Chapter 3 Vocabulary: Root words

Esthe

sensation

Febr

fever

Gastr

stomach

Gest

carry

Gingiv

gums

Glomer

wound into a ball

Gloss

tongue

Gluc

sugar

Glutin

glue

Glyc

sugar; carbohydrate

Hepat

liver

Hist

tissue

Hydro

water

Hyster

uterus

Iatr

treatment

Kal

Potassium

Kary

nucleus

Kerat

cornea

Kin

movement

Lact

milk; milk production