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A & P Pg. 7-8 Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acro- | extemity |
| aden- | gland |
| alveol- | small hollow, cavity |
| angi- | vessel |
| arthr- | joint |
| asthen- | weakness |
| bar- | pressure |
| bili- | bile |
| brachi- | arm |
| 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 |
| diastol- | relax, stand apart |
| dips- | thirst |
| ejacul- | to throw out |
| electr- | electrical |
| enter- | intestine |
| eryth(r)- | red |
| esthe- | 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- | nucleus |
| 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 |
| brady- | slow |