sugar
177
glyc/o
sugar
178
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
179
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
180
thyr/o
thyroid gland
181
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
182
toxic/o
poison
183
cerebr/o
cerebrum
184
crani/o
cranium (skull)
185
encephal/o
brain
186
gli/o
neuroglial tissue
187
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)
188
meningi/o
meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)
189
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
190
neur/o
nerve
191
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent/crooked
192
arthr/o
joint
193
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
194
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
195
cervic/o
neck
196
chondr/o
cartilage
197
cost/o
ribs
198
crani/o
cranium (skull)
199
fasci/o
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
200
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
201
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
202
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)
203
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
204
leiomy/o
smooth muscle (visceral)
205
lumb/o
lower back
206
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
207
muscul/o
muscle
208
my/o
muscle
209
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
210
orth/o
straight
211
oste/o
bone
212
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
213
phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
214
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
215
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
216
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
217
ten/o
tendon
218
tend/o
tendon
219
tendin/o
tendon
220
tibi/o
tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)
221
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
222
acous/o
hearing
223
audi/o
hearing
224
audit/o
hearing
225
blephar/o
eyelid
226
choroid/o
choroid
227
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
228
cor/o
pupil
229
core/o
pupil
230
corne/o
cornea
231
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
232
dipl/o
double
233
irid/o
iris
234
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
235
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
236
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
237
ocul/o
eye
238
ophthalm/o
eye
239
opt/o
eye, vision
240
ot/o
ear
241
pupil/o
pupil
242
retin/o
retina
