Word roots, General Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
arche/o
A
first, beginning
4
Q
cancer/o, carcin/o
A
cancer
5
Q
chlor/o
A
green
6
Q
chrom/o
A
color
7
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
9
Q
cyte
A
cell
10
Q
dia
A
through, complete
11
Q
dys
A
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
12
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epitheli/o
A
epithelium. Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissues line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body.
13
Q
erythr/o
A
red
14
Q
eti/o
A
cause (of disease)
15
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
16
Q
gen
A
substance or agent that produces or causes
17
Q
genesis
A
origin, cause
18
Q
genic
A
producing, originating, causing
19
Q
gno/o
A
knowledge
20
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
21
Q
hyper
A
above, excessive
22
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hypo
A
below, incomplete, deficient
