Table Listing Unit 1 Word Roots and Their Definitions
This is the first of the tables you will encounter in this book. Since the book is primarily made up of these tables, it’s important that you pay careful attention to them and understand how they work.
Each table has a search panel at the top of the table. You can type any text you want to search into this panel, for example, if you are trying to break down a word to understand its meaning. This is a powerful tool that you should practice using.
The top blue bar has the title of each column. You can click on these titles to sort the table by the contents of that column.
Inside the table are hypertext links to web pages that will give you more information, if you need it.
At the bottom, you will see a listing of the total number of entries. Remember you are responsible for ALL of them.
| Root | Meaning | Etymology with link |
|---|---|---|
| aden/o aden adeno |
gland | Greek adēn, "gland" |
| ang/i/o ang angi angio |
vessel | Greek angeion, "case", "capsule", "vessel" |
| arthr/o arthr arthro |
joint | Greek arthron, "joint" |
| card/i/o card cardi cardio |
heart | Greek kardia, "heart" |
| chol/e chol chole |
bile | Greek choler, "bile" Greek khloazein means "green" |
| cyst/o cyst cysto |
bladder; fluid-filled space | Greek kystis, "bladder", "pouch" |
| cyt/o cyt cyto |
cell | Greek kytos, "hollow", "receptacle", "basket" |
| derm/at/o derm dermat dermato dermo |
skin | Greek derm, "skin", "hide", "leather" |
| gastr/o gastr gastro |
stomach | Greek gaster, "stomach", "paunch", "belly" |
| glyc/o glyc glyco |
sweet, sugar | Greek glykys, "sweet" |
| hem/at/o hem hemat hemato |
blood | Greek haima, "blood" Read more about Greek words with "ai" in them |
| lith/o lith litho |
stone | Latin lithus, "stone", "rock" |
| mast/o mast masto |
breast; nipple | Greek mastos, "woman's breast" |
| my/o/s my myo myos |
muscle | Greek mys, "muscle", "mouse" |
| nephr/o nephr nephro |
kidney | Greek nephros, "kidney" |
| neur/o neur neuro |
nervous system | Greek neura, "nerve" |
| orch/i/o orch orchi orchio |
testicles | Greek orkhis, "orchid", "testicles" |
| os/t/e/o os ost oste osteo |
bone | Greek osteon, "bone" |
| ot/o ot oto |
ear | Greek otos, "ear" |
| scler/o scler sclero |
hard | Greek sklēros, "hard" |
| splen/o splen spleno |
spleen | Latin splen, "spleen" |
| ten/o ten tend teno tendo tendin tendon |
tendon | Greek tenon, "tendon", "sinew" |
| thyroid/o thyroid thyroido |
thyroid gland | Greek thyreoeides, "shield-shaped" |
| ur/o ur uro |
urine | Greek ourein Latin urine |
| vas/o vas vaso |
vessel, tube, duct | Latin vasa, "vessel" |
