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Root words #3
root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lacri | tears |
| mamma | breast |
| meningo | meninges(membranes) |
| metra or metro | uterus |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle |
| macro | large |
| malaco | soft |
| mal | bad |
| medi or meso | middle |
| mega | great,huge |
| megalo | smallest |
| micro | small |
| minumus | smallest |
| mio | less |
| multi | many |
| mucus | secretions |
| naris | nostril |
| naso | nose |
| nucha | neck |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| necro | dead |
| neo | new |
| oleo | oil |
| orb | eyeball |
| orbit | bone socket containing eye |
| ora | mouth |
| oto | ear |
| oophoro | ovary |
| orchi or orchids | testicle |
| os | opening(mouth) |
| osteo | bone |
| oligo | scanty(not abundant,as a secretion) |
| ortho | straight-normal-correct |
| pappilla | nipple |
| pectus | chest-thorax-breast |
| plantar | sole of feet |
| pharyngo | pharynx(passageway for air from the nasal cavity to the pharynx) |
| phleb or plebo | vein |