word roots Flashcards
abdomen/o
abdomen
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck; neck of uterus
crani/o
cranium (skull)
gastr/o
stomach
ili/o
illium (lateral portion of hip bone)
inguin/o
groin
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
pelv/i
pelvis
pelv/o
pelvis
spin/o
spine
thorac/o
chest
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
anter/o
anterior, front
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
back(of body)
infer/o
lower, below
later/o
side, to one side
medi/o
middle
poster/o
back (of body), behind, posterior
proxim/o
near, nearest
super/o
upper, above
ventr/o
belly, belly side
cyt/o
cell
hist/o
tissue
nucle/o
nucleus
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)
adip/o
fat
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
erythem/o
red
erythemat/o
red
erythr/o
red
hidr/o
sweat
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
pil/o
hair
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
squam/o
scale
steat/o
fat
sudor/o
sweat
therm/o
heat
trich/o
hair
xer/o
dry
adenoid/o
adenoids
aer/o
air
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
bronch/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
bronchi/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
laryng/o
larynx
muc/o
mucus
nas/o
nose
ortho/o
straight
pharyng/o
pharynx
phren/o
diaphragm
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
air; lung
pneumon/o
air; lung
pulmon/o
lung
py/o
pus
rhin/o
nose
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea
aneurysm/o
widening, widened blood vessel
aort/o
aorta
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
fatty plague
atri/o
atrium
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heart
phleb/o
vein
thromb/o
blood clot
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)
vascul/o
vessel
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
aden/o
gland
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
embol/o
embolus (plug)
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
immune/o
immunity, immune, safe
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
myel/o
bone marrow (also spinal cord)
phag/o
eating swallowing
thym/o
thymus gland
an/o
anus
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile vessel
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
choledoch/o
bile duct
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
dent/o
teeth
duoden/o
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
enter/o
intestine (usually refers to small intestine)
esophag/o
esophagus
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
gums
hepat/o
liver
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
lingu/o
tongue
odont/o
teeth
or/o
mouth
pancreat/o
pancreas
proct/o
anus, rectum
ptyal/o
saliva
pylor/o
pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum)
rect/o
rectum
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
stomat/o
mouth
cyst/o
bladder
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
opening, meatus
nephr/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
vesic/o
bladder
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
colp/o
vagina
episi/o
vulva
galact/o
milk
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o
uterus (womb)
lact/o
milk
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus (womb)
nat/o
birth
oophor/o
ovary
ovari/o
ovary
perine/o
perineum
salping/o
tube (usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
vulv/o
vulva
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
olig/o
scanty
orch/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
orchi/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
orchid/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
prostat/o
prostate gland
sperm/i
spermatozoa, sperm cells
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
test/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
adren/o
adrenal glands
calc/o
calcium
gluc/o
sugar
glyc/o
sugar
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
toxic/o
poison
cerebr/o
cerebrum
crani/o
cranium (skull)
encephal/o
brain
gli/o
neuroglial tissue
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)
meningi/o
meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
neur/o
nerve
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent/crooked
arthr/o
joint
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
fasci/o
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
leiomy/o
smooth muscle (visceral)
lumb/o
lower back
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
ten/o
tendon
tend/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendon
tibi/o
tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
acous/o
hearing
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
blephar/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
dipl/o
double
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
ocul/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
ot/o
ear
pupil/o
pupil
retin/o
retina