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BIO 220 Comprehensive Root Words M through R

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

mamm/o

a)

breast

b)

mammal

2.

mandibul/o

a)

male

b)

mandible

3.

mast/o

a)

breast

b)

torso

4.

maxill/o

a)

excessive

b)

maxilla

5.

meat/o

a)

meatus, opening

b)

muscle

6.

medi/o

a)

chemical

b)

middle

7.

medull/o

a)

inner region

b)

outer region

8.

melan/o

a)

black

b)

circular

9.

men/o

a)

men

b)

menses, menstruation

10.

meningi/o

a)

meninges

b)

middle

11.

ment/o

a)

mass

b)

mind

12.

metacarp/o

a)

metacarpus

b)

speech

13.

metatars/o

a)

acidic

b)

metatarsus

14.

metr/o

a)

movement

b)

uterus

15.

mi/o

a)

lessening

b)

muscle

16.

mineral/o

a)

less than

b)

minerals, electrolytes

17.

miss/o

a)

female

b)

to send back

18.

morbid/o

a)

excessive

b)

ill

19.

morph/o

a)

excessive

b)

shape

20.

mort/o

a)

death

b)

glue

21.

muc/o

a)

mucous

b)

soft

22.

muscul/o

a)

fiber

b)

muscle

23.

mutat/o

a)

fibers

b)

to change

24.

my/o

a)

muscle

b)

self

25.

myc/o

a)

fungus

b)

sound

26.

mydr/i

a)

toward the middle

b)

widening

27.

myel/o

a)

bone marrow, spinal cord

b)

distance

28.

narc/o

a)

chemical

b)

stupor, sleep

29.

nas/o

a)

nose

b)

star

30.

nat/o

a)

birth

b)

false

31.

natr/o

a)

natural

b)

sodium

32.

necr/o

a)

death

b)

neck

33.

nephr/o

a)

eyelid

b)

kidney

34.

neur/o

a)

nerve

b)

neutral

35.

neutr/o

a)

nerve

b)

neutral

36.

noct/i

a)

movement

b)

night

37.

nucle/o

a)

chemical

b)

nucleus

38.

o/o

a)

eye

b)

egg

39.

obsess/o

a)

besieged by dreams

b)

besieged by thoughts

40.

ocul/o

a)

enlarge

b)

eye

41.

odont/o

a)

straighten

b)

tooth

42.

olig/o

a)

round

b)

scant

43.

onc/o

a)

sound

b)

tumor

44.

onych/o

a)

mineral

b)

nail

45.

oophor/o

a)

ovary

b)

wellbeing

46.

ophthalm/o

a)

ear

b)

eye

47.

optic/o

a)

eye, vision

b)

lenses

48.

or/o

a)

hear

b)

mouth

49.

orch/o

a)

obscure

b)

testes

50.

orth/o

a)

straight, upright, correct

b)

tooth

51.

oste/o

a)

bone

b)

tooth

52.

ot/o

a)

ear

b)

mouth

53.

ov/o

a)

less, lower

b)

ovary

54.

ox/i

a)

chemical

b)

oxygen

55.

palat/o

a)

palate

b)

plate

56.

pancreat/o

a)

all

b)

pancreas

57.

pariet/o

a)

cavity wall

b)

partial

58.

patell/o

a)

flatten

b)

patella

59.

path/o

a)

disease

b)

line

60.

pector/o

a)

chest

b)

to prick, poke

61.

ped/o

a)

child, foot

b)

child, walk

62.

pedicul/o

a)

lice

b)

part of the vertebrae

63.

pelv/o

a)

pelvis

b)

skin

64.

pen/o

a)

to record

b)

penis

65.

perine/o

a)

around

b)

perineum

66.

peripher/o

a)

away from center

b)

away from edge

67.

peritone/o

a)

peritoneum

b)

strength

68.

phag/o

a)

eat, swallow

b)

speak

69.

phalang/o

a)

false belief

b)

phalanges

70.

pharmac/o

a)

drug

b)

pill

71.

pharyng/o

a)

away from

b)

pharynx

72.

phleb/o

a)

record

b)

vein

73.

phob/o

a)

inflict

b)

irrational fear

74.

phon/o

a)

sound

b)

speak

75.

phot/o

a)

light

b)

record

76.

phren/o

a)

ego

b)

mind

77.

physic/o

a)

body

b)

movement

78.

pituitar/o

a)

center

b)

pituitary gland

79.

plant/o

a)

implant

b)

sole of foot

80.

pleur/o

a)

many

b)

pleura

81.

pneum/o

a)

chest

b)

lung, air

82.

pod/o

a)

capsule

b)

foot

83.

polyp/o

a)

many

b)

polyp

84.

poster/o

a)

front

b)

back

85.

presby/o

a)

down

b)

old age

86.

proct/o

a)

cultured

b)

rectum and anus

87.

prostat/o

a)

cancer

b)

prostrate gland

88.

prosthet/o

a)

addition

b)

artificial

89.

protein/o

a)

muscle

b)

protein

90.

proxim/o

a)

near to

b)

substitute

91.

psych/o

a)

insane

b)

mind

92.

pub/o

a)

establish

b)

genital region, pubis

93.

pulmon/o

a)

drag

b)

lung

94.

pupill/o

a)

pupil

b)

student

95.

py/o

a)

3.142857

b)

pus

96.

pyel/o

a)

assemble

b)

renal pelvis

97.

pyr/o

a)

ember

b)

fire

98.

radi/o

a)

sound

b)

Radius; ray (X-ray), radiation

99.

radic/o

a)

cold

b)

root

100.

rect/o

a)

collapse

b)

rectum

101.

recumb/o

a)

to lie back

b)

to turn on the side

102.

ren/o

a)

provide

b)

renal

103.

retin/o

a)

retina

b)

return

104.

rhin/o

a)

mammal

b)

nose

105.

rhytid/o

a)

flush

b)

wrinkle

106.

rotat/o

a)

to bend

b)

to revolve