Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Word Root Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o lip/o or steat/o | fat |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| aden/o | gland |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chole/o | bile |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | rib |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dips/o | thirst |
| dur/o | dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| embol/o | embolus |
| enter/o | intestines |
| episi/o | vulva |
| erythr/o | red |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | gluc/o |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | woman |
| hem /o and hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| irid/o | iris |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kal/o | potassium |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapra/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lith/o | stone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| mamm/o or mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| mening/o | meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| nas/o or rhin/o | nose |
| natr/o | sodium |
| nephr/o or ren/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | normal |
| odont/o | tooth |
| olig/o | few |
| ot/o | ear |
| pachy/o | thick |
| palat/o | palate |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | eat |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pil/o | hair |
| presby/o | old age |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tars/o | ankle |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| xanth/o | yellow |
Created by:
Kmerr242
Popular Medical sets