Root Words

Root Words
aden- ✅ gland
adip-✅ fat

aer-✅ air or gas

angi-✅ vessel or channel (blood or lymph)

append, appendic-✅ appendix

arteri-✅ artery

arthr-✅ joint

bacteri-✅ bacteria

blast-✅ primitive, germ cell

blephar-✅ eyelid

bronchi-✅ bronchial tube, bronchi

bucc-✅ cheek

carcin-✅ cancer

cadrdi-✅ heart

carp-✅ carpus, wrist bones

cephal-✅ head

cerebr-✅ brain, cerebrum

cervic-✅ neck, neck of an organ

cheil-✅ lip

, chir-✅ hand
cholangi-✅ bile vessel

chole-✅ bile, gall

cirrh-✅ yellow

cis-✅ cut

col-✅ colon

cost-✅ ribs

crani-✅ head, cranium, skull

cutane-✅ skin

cyan-✅ blue

cyst-✅ bladder, cyst, sac

cyt-✅ cell

dacry-✅ tear

dactyl-✅ fingers or toes

derm, dermat-✅ skin

diaphor-✅ sweat

dipl-✅ double

dips-✅ thirst

doch-✅ duct

edemat-✅ swelling