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Bio 168- root words
Bio 168- roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| bronch | air passage |
| capn- | smoke |
| carcin- | cancer |
| card- | heart |
| cephal- | head, brain |
| cerv- | neck |
| chem- | chemical |
| chol- | bile |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| corp- | body |
| cort- | covering |
| crani- | skull |
| crypt- | hidden |
| cusp- | pointed |
| cut(an)- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyst- | bladder; sac |
| cyt- | cell |
| dectyl- | fingers; toes (digits) |
| dendr- | tree; branch |
| dent- | tooth |
| derm- | skin |
| diastol- | relax; stand apart |
| dips- | thirst |
| ejacul- | to throw out |
| electr- | electrical |
| enter- | intestine |
| eryth(r)- | red |
| esthe- | sensation |
| febr- | fever |
| gastr- | stomach |
| gingiv- | gums |
| glom- | little ball |
| glosso- | tongue |
| gluco- | glucose; sugar |
| glutin- | glue |
| glyco- | sugar; glucose |
| hepat- | liver |
| hist- | tissue |
| hydro- | water |
| hyster- | uterus |
| latr- | treatment |
| kal- | potassium |
| karyo- | nucleus |
| kerat- | horn |
| lact- | milk; milk production |
| lapar- | abdomen |
| leuk- | white |
| lig- | to tie, bind |
| lip- | lipids (fat) |
| lys- | break apart |
| mal- | bad |
| melan- | black |
| men-, mens-(menstru-)- | month; monthly |
| muta- | change |
| myo- | muscle |
| myc- | fungus |
| myel- | marrow |
| nat- | birth |
| natri- | sodium |
| nephr- | nephron; kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| noc-, nyct-- | night |
| noto- | back |
| oculo- | eye |
| odont- | tooth |
| onco- | mass |
| opthalm- | eye |
| orchi- | testis |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| ov-, oo-, ovi-, - | egg |
| oxy-- | oxygen |
| path-- | disease |
| ped- | children |
| phag- | eat |
| pharm- | eat |
| phleb- | vein |
| photo- | light |
| physio- | nature(function) of |
| plex; plexus- | network |
| pneumo- | air; breath |
| pod- | foot |
| poie- | make; produce |
| presby- | old |
| proct- | recum |
| pseud- | flase |
| psych- | mind |
| pyel- | pelvis |
| ren- | kidney |
| rhino- | nose |
| rigor- | stiffness |
| sarco- | flesh; muscle |
| scler- | hard |
| semen-,semin- | seed; sperm |
| sept- | contamination |
| sin- | cavity |
| son- | sound |
| spiro-, spire | breathe |
| stat-, stas- | arrest |
| syn- | together |
| systol- | contract |
| tachy- | fast |
| therm- | heat |
| throm- | clot |
| tox- | poison |
| throph- | grow |
| tympan- | drum |
| varic- | enlarged vessel |
| vas- | vessel; duct |
| acro- | extremity |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| arthr- | joint |
| asthen- | weakness |
| bar- | pressure |
| bili- | bile |
| brachi- | arm |