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Roots #2
A&P Latin Roots Quiz 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| able, ible | ability |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| adeno | gland |
| al | pertaining to |
| ala | wing |
| algia | pain |
| angi, vasa | vessel |
| anter, antero | anterior, forward |
| antrum | cavity |
| apo, epi | above, upon |
| arteri, arterio | arteries |
| aryten | ladle |
| asc | bag |
| atel | imperfect, incomplete |
| athero | fat, fatty |
| cac | bad |
| capn | smoke |
| carine | keel |
| caud, cauda, caudate | tail, tailed, tail-like |
| eilos | twisted |
| emphys | inflamed |
| eu | easy, normal, well |
| exia | body condition |
| falci, falx | sickle |
| fauces | throat |
| fer, phor | to carry |
| fibr, fibro | fibrous, fiber |
| flora | flowers, plants |
| form | shape |
| frenulum | little bridle |
| galact, gala | milk |
| ghre | growth |
| glottis | back of tongue |
| gluco, glyc, glycol, glycos | sugar |
| gon | angle |
| haustr | to draw |
| hem, hemo, hemat, hemato | blood |
| hidro(s) | sweat |
| celi, coel | cavity, abdominal cavity |
| cente | puncture |
| chemi | chemical |
| chlor, chloro | green |
| choana | funnel |
| chrom | color |
| chrono | time |
| cide | kill, destroy |
| concha | seashell |
| cor | heart |
| corni | horn |
| crico | ring |
| cul, elle, ulus, cel, ul | little |
| cune | wedge |
| cyan, cyano | blue |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| cyst | bladder |
| de | down |
| dia. per | through |
| hydro | water |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ician | specialist in, practitioner of |
| ism | condition, state, or theory |
| ist | specialist |
| ites | like, resembling |
| itis | inflammation |
| ity | quality |
| juxta, par, para | next to |
| later, latero | lateral |
| lith, litho | stone |
| lys, lyso. lysis | breaking down, splitting |
| macula | spot, patch |
| medi, medio | medial |
| megal, megalo, megaly | enlarged, giant |
| melan, melano, | black |
| meso, meso, mittel | middle, ni the middle |
| meter | measuring device |
| mic | grain, crumb |
| dist, disto | distal |
| dors, dorso | dorsal, of the back |
| dys | difficult, abnormal, painful |
| ectasia | stretching, increase in diameter |
| ecstasis | extension |
| ectomy | to cut out |
| micr | small |
| mono, uni | one |
| my, myo, mys, sarco | flesh, muscle |
| myel | spinal cord, marrow |
| neo | new |
| oid | resembling |
| oligo | few, a little |
| ortho | straight, erect |
| os, ossc, oste, osteo | bone |
| osmo | push |
| ot | car |
| ous | possessing, having |
| pedi, podo | foot |
| pelvis | basin |
| penia | deficiency in number |
| phas | speech |
| phleb, phlebo | vein |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| pia | tender, soft |
| poly | many, much |
| porta | gateway, entrance |
| poster, postero | posterior |
| prot, prim | first |
| proxim, proximo | proximal |
| pseudo | false |
| ptosis | sagging, falling |
| pulmo | lung |
| py | pus |
| pyel | pelvis |
| rostr | nose |
| sclera, sclero | hard |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| spasm, spasmo | involuntary contraction |
| stasis | act of stopping, controlling |
| stomy | to form a new opening |
| sub, infra | to form a new opening |
| super | superior |
| thromb, thrombo | clot |
| thyr | shield |
| tion | condition or action |
| tome | cutting instrument |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| tripsy | crushing |
| trop | change, influence |
| trus | push |
| uvula | little grape |
| volution | rolling or turning |
| xanth, xantho | yellow |
| zona | zone |
| zygo | union, mate |
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