Word Roots Flashcards
a-,an-
Absence,lack
ab-
Departing from, away from
Acou-
Hearing
ac-, acro-
Extreme or extremity
ad-
To, toward
Aden- ,adeno-
Gland
adren-
Toward the kidney
aero-
Air
af-
Toward
agon-
Contest
alb-
White
aliment-
Nourish
allel-
Of one another
amphi-
On both sides, of both kinds
ana-
Apart, up, again
anastomos-
Come together
Aneurysm
A widening
Angi-
Vessel
Angin-
Choked
Ant-, anti-
Opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
Ante-
Preceding
Aort-
Great artery
Ap-,api-
Tip, extremity
Append
Hang to
Aqua-, aque-
Water
Arbor
Tree
Areola
Open space
Arrect
Upright
Arthr-, arthro-
Joint
Artic-
Joint
Atri-
Vestibule
Auscult-
Listen
Aut-,auto-
Self
Ax-, axi-, axo-
Axis, axle
Azyg-
Unpaired
Baro-
Pressure
Basal-
Base
Bi-
Two
Bili-
Bile
Bio-
Life
Blast-
Bud, germ
Brachi-
Arm
Brady-
Slow
Brev-
Short
Broncho-
Bronchus
Bucco-
Cheek
Calor-
Heat
Capill-
Hair
Caput-
Head
Carcin-
Cancer
Cardi-, cardio
Heart
Carneo-
Flesh
Carot-
Carrot, stupor
Cata-
Down
Caud-
Tail
Cec-
Blind
Cele-
Abdominal
Cephal-
Head
Cerebro-
Brain, especially
Cervic-, cervix
Neck
Chiasm-
Crossing
Chole-
Bile
Chondr-
Cartilage
Chrom-
Colored
Cili-
Small hair
Circum-
Around
Clavic-
Key
Co-, con-
Together
Coccy-
Cuckoo
Cochlea
Snail shell
Coel-
Hollow
Commis-
United
Concha-
She’ll
Contra-
Against, opposite
Corn-, cornu-
Horn
Corona
Crown
Corp-
Body
Cort-
Bark, in terms of putter layer
Cost-
Rib
Crani-
Skull
Crypt-
Hidden
Cusp-
Pointed
Cutic-
Skin
Cyan-
Blue
Cyst-
Sac, bladder
Cyt-
Cell
De-
Undoing, reversal, loss, removal
Decid-
Falling off
Delta
Triangular
Den-, dent-
Tooth
Dendr-
Tree, branch
Derm-
Skin
Desm-
Bond
Di-
Twice
Dia-
Through, between
Dialys-
Separate, break apart
Diastol
Stand apart
Diure-
Urinate
Dors-
The back
Duc-, duct
Lead, draw
Dura
Hard
Dys-
Difficult, faulty, painful
Ec-,ex-,ecto-
Out, outside, away from
Ectop-
Displaced
Edem-
Swelling
Ef-
Away
Ejac-
To shoot forth
Embol-
Wedge
En-,em-
In, inside
Enceph-
Brain
Endo-
Within, inner
Entero-
Intestine
Epi-
Over above
Erythr-
Red
Eso-
Within
Eu-
Well
Excret-
Separate
Exo-
Outside, outer layer
Extra-
Outside, beyond
Extrins-
From the outside
Fasci-,fascia-
Bundle, band
Fenestr-
Window
Ferr-
Iron
Flagell-
Whip
Flat
Blow,blown
Folli-
Bag, bellows
Fontan-
Fountain
Foram-
Opening
Foss-
Ditch
Gam-, gamet-
Married, spouse
Gangli-
Swelling, or knot
Gastr-
Stomach
Gene
Beginning, origin
Germin-
Grow
Gero-, geront-
Old man
Gest-
Carried
Glauc-
Gray
Glom-
Ball
Glosso-
Tongue
Gluco-, glyco-
Sweetness
Glute-
Buttock
Gnost-
Knowing
Gompho -
Nail
Gon-, gono-
Seed, offspring
Gust-
Taste
Hapt-
Fasten, grasp
Hema-, hemato-, hemo-
Blood
Hemi-
Half
Hepat-
Liver
Hetero-
Different
Hiat-
Gap
Hippo-
Horse
Hirsut-
Hairy
Hist-
Tissue
Holo-
Whole
Hom-, homo-
Same
Hormon-
To excite
Humor-
A fluid
Hyal-
Glass, clear
Hydr-, hydro-
Water
Hyper-
Excess
Hypno-
Sleep
Hypo-
Below, deficient
Hyster-, hystero-
Uterus, womb
ile-
Intestine
im-
Not
Inter-
Between
Intercal-
Insert
Intra-
Within, inside
Iso-
Equal, same
Jugul-
Throat
Juxta-
Near, close
Karyo-
Kernel, nucleus
Kera-
Horn
Kilo-
Thousand
Kin-, kines-
Move
Labi-, labri-
Lip
Lact-
Milk
Lacun-
Space, cavity, lake
Lamell-
Small plate
Lamina-
Layer, sheet
Lat-
Wide
Laten-
Hidden
Later-
Side
Leuko-
White
Leva-
Raise, elevate
Lingua-
Tongue
Lip-, lipo-
Fat, lipid
Lith,
Stone
Luci-
Clear
Lumen-
Light
Lut-
Yellow
Lymph-
Water
Macro-
Large
Macula-
Spot
Magn-
Large
Mal-
Bad, abnormal
Mamm-
Breast
Mast-
Breast
Mater-
Mother
Meat-
Passage
Medi-
Middle
Medull-
Marrow
Mega-
Large
Meio-
Less
Melan-
Black
Men-, menstru-
Month
Meningo-
Membrane
Mer-, mero-
A part
Meso-
Middle
Meta-
Beyond, between, transition
Metro-
Uterus
Micro-
Small
Mictur-
Urinate
Mito-
Thread, filament
Mnem-
Memory
Mono-
Single
Morpho-
Form
Multi-
Many
Mur-
Wall
Muta-
Change
Myelo-
Spinal cord, marrow
Myo-
Muscle
Nano-
Dwarf
Narco-
Numbness
Natri-
Sodium
Necro-
Death
Neo-
New
Nephro-
Kidney
Neuro-
Nerve
Noci-
Harmful
Nom-
Name
Noto-
Back
Nucle-
Put, kernel, little nut
Nutri-
Feed, nourish
Ob-
Before, against
Oculo-
Eye
Odonto-
Teeth
Olfact-
Smell
Oligo-
Few
Onco-
A mass
Oo-
Egg
Ophthalmo-
Eye
Orb-
Circular
Orchi-
Testis
Org-
Living
Ortho-
Straight, direct
Osm-
Smell
Osmo-
Pushing
Osteo-
Bone
Oto-
Ear
Ov-, ovi-
Egg
Oxy-
Oxygen
Pan-
All, universal
Papill-
Nipple
Para-
Beside, near
Pect-, pectus-
Breast
Pelv-
A basin
Peni-
A tail
Penna-
Feather
Pent-
Five
Pep-, peps-, pept-
Digest
Per-, permea-
Through
Peri-
Around
Phago-
Eat
Pheno-
Show, appear
Phleb-
Vein
Pia-
Tender
Pili-
Hair
Pin-, pino-
Drink
Platy-
Flat, broad
Pleur-
Side, rib
Plex-, plexus
Net, network
Pneumo-
Air, wind
Pod-
Foot
Poly-
Multiple
Post-
After, behind
Pre-, pro-
Before, ahead
Procto-
Rectum, anus
Pron-
Bent forward
Propri-
Ones own
Pseudo-
False
Psycho-
Mind, psyche
Ptos-
Fall
Pub-
Of the pubis.
Pulmo-
Lung
Pyo-
Pus
Pyro-
Fire
Quad-, quadr-
Four sided
Re-
Back, again
Rect-
Straight
Ren-
Kidney
Retin-, retic-
Net, network
Retro-
Backward, behind
Rheum-
Watery flow, change, flux
Rhin-, rhino-
Nose
Ruga-
Fold, wrinkle
Sagitt-
Arrow
Salta-
Leap
Sanguin-
Blood
Sarco-
Flesh
Saphen-
Visible, clear
Sclero-
Hard
Seb-
Grease
Semen-
Seed
Semi-
Held
Sens-
Feeling
Septi-
Rotten
Septum -
Fence
Sero-
Serum
Serrat-
Saw
Sin-, sino-
A hallow
Soma-
Body
Somn-
Sleep
Sphin-
Squeeze
Splanchn-
Organ
Spondyl-
Vertebra
Squam-
Scale, flat
Steno-
Narrow
Strat-
Layer
Stria-
Furrow, streak
Stroma-
Spread
Sub-
Beneath, under
Sucr-
Sweet
Sudor-
Sweat
Super-
Above, upon
Supra-
Above, upon
Sym-, syn-
Together, with
Synerg-
Work together
Systol-
Contraction
Tachy-
Rapid
Tact-
Touch
Telo-
The end
Templ-, tempo-
Time
Tens-
Stretched
Terti-
Third
Tetan-
Rigid, tense
Therm-
Heat
Thromb-
Clot
Thyro-
A sheild
Tissu-
Woven
Tono-
Tension
Tox-
Poison
Trab-
Beam, timber
Trans-
Across, through
Trapez-
Table
Tri-
Three
Trop-
Turn,change
Troph-
Nourish
Tuber-
Swelling
Tunic-
Covering
Tympan-
Drum
Ultra-
Beyond
Vacc-
Cow
Vagin-
A sheath
Vagus-
Wanderer
Valen-
Strength
Venter-, ventr-
Abdomen, belly
Vent-
The wind
Vert-
Turn
Vestibul-
A porch
Vibr-
Shank, quiver
Villus-
Shaggy hair
Viscero-
Organ
Viscos-
Sticky
Vita-
Life
Vitre-
Glass
Viv-
Live
Vulv-
A covering
Zyg-
A yoke, twin
-able
Able to, capable of
-ac
Referring to
-algia
Pain in a certain part
-apsi
Juncture
-ary
Associated with, relating to
-asthen
Weakness
-bryo
Swollen
-cide
Destroy or kill
-cipit
Head
-clast
Break
-crine
Separate
-dips
Thirst, dry
-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out
-ell, -elle
Small
-emia
Condition of the blood
-esthesi
Sensation
-ferent
Carry
-form, -forma
Shape
-fuge
Driving out
-gen
An agent that initiates
-glea, -glia
Glue
-gram
A record, data that are systematically recorded
-graph
An instrument used for recording data or writing
-ia
Condition
-iatrics
Medical speciality
-ism
Condition
-itis
Inflammation
-lemma
Sheath, husk
-logy
The study
-lysis
Loosening or breaking down
-malacia
Soft
-mania
Obsession, compulsion
-nata
Birth
-nom
Govern
-odyn
Pain
-oid
Like, resembling
-oma
Tumor
-opia
Of the eye
-ory
Referring to
-pathy
Disease
-Phasia
Speech
-phil, -philo
Like, love
-phobia
Fear
-phragm
Partition
-phylax
Guard, preserve
-plas
Grow
-plasm
Form, shape
-plasty
Reconstruction of a part
-plegia
Paralysis
-rrhagia
Abnormal or excessive
-rrhea
Flow, or discharge
-scope
Instrument used for examination
-some
Body
-sorb
Suck in
-stalsis
Compression, constriction
-stasis
Arrest, fixation
-stitia
Come to stand
-stomy
Establishment of an artificial opening
-tegm
Cover
-tomy
To cut
-trud
Thrust
-ty
Condition of, state
-uria
Urine
-zyme-
Ferment