Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
not, without
2
Q
ad-
A
to, towards
3
Q
bi-
A
two
4
Q
bio-
A
life
5
Q
circ-
A
around
6
Q
co-
A
with, together
7
Q
cyto-/cyte-
A
cell
8
Q
di-
A
two
9
Q
ectomy-
A
removal
10
Q
endo-
A
within
11
Q
epi-
A
upon
12
Q
erythro-
A
red
13
Q
exo-
A
outside
14
Q
gastro-
A
stomach
15
Q
hem/o-
A
blood
16
Q
hydr/o-
A
water
17
Q
hyper-
A
above
18
Q
hypo-
A
below
19
Q
inter-
A
between
20
Q
iso-
A
equal
21
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
22
Q
leuc/o-
A
white
23
Q
-lysis
A
to break up
24
Q
macr/o-
A
large
25
micr/o-
small
26
mono-
one
27
nephro-
kidney
28
neur-
nerve
29
oo-
egg
30
-ology
study of
31
path-
disease
32
phago/phage-
eating
33
pino-
drinking
34
pneum-
lung
35
poly-
many
36
re-
back, again
37
sacchar-
sugar
38
semi-
half, partial
39
ur-
urine
40
superior
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
41
inferior
lower on the body, farther from the head
42
anterior (ventral)
front of the body
43
posterior (dorsal)
back of body