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WorksheetsBIO 220 Comprehensive Root Words E-L
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 42mins
electr/o
election
electricity
embol/o
ember
plug
encephal/o
action, process
brain
enter/o
into
small intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
upon
epiglott/o
epiglottis
upon
episi/o
small
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
epitome
erg/o
erode
work
erythr/o
red
urgent
esophag/o
esophagus
esoteric
esthesi/o
esthetic
sensation, feeling
estr/o
esthetic
female
extens/o
to stretch out
to shorten
fasci/o
face
fibrous band
femor/o
feeling, sensation
femur
fet/o
fester
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibula
fibrin/o
fever
fiber
fibul/o
false results
fibula
flex/o
to bend
to spot
fluor/o
flour
fluorescence
fus/o
fixation
pouring
gastr/o
matter
stomach
genit/o
beginning
genital
gingiv/o
gums
orange
glauc/o
gray
shoot
gli/o
fin
glue
gloss/o
shine
tongue
gluc/o
glucose
glue
glute/o
buttock
glue
glyc/o
slide
sugar
glycos/o
glycine
sugar, glucose
gonad/o
opening
sex glands
granul/o
grains
granules
gynec/o
woman, female
acid
habilitat/o
ability
act
hal/o
to breathe
to stop
hallucin/o
enclosure
imagined perception
hem/o
blood
male, man
hemat/o
blood
edge
hepat/o
liver
small flat square sample
hidr/o
sweat
water
hist/o
breath
tissue
home/o
enclosure
sameness
humer/o
humerus
temporary state of mind
hydr/o
sweat
water
hymn/o
edge
hymen
hyster/o
imagined perception
uterus
ichthy/o
diseased
scaly, dry
idi/o
distinctive
instinct
ile/o
ileum
not well
ili/o
ilium
illuis
immun/o
immunity, protection
immersed
infer/o
below
derive by reasoning
inguin/o
groin region
ingrown
iod/o
delicate
iodine
ir/o
iris
irregular
isch/o
to hold back
to push forward
ischi/o
ischemia
ischium
jejun/o
jejunum
meager
kal/i
dry, scaly
potassium
kerat/o
kernal
hard, horny
ket/o
ketones
sensation
kinesi/o
movement
relative
klept/o
to secure
to steal
kyph/o
hump
rigorous
labi/o
labor
lip
lacrim/o
milk
tears
lact/o
milk
tears
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebra)
paralysis
lapar/o
abdomen
to take in
laps/o
to slide back
to slide forward
laryng/o
large
larynx
later/o
later
side
leuk/o
moderate
white
lingu/o
tongue
to throw
lip/o
fat
lip
lith/o
liter
stone
lob/o
lobe
to release slowly
lord/o
bent backward
bent foreword
lumb/o
lean
loin
lymph/o
lame
lymph
