Word Roots from Basic Medical Language
Medical Word Roots Flashcards
1. acr/o
Definition: Extremities or topmost parts of the body.
2. adrenal/o
Definition: Relating to the adrenal glands.
3. anter/o
Definition: Front or anterior.
4. bronch/o
Definition: Relating to the bronchi or bronchial tubes.
5. capn/o
Definition: Carbon dioxide.
6. carcin/o
Definition: Cancer or cancerous.
7. caud/o
Definition: Tail or tail-like structure.
8. cerebr/o
Definition: Brain or cerebrum.
9. crin/o
Definition: To secrete.
10. cutane/o
Definition: Skin.
11. cyan/o
Definition: Blue, often used to describe a bluish color due to lack of oxygen.
12. cyst/o
Definition: Bladder or sac, often referring to a cyst.
13. derm/o
Definition: Skin.
14. dermat/o
Definition: Skin.
15. dist/o
Definition: Far or distant.
16. dips/o
Definition: Thirst.
17. dors/o
Definition: Back or posterior.
18. encephal/o
Definition: Brain.
19. epitheli/o
Definition: Epithelium or tissue lining.
20. erythr/o
Definition: Red, often used in reference to red blood cells.
21. glyc/o
Definition: Sugar or glucose.
22. hem/o
Definition: Blood.
23. hemat/o
Definition: Blood.
24. hist/o
Definition: Tissue.
25. hydr/o
Definition: Water or fluid.
26. laryng/o
Definition: Larynx or voice box.
27. later/o
Definition: Side.
28. leuk/o
Definition: White, often used in reference to white blood cells.
29. lip/o
Definition: Fat or lipid.
30. lith/o
Definition: Stone or calculus.
31. meat/o
Definition: Passage or opening.
32. medi/o
Definition: Middle.
33. melan/o
Definition: Black or dark pigment.
34. mening/o
Definition: Meninges, the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
35. mening/i
Definition: Meninges.
36. muc/o
Definition: Mucus.
37. myc/o
Definition: Fungus.
38. my/o
Definition: Muscle.
39. mye/o
Definition: Bone marrow or spinal cord.
40. nas/o
Definition: Nose.
41. nephr/o
Definition: Kidney.
42. neur/o
Definition: Nerve.
43. noct/o
Definition: Night.
44. olig/o
Definition: Few or scanty.
45. onc/o
Definition: Tumor or mass.
46. onych/o
Definition: Nail.
47. ox/i
Definition: Oxygen.
48. organ/o
Definition: Organ.
49. path/o
Definition: Disease.
50. phas/o
Definition: Speech.
51. pharyng/o
Definition: Pharynx or throat.
52. pleg/o
Definition: Paralysis.
53. pneum/o
Definition: Lung or air.
54. pneumon/o
Definition: Lung.
55. poli/o
Definition: Gray, often used in reference to gray matter in the brain.
56. poster/o
Definition: Back or posterior.
57. proxim/o
Definition: Near or closest to.
58. psych/o
Definition: Mind.
59. pulmon/o
Definition: Lung.
60. pyel/o
Definition: Renal pelvis.
61. py/o
Definition: Pus.
62. quadr/i
Definition: Four.
63. radi/o
Definition: Ray or radiation, often used in reference to X-rays.
64. ren/o
Definition: Kidney.
65. rhin/o
Definition: Nose.
66. sarc/o
Definition: Flesh or connective tissue.
67. sinus/o
Definition: Sinus.
68. somn/o
Definition: Sleep.
69. spir/o
Definition: Breath or breathing.
70. system/o
Definition: System.
71. thorac/o
Definition: Chest.
72. thym/o
Definition: Thymus gland.
73. thyroid/o
Definition: Thyroid gland.
74. trache/o
Definition: Trachea or windpipe.
75. ur/o
Definition: Urine or urinary tract.
76. ureter/o
Definition: Ureter.
77. urethr/o
Definition: Urethra.
78. ventr/o
Definition: Belly or abdominal.
79. viscer/o
Definition: Internal organs.
80. xanth/o
Definition: Yellow.