Word Roots Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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abdomen, abdominal cavity
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, height
3
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aden/o
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gland
4
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
5
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
6
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
7
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albumin/o
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albumin
8
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
9
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amni/o
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
10
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amnion/o
A
amnion, amniotic flui
11
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andr/o
A
male
12
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angi/o
A
vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
13
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ankyl/o
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stiff, bent
14
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an/o
A
anus
15
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anter/o
A
front
16
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antr/o
A
antrum
17
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aort/o
A
aorta
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aponeur/o
A
aponeurosis
19
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appendic/o
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appendix
20
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append/o
A
appendix
21
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arche/o
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first, beginning
22
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arteri/o
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artery
23
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atel/o
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imperfect, incomplete
24
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ather/o
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yellowish, fatty plaque
25
atri/o
atrium
26
audi/o
hearing
27
aur/i
ear
28
aur/o
ear
29
aut/o
self
30
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
31
arthr/o
joint
32
balan/o
glans penis
33
bi/o
life
34
blast/o
developing cell, germ cell
35
blephar/o
eyelid
36
bronch/o
bronchus
37
bronchi/o
bronchus
38
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
39
calc/i
calcium
40
cancer/o
cancer
41
capn/o
carbon dioxide
42
carcin/o
cancer
43
cardi/o
heart
44
carp/o
carpals (wrist)
45
caud/o
tail (downward)
46
cec/o
cecum
47
celi/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
48
cephal/o
head
49
cerebell/o
cerebellum
50
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
51
cervic/o
cervix
52
cheil/o
lip
53
chlor/o
green
54
cholangi/o
bile duct
55
chol/e
gall, bile
56
choledoch/o
common bile duct
57
chondr/o
cartilage
58
chori/o
chorion
59
chrom/o
color
60
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
61
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
62
cochle/o
cochlea
63
col/o
colon
64
colon/o
colon
65
colp/o
vagina
66
coni/o
duct
67
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
68
cor/o
pupil
69
core/o
pupil
70
corne/o
cornea
71
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
72
cost/o
rib
73
crani/o
cranium (skull)
74
cry/o
cold
75
crypt/o
hidden
76
culd/o
cul-de-sac
77
cutane/o
skin
78
cyan/o
blue
79
cyst/o
bladder, sac
80
cyt/o
cell
81
dacry/o
tear, tear duct
82
dermat/o
skin
83
derm/o
skin
84
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
85
dipl/o
two, double
86
dips/o
thirst
87
disk/o
intervertebral disk
88
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
89
diverticul/o
diverticulum
90
dors/o
back
91
duoden/o
duodenum
92
dur/o
hard, dura mater
93
ech/o
sound
94
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
95
embry/o
embryo, to be full
96
encephal/o
brain
97
endocrin/o
endocrine
98
enter/o
intestine
99
epididym/o
epididymis
100
epilglott/o
epiglottis
101
episi/o
vulva
102
epitheli/o
epithelium
103
erythr/o
red
104
esophag/o
esophagus
105
esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
106
eti/o
cause (of disease)
107
femor/o
femus (upper leg bone)
108
fet/i
fetus (unborn child)
109
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
110
fibr/o
fiber
111
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
112
gangli/o
ganglion
113
ganglion/o
ganglion
114
gastr/o
stomach
115
gingiv/o
gum
116
gli/o
glia, gluey substance
117
glomerul/o
glomerulus
118
gloss/o
tongue
119
glyc/o
sugar
120
glycos/o
sugar
121
gno/o
knowledge
122
gravid/o
pregnancy
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gynec/o
woman
124
gyn/o
woman
125
hemat/o
blood
126
hem/o
blood
127
hepat/o
liver
128
herni/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
129
heter/o
other
130
hidr/o
sweat
131
hist/o
tissue
132
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
133
hydr/o
water
134
hymen/o
hymen
135
hyster/o
uterus
136
iatr/o
physician, medicine (also means treatment)
137
ile/o
ileum
138
ili/o
ilium
139
infer/o
below
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irid/o
iris
141
ir/o
iris
142
is/o
equal
143
ischi/o
ischium
144
isch/o
deficiency, blockage
145
jejun/o
jejunum
146
kal/i
potassium
147
kary/o
nucleus
148
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard OR cornea
149
kinesi/o
movement, motion
150
kyph/o
hump (increased convexity of the spine)
151
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
152
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct
153
lact/o
milk
154
lamin/o
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
155
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
156
laryng/o
larynx
157
later/o
side
158
lei/o
smooth
159
leuk/o
white
160
lingu/o
tongue
161
lip/o
fat
162
lith/o
stone, calculus
163
lob/o
lobe
164
lord/o
bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
165
lumb/o
loin, lumbar region of the spien
166
lymphaden/o
lymph node
167
lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
168
mamm/o
breast
169
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
170
mast/o
breast
171
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
172
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
173
meat/o
meatus (opening)
174
medi/o
middle
175
melan/o
black
176
meningi/o
meninges
177
mening/o
meninges
178
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
179
men/o
menstruation
180
ment/o
mind
181
metr/i
uterus
182
metr/o
uterus
183
mon/o
one, single
184
muc/o
mucus
185
myc/o
fungus
186
myel/o
bone marrow
187
myel/o
spinal cord
188
my/o
muscle
189
myos/o
muscle
190
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
191
nas/o
nose
192
nat/o
birth
193
natr/o
sodium
194
necr/o
death (cells, body)
195
nephr/o
kidney
196
neur/o
nerve
197
noct/i
night
198
ocul/o
eye
199
olig/o
scanty, few
200
omphal/o
umbilicus, navel
201
onc/o
tumor, mass
202
onych/o
nail
203
oophor/o
ovary
204
ophthalm/o
eye
205
opt/o
vision
206
orchid/o
testis, testicle
207
orchi/o
testis, testicle
208
orch/o
testis, testicle
209
organ/o
organ
210
or/o
mouth
211
orth/o
straight
212
oste/o
bone
213
ot/o
ear
214
ox/i
oxygen
215
pachy/o
thick
216
palat/o
palate
217
pancreat/o
pancreas
218
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
219
par/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
220
part/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
221
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
222
path/o
disease
223
pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bone
224
pelv/o
pelvis, pelvic bone
225
perine/o
perineum
226
peritone/o
peritoneum
227
petr/o
stone
228
phac/o
lens
229
phak/o
lens
230
phalang/o
phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes)
231
pharyng/o
pharynx
232
phas/o
speech
233
phleb/o
vein
234
phon/o
sound
235
phot/o
light
236
phren/o
diaphraghm
237
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
238
plasm/o
plasma
239
pleur/o
pleura
240
pneumat/o
lung, air
241
pneum/o
lung, air
242
pneumon/o
lung, air
243
poli/o
gray matter
244
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
245
poster/o
back, behind
246
prim/i
first
247
proct/o
rectum
248
prostat/o
prostate gland
249
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
250
pseud/o
false
251
psych/o
mind
252
pub/o
pubis
253
puerper/o
childbirth
254
pulmon/o
lung
255
pulpill/o
pupil
256
pyel/o
renal pelvis
257
pylor/o
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
258
py/o
pus
259
quadr/i
four
260
rachi/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
261
radic/o
nerve root
262
radicul/o
nerve root
263
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone)
264
radi/o
x-rays, ionizing radiation
265
rect/o
rectum
266
ren/o
kidney
267
retin/o
retina
268
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
269
rhin/o
nose
270
rhiz/o
nerve root
271
rhytid/o
wrinkles
272
sacr/o
sacrum
273
salping/o
uterine tube (fallopian tube)
274
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
275
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
276
scler/o
sclera
277
scoli/o
crooked, curved (spine)
278
seb/o
sebum (oil)
279
sept/o
septum
280
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
281
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
282
sinus/o
sinus
283
somat/o
body
284
somn/o
sleep
285
son/o
sound
286
sperm/o
spermatozoon, sperm
287
spermat/o
spermatozoon, sperm
288
spir/o
breathe, breathing
289
splen/o
spleen
290
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
291
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
292
staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
293
steat/o
fat
294
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
295
stomat/o
mouth
296
strept/o
twisted chains
297
super/o
above
298
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
299
system/o
system
300
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bones)
301
tendin/o
tendon
302
tend/o
tendon
303
ten/o
tendon
304
terat/o
malformations
305
test/o
testis, testicle
306
therm/o
heat
307
thorac/o
thorax, chest, chest cavity
308
thromb/o
clot
309
thym/o
thymus gland
310
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
311
thyr/o
thyroid gland
312
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
313
tom/o
to cut, section, or slice
314
ton/o
tension, pressure
315
tonsill/o
tonsil
316
trache/o
trachea
317
trich/o
hair
318
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear
319
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
320
ungu/o
nail
321
ureter/o
ureter
322
urethr/o
urethra
323
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
324
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
325
uvul/o
uvula
326
vagin/o
vagina
327
valv/o
valve
328
valvul/o
valve
329
vas/o
vessel, duct
330
ven/o
vein
331
ventricul/o
ventricle
332
ventr/o
belly (front)
333
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
334
vesic/o
bladder, sac
335
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
336
vestibul/o
vestibule
337
viscer/o
internal organs
338
vulv/o
vulva
339
xanth/o
yellow
340
xer/o
dry
