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WorksheetsBIO 220 Comprehensive Root Words A-D
Total questions: 102
Worksheet time: 51mins
abdomin/o
abnormal
abdomen
acous/o
hearing
unconscious
acr/o
across
extremities
aden/o
addendum
gland
adenoid/o
gland
adenoids
adip/o
crease
fat
adren/o
gland
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
are
agglutin/o
eat excessively
clump
albin/o
white
absent
alges/o
ages
pain, sense of pain
alveol/o
avascular
alveolus
ambly/o
dull, dim
amble
amnes/o
pain
forgetfulness
an/o
without
anus
andr/o
male
female
angi/o
angle
vessel
ankyl/o
ankle
stiff joint
anter/o
outside of
front
anxi/o
anxious
fear, worry
aort/o
abort
aorta
append/o
appendix
appendage
aque/o
aqua
water
arteri/o
artery
joint
arthr/o
artery
joint
articul/o
cartilage
joint
aspir/o
aspire
breath in
astr/o
asterisk
star
ather/o
fatty substance
joint
atri/o
atrium
artery
audi/o
audit
hearing
aur/o
air
ear
auricul/o
auto
ear
axill/o
axon
axilla, underarm
bacteri/o
bacteria
back surface
balan/o
balance
glans penis
bar/o
sturdy
weight
bas/o
base
basic
bi/o
life
two
blast/o
explosion
immature
blephar/o
bleed
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
break
bronch/o
bronchus
horse
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
little horse
bucc/o
cheek
bend
burs/o
burst
sac, bursa
calc/o
calcium
calculate
capsul/o
top
to box
carcin/o
cancer
cartilage
cardi/o
large
heart
carp/o
carpals
carp
caud/o
caution
tail
cauter/o
to cut
to burn
cec/o
cecum
to search
centr/o
central
top
cephal/o
back
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
central
cervic/o
neck, cervix
center
chem/o
chemical, drug
cancer
chol/e
bile, gall
coal
cholecyst/o
cholesterol
gall bladder
chondr/o
cartilage
spider
chrom/o
chrome
color
cis/o
to cut
to bite
clavicul/o
clavicle
occluded
clon/o
the same
rapid contracting and relaxing
coagul/o
clotting
vascular
coccyg/o
back side
coccyx
colon/o
colon
colony
colp/o
column
vagina
compuls/o
compost
drive, compel
concuss/o
conscious
to shake violently
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
conjunction
core/o
center
pupil
corne/o
cornea
edge
coron/o
corner
heart
corpor/o
body
vessel
cortic/o
center
outer layer
cost/o
edge
rib
crani/o
body
skull
crin/o
to cry
to secrete
cry/o
cold
cry
crypt/o
hidden
voided space
cutane/o
to cut
skin
cyan/o
blue
burnt
cyst/o
sight
sac, urinary bladder, pouch
cyt/o
cell
sight
dacry/o
extremities
tears
delus/o
diluted
false belief
dent/o
bend
tooth
depress/o
to bend
to press down
dermat/o
decrease
skin
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
diagonal, across
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
diagram
dilat/o
to dissect
to widen
dipl/o
divide
double
dist/o
away from
distance
diverticul/o
diversion
pouch
dors/o
back
fin
duct/o
bring
lower
duoden/o
duoderm
duodenum
dur/o
duration
dura mater
