Word Roots Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
acr/o
extremities, height
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
albumin/o
albumin
alveol/o
alveolus
amni/o
amnion, amniotic fluid
amnion/o
amnion, amniotic flui
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
ankyl/o
stiff, bent
an/o
anus
anter/o
front
antr/o
antrum
aort/o
aorta
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
appendic/o
appendix
append/o
appendix
arche/o
first, beginning
arteri/o
artery
atel/o
imperfect, incomplete
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
aur/i
ear
aur/o
ear
aut/o
self
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
arthr/o
joint
balan/o
glans penis
bi/o
life
blast/o
developing cell, germ cell
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
calc/i
calcium
cancer/o
cancer
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals (wrist)
caud/o
tail (downward)
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
cervic/o
cervix
cheil/o
lip
chlor/o
green
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e
gall, bile
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion
chrom/o
color
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
cochle/o
cochlea
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
coni/o
duct
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium (skull)
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
bladder, sac
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear, tear duct
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
two, double
dips/o
thirst
disk/o
intervertebral disk
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/o
back
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
hard, dura mater
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
embry/o
embryo, to be full
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
epilglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
eti/o
cause (of disease)
femor/o
femus (upper leg bone)
fet/i
fetus (unborn child)
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
fibr/o
fiber
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
gangli/o
ganglion
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gum
gli/o
glia, gluey substance
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
glycos/o
sugar
gno/o
knowledge
gravid/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
woman
gyn/o
woman
hemat/o
blood
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
heter/o
other
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o
water
hymen/o
hymen
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
physician, medicine (also means treatment)