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A&P I
Word Part Meaning - Roots; Pgs 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |