Commonly used word roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
brachi
A
arm
2
Q
Brev
A
short (think of the french word bref)
3
Q
Cardi, cardia, cardio
A
Heart
4
Q
Cerebro
A
brain
5
Q
Cost
A
rib (think interCOSTal muscles)
6
Q
Crani
A
Skull (think of the french word crane)
7
Q
Dur
A
Hard (as in the french word for hard)
8
Q
Erythr, erythro
A
Red (like a red blood cell [cyte being cell] [erythro being red])
9
Q
Fenestra
A
window (think of the french word for window)
10
Q
Foram
A
opening
11
Q
Gangli
A
swelling, knot
12
Q
Glute
A
buttock
13
Q
hepat
A
liver
14
Q
hist, histo
A
tissue (think histology, the study of tissues)
15
Q
lamell
A
small plate
16
Q
Lamina
A
layer, sheet
17
Q
lat
A
wide (like lats)
18
Q
leuko
A
White (think of WBCs)
19
Q
magn
A
large
