JW - Roots Word Scramble
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Root Word | Meaning |
acous, audi | hearing |
acusis | hearing condition |
aden | gland |
adip, lipid | fat |
adrena | adrenal |
aer | air |
aero | gas |
albumin | protein |
alges | pain |
alopec | hair |
ambly | dim, dull |
andr | male |
aneur | widening |
angi | vessel |
aort | aorta |
arter | artery |
arthr | joint |
ather | plaque |
bacter | bacteria |
balan | glans penis |
blephar | eyelid |
bronch | bronchus |
burs | bursa |
capn | carbon dioxide |
card | heart |
carp | wrist |
cerebr | cerebrum |
cerumin | wax-like |
cervic | cervix |
chol | bile |
chondr | cartilage |
col | colon |
condyle | knob, knuckle |
conjunctiv | conjunctiva |
corne | cornea |
crani | skull |
crine | to secrete |
crypt | hidden |
cutane, derm(at) | skin |
cyan | blue |
cyt, cyte | cell |
cyst, vesic | bladder |
dactyl | finger or toe |
diabet | diabetic |
duoden | duodenum |
eclamps | shining forth |
embol | embolus |
encephal | brain |
enter | intestine |
esthes | sensation |
esophag | esophagus |
femor | thigh bone |
fibr | fiber |
gastr | stomach |
glauc | gray |
glyc, glycos | sugar |
gynec | woman |
hema(at) | blood |
heap(at) | liver |
herni | hernia |
hist | tissue |
humer | upper arm bone |
hyster | uterus |
irid, ir | iris |
kerat | hard |
keto | ketones |
kyph | backward curve |
labyrinth | inner ear |
lacrim | tear duct |
lact | milk |
lapar | abdomen |
laryng | larynx |
leuk | white |
lith | stone |
lord | forward curve |
lymph | lymph |
mamm, mast | breast |
melan | black |
men | mentruation |
mening | meninges |
ment, psych(o) | mind |
my | muscle |
myel | spinal cord |
myring, tympan | eardrum |
myx | mucus |
nas, rhin | nose |
necro | death (of cells, etc) |
nephr, ren, ur | kidney |
neur | nerve |
ocu, ophthalm, opt | eye |
onych | nail |
opia, opt | vision |
orch, orchid | testis |
orexia | appetite |
oste | bone |
ot | ear |
ovari | ovary |
ox, oxy | oxygen |
pancreat | pancreas |
patell | knee cap |
pector | chest |
ped, pod | foot |
pelv | pelvis |
pepsia | digestion |
phag | swallow |
phalang | bones of fingers and toes |
phas | speech |
phleb, ven | vein |
phor | sweat |
plas | development |
pneumon | lung, air |
prostat | prostate gland |
pulmon | lung |
rachi, spondyl, vertebr | vertebrae |
respir | breath |
retin | retina |
rhabdo | rod |
salping | tube (fallopian, eustachian, etc) |
secre | secretion |
semin | semen |
sperm | sperm |
sep | putrify |
sinus | sinus |
somat | body |
splen | spleen |
stenosis | narrowing |
stern | sternum |
stigmat | point(ed) |
tendin | tendon |
tetan | tetanus |
thromb | clot |
thym | thymus |
thyroid | thyroid |
tibi | larger lower leg bone |
toc | birth |
uresis, uria | urination |
ureter | ureter |
urethr | urethra |
uter | uterus |
vagin | vagina |
vas(cu) | blood vessel |
vas | vessel, duct |
veric | vericose veins |
test | testis, testicle |
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