Word Roots Flashcards by Audrie Ann

a-,an-

Absence,lack

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ab-

Departing from, away from

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Acou-

Hearing

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ac-, acro-

Extreme or extremity

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ad-

To, toward

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Aden- ,adeno-

Gland

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adren-

Toward the kidney

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aero-

Air

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af-

Toward

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agon-

Contest

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alb-

White

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aliment-

Nourish

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allel-

Of one another

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amphi-

On both sides, of both kinds

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ana-

Apart, up, again

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anastomos-

Come together

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Aneurysm

A widening

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Angi-

Vessel

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Angin-

Choked

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Ant-, anti-

Opposed to, preventing, inhibiting

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Ante-

Preceding

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Aort-

Great artery

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Ap-,api-

Tip, extremity

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Append

Hang to

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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