Shared Flashcard Set

Details

78 roots
common body roots
77
Medical
10th Grade
11/17/2009
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Medical Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
Aden
 Definition
gland
Term
Adren
 Definition
adrenal Gland
Term
appendic
 Definition
appendix
Term
Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
Bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
Blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
Cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
Cervic/o
 Definition
neck or cervix
Term
Chlole/o
 Definition
bile or gall
Term
Col/o
 Definition
colon or large intestine
Term
Crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
Term
Dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers or toes
Term
Derm/a
 Definition
skin
Term
Enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
Gingiv/a
 Definition
gums
Term
Hem/o
 Definition
blood or pertaining to blood
Term
Hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
Lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen or abdomenal wall
Term
Lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
Mast/o
 Definition
Breast
Term
Myel/o
 Definition

Bone marrow

or Spinal Cord
Term
Nas/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Neur/o
 Definition
Nerve
Term
Odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arter/o
 Definition
artery
Term
Aur
 Definition

Ears

hearing
Term
Bronchus
 Definition
Bronchial tubes
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
Cerebr/o
 Definition
Brain
Term
Cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
Chondr/o
 Definition
Cartilage
Term
Cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term

cut

or

cutane/o

 Definition
skin
Term
Cyt/e
 Definition
Cell
Term
Dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
Dors/a
 Definition
Back
Term
Gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
Gloss
 Definition
tongue
Term
Hepat/o
 Definition
Liver
Term
Hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
Lingua
 Definition
tongue
Term
Mamm/o
 Definition
Breast
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myring/o
 Definition
ear drum
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
ocular
 Definition
eye
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
orch/o
 Definition

testis,

testes,

testicles
Term
oss/o
 Definition
bone
Term
Oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
Pedes
 Definition
foot/ feet
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
Phren
 Definition

diaphram

mind
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura or side of the body
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
air/lung
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
proct/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pyelo
 Definition
pelvis of the kidney
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
salpingo
 Definition
uterine/ fallopian tube
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition

vertebrae

spine
Term
stoma
 Definition
mouth/ new opening
Term
thorac
 Definition
chest
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
valv/o
 Definition
valve
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Supporting users have an ad free experience!