Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
a (an)
A
without, not (Gr.)
2
Q
ab
A
from (L)
3
Q
acet
A
vinegar (L)
4
Q
acro
A
extremity (Gr)
5
Q
ad
A
to, toward (L)
6
Q
adeno
A
gland (Gr)
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Q
adipo
A
fat (L)
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Q
alba
A
white (L)
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Q
algia
A
pain (Gr)
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Q
amphi
A
both (Gr)
11
Q
angi
A
vessel (Gr)
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Q
ankylo
A
bent (Gr)
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Q
ante
A
before (L)
14
Q
anti
A
against (Gr)
15
Q
aqua
A
water (L)
16
Q
archi
A
first (Gr)
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Q
arthro
A
joint (Gr)
18
Q
artic
A
joint (L)
19
Q
aud, aur, aus
A
hear (L)
20
Q
auto
A
shelf (Gr)
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Q
bi
A
two (L)
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Q
bio
A
life (Gr)
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Q
blast
A
germ, bud (greek)
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Q
brachi
A
arm (Gr)
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brachy
short (Gr)
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brady
slow (Gr)
27
brevis
short (L)
28
capit
head (L)
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caud
tail (L)
30
cec
blind (L)
31
cervix
neck (L)
32
choan
funnel (Gr)
33
chrom
color (Gr)
34
chyl
juice (L)
35
chym
juice (Gr)
36
clast
to break (Gr)
37
coel
hollow (Gr)
38
conch
or (L); a shell (Gr)
39
corn
horn (L)
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coron
crown, beak (Gr)
41
cortico
bark (L)
42
cruci
cross (L)
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crypt
hidden (Gr)
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cyan
dark blue (Gr)
45
cyt
cell, hollow (Gr)
46
dent
tooth (L)
47
di
double (Gr)
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dia
through (Gr)
49
diplo
trouble (Gr)
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duo
two (L)
51
dura
hard (L)
52
duct
convey (L)
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ecto
outside (Gr)
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endo
within (Gr)
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entero
intestine (Gr)
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epi
upon (Gr)
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erythro
red (Gr)
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ex
and (Gr); out (L)
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extra
beyond, outward (L)
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faci
face (L)
61
fenestra
window (L)
62
fer
to carry, bear (L)
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flav
yellow (L)
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fug(e)
flee (L)
65
gamo
marriage (Gr)
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gastro
stomach (Gr)
67
gen
to produce (Gr)
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gloss
tongue (Gr)
69
glyco
sweet, sugar (Gr)
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gnath
jaw (Gr)
71
gogue
leading (Gr)
72
gon
angle, seed (Gr)
73
graph
to write (Gr)
74
gutter
throat (L)
75
haemo, hem, em
blood (Gr)
76
hepat
liver (Gr)
77
hetero
different (Gr)
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hippo
horse (Gr)
79
histo
tissue (Gr)
80
homo
same (Gr)
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horm
to excite (Gr)
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hyalo
glassy, clear (Gr)
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hydro
water (Gr)
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hymen
a membrane (Gr)
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hypo
under (Gr)
86
in, en
and (Gr); into (L)
87
inter
between (L)
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intra
within (L)
89
iso
equal (Gr)
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kerato
horn (Gr)
91
lact
milk (L)
92
lacun
pit, lake (L)
93
lamin
layer, plate (L)
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leio
smooth (Gr)
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lemma
skin (Gr)
96
leuco
white (Gr)
97
lingua
tongue (L)
98
lipo
fat (Gr)
99
lith
stone (Gr)
100
lute
yellow (L)
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lysis
divide, destroy (Gr)
102
macro
large (Gr)
103
macula
spot (L)
104
mal
bad-ill (L)
105
mast
breast (Gr)
106
mater
mother (L)
107
medi
middle (L)
108
mega
large (Gr)
109
mes
middle (Gr)
110
meta
change, beyond (Gr)
111
meter
measure (Gr)
112
micro
small (Gr)
113
mono
single (Gr)
114
morph
form (Gr)
115
morti
death (L)
116
myo
muscle (Gr)
117
myelo
marrow (Gr)
118
necro
dead (Gr)
119
nema
thread (Gr)
120
neo
new (Gr)
121
nephro
kidney (Gr)
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neuro
nerve (Gr)
123
nid
nest (L)
124
nigr
black (L)
125
noct
night (L)
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noto
back (Gr)
127
nuc
nut (L)
128
odont
tooth (Gr)
129
oid
like (Gr)
130
olig
few (Gr)
131
oma
tumor (Gr)
132
omphalo
navel (Gr)
133
opercul
a cover (L)
134
ophthalm
eye (Gr)
135
oral
mouth (L)
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orchi
testicle (Gr)
137
ornith
bird (Gr)
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ortho
straight (Gr)
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os
mouth (L)
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osteo
bone (Gr)
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osti
door (L)
142
ot
ear (Gr)
143
ov
egg (L)
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pachy
thick (Gr)
145
paleo
ancient (Gr)
146
pan
all (Gr)
147
para
beside (Gr)
148
pariet
wall (L)
149
path
disease (Gr)
150
pe, pes
foot (L)
151
peri
around (Gr)
152
petro
stone (Gr)
153
phago
to eat (Gr)
154
phil
loving (Gr)
155
phon
voice, sound (Gr)
156
phot
light (Gr)
157
phyll
leaf (Gr)
158
phy
produce (Gr)
159
pia
tender (L)
160
plasm
formed (Gr)
161
platy
flat (Gr)
162
pleuro
side (Gr)
163
pneumo
air (Gr)
164
pod
foot (Gr)
165
poly
many (Gr)
166
pons
bridge (L)
167
porta
gate (L)
168
post
after (L)
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pre
before (L)
170
pro
before (Gr)
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proct
anus (Gr)
172
pseudo
false (Gr)
173
ptero
wing (Gr)
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ptyl
saliva (Gr)
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pulic
flea (L)
176
pulmo
lung (L)
177
pupa
baby (L)
178
pyri
pear (L)
179
pyro
fire (Gr)
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quadr
four (L)
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rachi
spine (Gr)
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ram
branch (L)
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rect
straight (L)
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ren
kidney (L)
185
ret
net (L)
186
retro
backwards (L)
187
rhabdo
rod (Gr)
188
rheo
to flow (Gr)
189
rhino
nose (Gr)
190
rhyncho
snout (Gr)
191
rosti
beak (L)
192
rub
red (L)
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sagitta
arrow (L)
194
salpingo
tube (Gr)
195
sapro
rotten (Gr)
196
sarco
flesh (Gr)
197
scalar
ladder (L)
198
sclera
hard (Gr)
199
scolio
bent (Gr)
200
scope
see (Gr)
201
scut
shield (L)
202
seb
tallow (L)
203
sect
to cut (L)
204
sella
saddle (L)
205
semi
half (L)
206
sept
wall (L)
207
septic
putrid (L)
208
serra
a saw (L)
209
seti
bristle (L)
210
siphon
tube (Gr)
211
soma
body (Gr)
212
somn
sleep (L)
213
sperm
seed (Gr)
214
spheno
wedge (Gr)
215
splanchno
viscera (Gr)
216
squam
scale (L)
217
stella
star (L)
218
steno
narrow (L)
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stereo
solid (Gr)
220
stetho
breast (Gr)
221
stigma
point (Gr)
222
stoma
mouth (Gr)
223
strati
layered (Gr)
224
stria
furrowed (L)
225
stylo
column (L)
226
sub
under (L)
227
super
over (L)
228
supra
above (L)
229
sym
together (Gr)
230
syn
together (Gr)
231
syringo
pipe (Gr)
232
tachy
rapid (Gr)
233
tacti
touch (L)
234
taen
ribbon Gr)
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tapet
carpet (L)
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tele
far, end (Gr)
237
terato
wonder (Gr)
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thalam
chamber (Gr)
239
theca
case, covering (Gr)
240
theli
nipple (Gr)
241
therio
beast (Gr)
242
thermo
heat (Gr)
243
thrombo
clot (Gr)
244
thyro
door, shield (Gr)
245
tok
birth (Gr)
246
tomo
to cut (Gr)
247
toxo
poison (L, Gr)
248
trabecul
small beam (L)
249
trach
windpipe (Gr)
250
tremat
hole (Gr)
251
tricho
hair (Gr)
252
troch
pulley (Gr)
253
tropho
nutrition (Gr)
254
tuber
swelling (L)
255
tunic
garment (L)
256
tympano
drum (Gr)
257
ultra
beyond (L)
258
unci
hook (L)
259
ungula
hoof (L)
260
uni
one (L)
261
uro
urine (Gr)
262
vagin
sheath (L)
263
vaso
vessel (L)
264
ven
vein (L)
265
ventr
belly (L)
266
vermi
worm (L)
267
vesicul
blister (L)
268
villi
shaggy (L)
269
vita
life (L)
270
vitr
glassy (L)
271
vivi
alive (L)
272
vora
to devour (L)
273
xantho
yellow (Gr)
274
xero
dry (Gr)
275
zoo
life, animal (Gr)
276
zygo
yoke (Gr)
