Unit 3 Roots

acous/o

hearing

angi/o

vessel (blood)

anis/o

unequal

ankyl/o

stiff

aque/o

water

arter/o, arteri/o  

artery  

arthr/o  

joint

articul/o  

joint

ather/o  

plaque (fatty substance) 

audi/o, audit/o  

hearing

aur/o  

ear

auricul/o  

ear

blephar/o  

eyelid

brachi/o  

arm

capn/o  

carbon dioxide

caus/o  

burn, burning

cauter/o  

heat, burn

coagul/o  

coagulation (clotting) 

cochle/o  

cochla (inner part of ear) 

cor/o  

pupil

corne/o  

cornea  

cyan/o  

blue

derm/o, dermat/o  

skin

diaphor/o  

sweat

dacry/o

tear

dipl/o

double

erythr/o

red

erythem/o, erythemat/o

flushed, redness

fibr/o

fiber

hem/o  

blood

ichthy/o  

dry, scaly  

immun/o  

immune

ir/o, irid/o  

iris (colored portion of eye)  

is/o  

same, equal

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct 

leiomy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle  

lymph/o

lymph  

lymphaden/o

lymph gland  

melan/o  

black

mi/o  

smaller, less

mon/o  

one, single

myocardi/o  

myocardium (heart muscle)

myx/o  

mucas

nas/o  

nose

ocul/o  

eye

ophthalm/o  

eye

opt/o, optic/o  

eye, vision

or/o  

mouth

oste/o  

bone

ot/o  

ear

palpebr/o  

eyelid

pector/o  

chest

pericardi/o  

thin, fliud-fill sac surrounding the heart

phleb/o  

vein

phon/o  

voice, sound

pil/o  

hair

phot/o  

light

pneum/o  

lung, air, gas

pulmon/o  

lung

pupill/o  

pupil

retin/o  

retina

rhabdomy/o  

striated (skeletal) muscle

rhytid/o  

wrinkle

rrhythm/o  

rhythm

seb/o, sebace/o  

sebum

sider/o  

iron

sphygm/o  

pulse

spir/o  

to breathe

spondyl/o  

vertebra (backbone)

sten/o  

narrowing

thromb/o  

clot

trache/o  

trachea (windpipe)

ungu/o  

nail

valv/o, valvul/o  

valve

vascul/o  

vessel (blood)

ven/o, ven/i  

vein

ventricul/o  

ventricle (of heart or brain)

xanth/o  

yellow

xer/o 

dry