WORD ROOTS Flashcards
1
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
2
Q
sudor
A
sweat
3
Q
seb/o
A
sebum
4
Q
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
A
skin
5
Q
pil/o, trich/o
A
hair
6
Q
onych/o
A
nail
7
Q
adip/o, lip/o
A
fat
8
Q
eti/o
A
cause
9
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
10
Q
hydr/o
A
water
11
Q
idi/o
A
unknown, peculiar
12
Q
kerat/o
A
keratinized tissue, cornea
13
Q
morph/o
A
shape
14
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
15
Q
necr/o
A
dead
16
Q
onych/o
A
nail
17
Q
path/o
A
disease
18
Q
pil/o, trich/o
A
hair
19
Q
rhytid/o
A
wrinkle
20
Q
scler/o
A
hardening
21
Q
son/o
A
sound
22
Q
xer/o
A
dry
23
Q
melan/o
A
black
24
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
25
erythr/o
red
26
cirrh/o, xanth/o
yellow
27
albin/o, leuk/o
white
28
chromat/o
color
29
neur/o
nerve
30
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
31
encephal/o, cerebr/o
brain
32
spin/o
spine
33
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
34
psych/o
the mind
35
my/o
muscle
36
narc/o
numbness, sleep; stupor
37
lex/o
word, phrase
38
vascul/o
blood vessel
39
cephal/o
head
40
cerebell/o
cerebellum
41
gangli/o
ganglion
42
gli/o
glue, gluelike
43
radicul/o
nerve root
43
phas/o
speech
44
sthen/o
strength
45
ton/o
tension; tone
45
thalam/o
thalamus
46
ventricul/o
ventricle
47
electr/o
electricity
48
vas/o, angi/o
vessel
49
aort/o
aorta
50
arteri/o
artery
51
ather/o
thick, fatty
52
atri/o
atria
53
coron/o
heart
54
hemat/o, hem/o
blood
55
ven/o, phleb/o
vein
56
thromb/o
thrombus (clot)
57
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
58
aden/o
gland
59
adenoid/o
adenoid
60
bacteri/o
bacteria
61
immun/o
immune
62
lymph/o
lymph
63
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
64
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
65
lymphocyt/o
lymph cell
66
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
67
ser/o
serum
68
splen/o
spleen
69
thym/o
thymus
70
tonsill/o
tonsil
71
aer/o
air
72
alveol/o
alveoli
73
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
74
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchus
75
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
76
carcin/o
cancer
77
chondr/o
cartilage
78
coni/o
dust
79
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
80
epiglott/o
epiglottis
81
laryng/o
larynx
82
lob/o
lobe
83
muc/o
mucus
84
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
85
or/o, stomat/o
mouth, mouthlike opening
86
orth/o
straight
87
ox/i, ox/o
oxygen
88
pharyng/o
pharynx
89
phon/o
sound, voice
90
pleur/o
pleura
91
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung, air
92
pulmon/o
lung
93
sinus/o
sinus
94
spir/o
breathing
95
thorac/o
thorax
96
tonsill/o
tonsil
97
trache/o
trachea
98
an/o
anus
99
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
100
bil/i
bile
101
bucc/o
cheek
102
cec/o
cecum
103
cheil/o, labi/o
lip
104
chol/e
bile, gall
105
cholangi/o
bile duct
106
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
107
choledoch/o
common bile duct
108
col/o, colon/o
colon
109
dent/o, odont/o
teeth
110
duoden/o
duodenum
111
enter/o
small intestine
112
esophag/o
esophagus
113
gastr/o
stomach
114
gingiv/o
gums
115
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
116
hepat/o
liver
117
ile/o
ileum
118
jejun/o
jejunum
119
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
120
or/o
mouth
121
pancreat/o
pancreas
122
pept/o
digestion
123
phag/o
eating, swallowing
124
pharyng/o
pharynx
125
proct/o
rectum, anus
126
pylor/o
pylorus
127
rect/o
rectum
128
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
129
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
130
steat/o
fat
131
stomat/o
mouth, mouthlike opening
132
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
133
cyst/o
bladder
134
glomerul/o
glomerulus
135
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
136
keton/o
ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
137
meat/o
meatus, opening
138
nephr/o
kidney
139
olig/o
deficiency
140
peritone/o
peritoneum
141
py/o
pus
142
pyel/o
renal pelvis
143
pelv/i
pelvis
144
ren/o
kidney
145
ur/o, urin/o
urine
146
ureter/o
ureter
147
urethr/o
urethra
148
vesic/o
bladder
149
andr/o
male
150
balan/o
glans penis
151
cervic/o
cervix
152
colp/o
vagina
153
crypt/o
hidden
154
episi/o, vuvl/o
vulva
155
galact/o, lact/o
milk
156
gynec/o
woman
157
hyster/o
uterus
158
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
159
oophor/o
ovary
160
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis
161
phall/i
penis
162
162
salping/o
tube (fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)
162
perine/o
perineum
163
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