Greco-Latin Roots Vocabulary

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A set of vocabulary flashcards covering essential Greco-Latin roots, basic linguistic terms, and examples from the lecture notes.

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Etiologia

Science that deals with the meaning of words.

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Raiz

Fragment of the word that contains the meaning and constitutes its invariable part.

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Aden

Gland (glándula).

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Acro

Air (aire).

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Angio

Vessel (vaso).

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Andro

Man (hombre).

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Artr

Joint (articulación).

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Bio

Life (vida).

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Blefaro

Eyelid (párpado).

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Cardio

Heart (corazón).

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Carpo

Wrist (muñeca).

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Cefalo

Head (cabeza).

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Cervico

Neck (cuello).

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Cole

Bile (bilis).

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Colon

Colon (colón).

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Condro

Cartilage (cartílago).

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Cisto

Sac or bladder (saco o vejiga).

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Cito

Cell (célula).

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Dacrio

Tear (lágrima).

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Dactil

Finger or toe (dedo).

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Entero

Intestine (intestino).

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Espondilo

Vertebra (vértebra).

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Espleno

Spleen (bazo).

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Gastro

Stomach (estómago).

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Galactia

Milk (leche).

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Geronto

Elderly / old man (anciano).

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Gino

Woman (mujer).

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Glos

Tongue (lengua).

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Gluco

Sweet or glucose (dulce o glucosa).

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Hemato

Blood (sangre).

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Hepato

Liver (hígado).

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Histero

Uterus or matrix/womb (útero o matriz).

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Histo

Tissue (tejido).

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Ileo

Ileum (ileón).

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Leuco

White (blanco).

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Lipo

Fat (grasa).

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Lito

Stone (piedra).

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Meninge

Membrane (membrana).

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Metro

Matrix/uterus (matriz).

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Mielo

Marrow / spinal cord (médula).

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Mio

Muscle (músculo).

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Nato

Birth (nacimiento).

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Necro

Death (muerte).

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Nefro

Kidney (riñón).

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Oftalmo

Eye (ojo).

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Oto

Ears (oídos).

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Osteo

Bone (hueso).

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Neumo

Lung (pulmón).

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Pnea

Breathing (respiración).

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Procto

Rectum (recto).

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Psico

Mind (mente).

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Pio

Pus (pus).

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Queil

Lip (labio).

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Quiro

Hand (mano).

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Rino

Nose (nariz).

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Somato

Body (cuerpo).

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Trico

Hair (cabello).

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Toraco

Thorax (tórax).

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Cefalalgia

Head pain / headache; formed from root 'cefal' (head) and suffix 'algia' (pain).

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Cefálico

Pertaining to the head; formed from root 'cefal' (head) and suffix 'ico' (pertaining to).