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A&P I
Word Part Meaning - Roots; Pgs 7-8
Question | Answer |
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acro- | extremity |
aden- | gland |
alveol- | small hollow, cavity |
angi- | vessel |
asthen- | weakness |
bar- | pressure |
bili- | bile |
brachi- | arm |
brady- | slow |
bronch- | air passage |
calc- | calcium, limestone |
capn- | smoke |
carcin- | cancer |
card- | heart |
cephal- | head, brain |
cerv- | neck |
chem- | chemical |
chol- | bile |
chondr- | cartilage |
chrom- | color |
corp- | body |
cortico- | pertaining to cortex |
crani- | skull |
crypt- | hidden |
cusp- | point |
cut(an) | skin |
cyan- | blue |
cyst- | bladder |
cyt- | cell |
dactyl- | fingers, toes (digits) |
dendr- | tree, branched |
dent- | tooth |
derm- | skin |
distol- | relax, stand apart |
dips- | thirst |
ejacu- | to throw out |
electr- | electrical |
enter- | intestine |
eryth(r) | red |
este- | sensation |
febr- | fever |
gastr- | stomach |
gest- | to bear, carry |
gingiv- | gums |
glomer- | wound into a ball |
gloss- | tongue |
gluc- | glucose, sugar |
glutin- | glue |
glyc- | sugar (carbohydrate), glucose |
hepat- | liver |
hist | tissue |
hydro- | water |
hyster- | uterus |
iatr- | treatment |
kal= | potassium |
kary- | nuclear |
kerat- | cornea |
kin= | to move, divide |
lact- | milk, milk production |
lapar- | abdomen |
leuk- | white |
lig- | to tie, bind |
lip= | lipid (fat) |
lys- | break apart |
mal- | bad |
melan- | black |
men-, mens-, (menstru-) | month (monthly) |
metr- | uterus |
muta- | change |
my-, myo- | muscle |
myc- | fungus |
myel= | marrow |
myx- | mucus |
nat- | birth |