Medical Root Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical prefixes, roots, and terms from the lecture notes transcript.

cardi

heart

hepat

liver

nephr

kidney

Neur

nerves

phyce

mind

thorac

chest

gaster

stomach

enter

small intestines

arthr

joints

oste

bone

pulmon

lungs

cyan

blue

leuko

white

erythr

red

cirrh

yellow

melano

black

polio

grey

alb

white

chloro

green

abdomin

abdomen

acou

hear

aden

gland

adip

fat

alges

pain

andr

man/male

angi

vessel

angin

blood vessel

ankyl

fused/stiff

anter

front

aort

aorta

append

appendix

arteri

artery

asthen

weak

atel

incomplete

ather

fat

atri

atrium

audi

to hear

aur

ear

aut

self

bactiri

bactiria

bi

life/two

bil

bile

blast

germ

belphar

eyelid

brachi

arm

bronch

airway/bronchus

bucc

cheek

burs

pouch/sac

calc

calcium

capn

carbon dioxide

carcin

cancer

carp

wrist

cartil

cartilage/gristle

caud

tail

cec

blind intestine/cecum

cel

hernia/prostrusion

cent

to puncture/100

cephal

hand

cerebr

brain/cranium

cervic

neck

chol

bile

chondr

cartilage

chrom

color

chron

time

cleid

clavicle

col

colon

colp

vagina

condyle

knuckle of a joint

cor

pupil

corne

cornia

cost

rid

crani

cranium/skull

crin

to secrete

cubitis

elbow

cutane

skin

cycl

circle/cycle

cyst

bladder

cyt

cell

derm

skin

digit

finger/toe

dipl

two/double

dips

thirst

disk

flat shape

dist

distant/away

diverticul

diverticulum/a small blind pouch

dors

back

duct

lead/move

duoden

duodenum

ech

to bounce/sound

edge

swelling

elast

change shape

men

month/menstruation

mening

meninges

myel

marrow/spinal chord

my

muscle

ocul

eye

ot

ear

ov

egg

palpate

examine by touch

path

disease