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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 |