Ch.5 Root Word

Front 1

Abdomin/o

Back 1

Abdomen

Front 2

Acou/o ; acoust/o

Back 2

Hear

Front 3

Aden/o

Back 3

Gland

Front 4

Adip/o

Back 4

Fat

Front 5

Alb/o

Back 5

White

Front 6

Alges/o

Back 6

White

Front 7

Andr/o

Back 7

Man,male

Front 8

Angi/o

Back 8

Vessel

Front 9

Angin/o

Back 9

Blood vessel

Front 10

Ankyl/o

Back 10

Fused,stiff

Front 11

Anter/o

Back 11

Front

Front 12

Aort/o

Back 12

Aorta

Front 13

Append/o

Back 13

Appendix

Front 14

Ateri/o

Back 14

Artery

Front 15

Arthr/o

Back 15

Joint

Front 16

Athen/o

Back 16

Weak

Front 17

Atel/o

Back 17

Incomplete

Front 18

Ather/o

Back 18

Fat

Front 19

Atri/o

Back 19

Atrium

Front 20

Audi/o

Back 20

To hear

Front 21

Aur/o

Back 21

Ear

Front 22

Aut/o

Back 22

Self

Front 23

Bacteri/o

Back 23

Bacteria

Front 24

Bi

Back 24

Life; also two

Front 25

Blephar/o

Back 25

Eyelid

Front 26

Brachi/o

Back 26

Arm

Front 27

Bronch/i

Back 27

Airway, bronchus

Front 28

Bucc/o

Back 28

Cheek

Front 29

Burs/o

Back 29

Pouch or sac

Front 30

Calc/i

Back 30

Calcium

Front 31

Carcin/o

Back 31

Cancer

Front 32

Cardi/o

Back 32

Heart

Front 33

Carp/o

Back 33

Wrist

Front 34

Cartil/o

Back 34

Cartilage, gristle

Front 35

Caud/o

Back 35

Tail

Front 36

Cec/o

Back 36

Blind intestine, cecum

Front 37

Cel/o

Back 37

Hernia, protrusion

Front 38

Cent/e

Back 38

To puncture (a body cavity)

Front 39

Cent/i

Back 39

A fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

Front 40

Cephal/o

Back 40

Head

Front 41

Cerebr/o

Back 41

Brain, cerebrum

Front 42

Cervic/o

Back 42

Neck

Front 43

Chol/e

Back 43

Bile

Front 44

Chondr/o

Back 44

cartilage

Front 45

chrom/o

Back 45

color

Front 46

chron/o

Back 46

time

Front 47

cirrh/o

Back 47

yellow-orange

Front 48

cleid/o

Back 48

clavicle

Front 49

col/o

Back 49

colon

Front 50

colp/o

Back 50

vagina

Front 51

condyl/o

Back 51

knuckle of a joint

Front 52

cor/o

Back 52

pupil

Front 53

corne/o

Back 53

cornea

Front 54

cost/o

Back 54

rib

Front 55

crin/o

Back 55

to secrete

Front 56

cubitus

Back 56

elbow

Front 57

cutane/o

Back 57

skin

Front 58

cyan/o

Back 58

blue

Front 59

cycl/o

Back 59

circle or cycle

Front 60

cyst/o

Back 60

bladder

Front 61

cyt/o

Back 61

cell

Front 62

derm(at)/o

Back 62

skin

Front 63

digit

Back 63

finger or toe

Front 64

dipl/o

Back 64

two,double

Front 65

dips/o

Back 65

thirst

Front 66

disk/o

Back 66

flatshape, intervertebral disk

Front 67

dist/o

Back 67

distant, away

Front 68

diverticul/o

Back 68

diverticulum, a small blind puch

Front 69

dors/o

Back 69

back

Front 70

duct/o

Back 70

lead,move

Front 71

duoden/o

Back 71

duodenum

Front 72

ech/o

Back 72

to bounce, sound

Front 73

ede

Back 73

swelling

Front 74

elast/o

Back 74

change shape

Front 75

electr/o

Back 75

electricity

Front 76

embol/o

Back 76

a plug

Front 77

embry/o

Back 77

embryo

Front 78

emesis

Back 78

vomit

Front 79

emmetr/o

Back 79

according to measure

Front 80

enchephal/o

Back 80

brain

Front 81

enter/o

Back 81

small intestine

Front 82

episi/o

Back 82

vulva

Front 83

erythro/o

Back 83

red

Front 84

esthesi

Back 84

sensation or perception

Front 85

febr

Back 85

fever

Front 86

flex

Back 86

bend

Front 87

foramen

Back 87

opening

Front 88

fract

Back 88

break

Front 89

gastr/o

Back 89

stomach

Front 90

gest

Back 90

carry,produce, congestion

Front 91

glyc/o

Back 91

sugar,sweet

Front 92

gno

Back 92

know

Front 93

gyn/o

Back 93

woman,female

Front 94

hem(at)/o

Back 94

blood

Front 95

hepat/o

Back 95

liver

Front 96

heter/o

Back 96

other,different

Front 97

hom/o

Back 97

the same

Front 98

hydr/o

Back 98

water

Front 99

idi/o

Back 99

person,self

Front 100

lact/o

Back 100

milk

Front 101

leuk/o

Back 101

white

Front 102

lingu/o

Back 102

tongue

Front 103

mal/o

Back 103

abnormal,bad

Front 104

medi/o

Back 104

middle

Front 105

melan/o

Back 105

black,dark

Front 106

men/o

Back 106

month, menstruation

Front 107

mening/o

Back 107

membrane, usually refers to the meninges

Front 108

myel/o

Back 108

marrow or spinal cord

Front 109

my/o

Back 109

muscle

Front 110

nephr/o

Back 110

kidney

Front 111

neur/o

Back 111

nerve

Front 112

ocul/o

Back 112

eye

Front 113

opthalm/o

Back 113

eye

Front 114

oste/o

Back 114

bone

Front 115

ot/o

Back 115

ear

Front 116

ov/o

Back 116

egg

Front 117

palpate

Back 117

to examine by touch

Front 118

path/o

Back 118

disease

Front 119

ped/o

Back 119

child or foot

Front 120

percuss

Back 120

to examine by striking

Front 121

phag/o

Back 121

eat

Front 122

pharyng/o

Back 122

throat

Front 123

phot/o

Back 123

light

Front 124

pleur/o

Back 124

side, rid

Front 125

pneum(at)/o

Back 125

lungs,air

Front 126

pneumon(n)/o

Back 126

lung

Front 127

pod(i)

Back 127

foot

Front 128

pseud/o

Back 128

false

Front 129

psych/o

Back 129

mind

Front 130

pto

Back 130

fall

Front 131

ptyal/o

Back 131

saliva

Front 132

pulmon/o

Back 132

lungs

Front 133

pur,py

Back 133

pus

Front 134

pyr/o

Back 134

fire,heat

Front 135

quadr/o;quar

Back 135

four

Front 136

ren/o

Back 136

kidney

Front 137

rhin/o

Back 137

nose

Front 138

sangui(n)o

Back 138

blood

Front 139

scler/o

Back 139

hard

Front 140

sebum

Back 140

a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

Front 141

sect/o

Back 141

cut

Front 142

sept/o

Back 142

wall,divider; also seven

Front 143

serum

Back 143

the clear portion of body fluids, including blood

Front 144

Sinus

Back 144

Cavity, channel, or hollow space

Front 145

som(a)

Back 145

body

Front 146

spir/o

Back 146

coil, to breathe

Front 147

stern(o)

Back 147

Sternum (breastbone)

Front 148

stomat/o

Back 148

mouth

Front 149

thorac/o

Back 149

chest

Front 150

tom/o

Back 150

cut

Front 151

toxic/o

Back 151

poisonous

Front 152

trich/o

Back 152

hair

Front 153

ur/o

Back 153

urine

Front 154

uter/o

Back 154

uterus, womb

Front 155

varic/o

Back 155

dilated vein

Front 156

vas/o

Back 156

blood vessel

Front 157

viscer/o

Back 157

internal organs

Front 158

xen/o

Back 158

foreign (material)

Front 159

xer/o

Back 159

dry