Common Root Words

Question 1

abdomin-

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

adip-

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

alges-

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

andr-

Answer 4

male

Question 5

angi-

Answer 5

vessel

Question 6

aorta

Answer 6

large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart

Question 7

aqua-

Answer 7

water

Question 8

arteri-

Answer 8

artery

Question 9

arthr/o

Answer 9

joint

Question 10

asphyxia

Answer 10

lack of oxygen or excess carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness

Question 11

audi-

Answer 11

to hear

Question 12

bi/o

Answer 12

life; also two

Question 13

bronch-

Answer 13

windpipe

Question 14

callus

Answer 14

hard, thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture

Question 15

carcin-

Answer 15

cancer

Question 16

cardi/o

Answer 16

heart

Question 17

carotid

Answer 17

great arteries of the neck

Question 18

cephal-

Answer 18

head

Question 19

cervic-

Answer 19

neck

Question 20

chol-

Answer 20

bile

Question 21

chondr-

Answer 21

cartilage

Question 22

cili-

Answer 22

eyelid

Question 23

cirrh/o

Answer 23

yellow

Question 24

cleid(o)-

Answer 24

clavicle

Question 25

cyan/o

Answer 25

blue

Question 26

cyst-

Answer 26

bladder

Question 27

cyt-

Answer 27

cell

Question 28

derm(at)-

Answer 28

skin

Question 29

digit

Answer 29

finger or toe

Question 30

ede-

Answer 30

swelling

Question 31

enter-

Answer 31

intestine

Question 32

erythr-

Answer 32

red

Question 33

esthe-

Answer 33

sensation or perception

Question 34

febr-

Answer 34

fever

Question 35

flex

Answer 35

bend

Question 36

foramen

Answer 36

opening

Question 37

fract-

Answer 37

break

Question 38

gastr/o

Answer 38

stomach

Question 39

glyc(y)-

Answer 39

sweet

Question 40

gyn(ec)-

Answer 40

female

Question 41

hem(at)-

Answer 41

blood

Question 42

hepat/o

Answer 42

liver

Question 43

humerus

Answer 43

the bone in the upper arm

Question 44

hydr-

Answer 44

water

Question 45

lact-

Answer 45

milk

Question 46

leuk/o

Answer 46

white

Question 47

lingu-

Answer 47

tongue

Question 48

mal-

Answer 48

abnormal

Question 49

medi-

Answer 49

middle

Question 50

mega-

Answer 50

large

Question 51

melan/o

Answer 51

black

Question 52

mening-

Answer 52

membrane, usually refers to the meninges

Question 53

myel-

Answer 53

marrow or spinal cord

Question 54

my-

Answer 54

muscle

Question 55

nephr-

Answer 55

kidney

Question 56

neur-

Answer 56

nerve

Question 57

ocul-

Answer 57

eye

Question 58

opthalm-

Answer 58

eye

Question 59

oste/o

Answer 59

bone

Question 60

ov-

Answer 60

egg

Question 61

palpate

Answer 61

to examine by touch

Question 62

path-

Answer 62

disease

Question 63

ped-

Answer 63

child or foot

Question 64

phag-

Answer 64

eat

Question 65

pharyng-

Answer 65

throat

Question 66

phot-

Answer 66

light

Question 67

pleur-

Answer 67

rib, side

Question 68

pneum(at)-

Answer 68

breath

Question 69

pneumo(n)-

Answer 69

lung

Question 70

pod-

Answer 70

foot

Question 71

pseud-

Answer 71

FALSE

Question 72

psych-

Answer 72

mind

Question 73

pulmon/o

Answer 73

lungs

Question 74

quadr, quar, quat

Answer 74

four

Question 75

radius

Answer 75

the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a lone from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge

Question 76

ren-

Answer 76

kidney

Question 77

retina

Answer 77

inner nerve-containing layer of the eye

Question 78

rhin-

Answer 78

nose

Question 79

sect-

Answer 79

cut

Question 80

sepsis

Answer 80

the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence

Question 81

serum

Answer 81

the clear portion of body fluids, including blood

Question 82

sinus

Answer 82

cavity, channel or hollow space

Question 83

stasis

Answer 83

slowing or stopping or the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood

Question 84

stern(o)-

Answer 84

sternum (breastbone)

Question 85

stoma

Answer 85

any small opening on the surface of the body, such as a pore; also the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces

Question 86

tach(y)-

Answer 86

rapid

Question 87

tact-

Answer 87

touch

Question 88

tetra-

Answer 88

four

Question 89

thorac-

Answer 89

chest

Question 90

toxic

Answer 90

poisonous

Question 91

ur-

Answer 91

urine

Question 92

varic-

Answer 92

varicose vein

Question 93

vas-

Answer 93

vessel

Question 94

vertigo

Answer 94

a disordered sensation in which one's own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving

Question 95

viscer-

Answer 95

internal organs

Question 96

viscous

Answer 96

sticky