Correct Exam 1 Medical Root Term

acanth-

thorn / spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

other / divergence / difference from

angi-

(blood) vessel / duct

arteri-

(air passage) artery

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

crani-

skull

cyt-

(hollow container) cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red / red blood cell

lept-

thin / fine / slight

leuk-

white / white blood cell

lith-

stone / calculus

log-

word / study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle / secondary / partial / mesentery

-meter/metr-

measure / measuring device

nephr-

kidney

neur-

(tendon) nerve / nervous system

oste-

bone

prax-

act / action

prot-

first / primitive / early

sceler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid / having three dimensions

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison

acr-

extremities (particularly hands and feet)

ambly-

dull / faint

carcin-

carcinoma / cancer

cele-

hernia / tumor / swelling

cheir- / chir-

hand

chol(e)-

bile / gall

col(i)- / colon-

colon

cyan-

blue

cyst(i)- / -cystis

bladder / cyst

diplo-

double / twin

enter-

(small) intestine

erg-

action / work

gastr-

stomach

hem- / hemat- / -em-

blood

hepar- / hepat-

liver

lip-

fat

macr-

(abnormally) large or long

mega- / megal-

(abnormally) large or long

micr-

(abnormally) small

nyct-

night

odyn-

pain

onc-

tumor

pachy-

thick

pseud-

false

py-

pus

sarc-

flesh / soft tissue

spasm-

spasm / involuntary muscular contraction

splen-

spleen

stom- / stomat-

mouth / opening

arachn-

spider / web; arachnoid membrane

chlor-

green

chondr-

cartilage

dactyl-

finger / toe

derma(at)- / -derma

skin

(h)elc-

ulcer

hidr(ot)- / -idr-

sweat

hist(i)-

tissue

hydr-

water / fluid

hypn-

sleep

icter-

jaundice

in- / inos-

fiber/muscle

is-

same / equal / similar / alike

mening- / -meninx

meningeal membrane / meninges

my(s)-

muscle

myc(et)-

fungus

myel-

bone marrow / spinal cord

narc-

stupor / numbness

necr-

corpse / dead

olig-

few / deficient

onych-

fingernail / toenail

pod-

foot

poli-

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

poly-

many / excessive

por-

passage / opening / duct / pore / cavity

psych-

mind

soma(at)- / -soma

body

sthen-

strength

trachel-

neck / cervix

xanth-

yellow

aut-

self

crin-

secrete / secretion

esthe(s)-

sensation / sensitivity / sense

gen(e)- / -gen

come into being / produce

gram-

a record

graph-

write / record

iatr-

healer / physician; treatment

idi-

of one’s self

kine-

move