Root Words

Cards (61)

  • append- appendix
  • oste- bone
  • ocul- eye
  • vascul- vein
  • haem- blood
  • cerebr- brain
  • cranial- head
  • occipital- back of head
  • brachial- forearm
  • deltoid- shoulder
  • cervical- neck
  • hepat- liver
  • gastr- stomach
  • cardi - heart, greek
  • tonsill - tonsils
  • laryng - lower throat, greek
  • angi - blood vessel, greek
  • lapar - abdomen, greek
  • opthalm - eye, greek
  • oro- mouth, latin
  • mamm- brest
  • pect - chest
  • pharyng - lower throat, greek
  • psych- mind
  • acous- hearing
  • aden- gland
  • adip- fat
  • arteri- artery
  • arthr- joints
  • bucc- cheek
  • bronch- to do with the lungs
  • carcin- cancer
  • cephal- head
  • chol- bile
  • chondri- cartilage
  • coron- heart
  • cost- rib (think intercostal muscles)
  • cutane- skin
  • derm- skin
  • duoden- in reference to the duodenum, the first third of the small intenstine that connects the stomach to the jejunum.