1a Word Parts: MEDICAL TERMS root words Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
2
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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
A
pain
3
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bacill/o
A
bacteria
4
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bacteri
A
bacterria
5
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carcin/o
A
cancerrous, cancer
6
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chem/o
A
chemical
7
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chrom/o
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color
8
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cry/o
A
cold
9
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cyan/o
A
blue
10
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electro
A
electricity
11
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erythr/o
A
red
12
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hypn/o
A
sleep
13
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leuk/o
A
white/ no color
14
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lith/o
A
stone
15
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melan/o
A
black/dark
16
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myc/o
A
fungus
17
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narc/o
A
stupor or daze
18
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necr/o
A
death
19
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onc/o
A
tumor
20
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path/o
A
disease
21
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pharm/o
A
drug, medicine
22
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phon/o
A
voice, sound
23
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phot/o
A
light
24
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py/o
A
pus
25
pyr/o
fever, fire
26
pyret/o
fever
27
radi/o
xrays, radioactivity, radius
28
scler/o
hard, sclera
29
son/o
sound
30
staphyl/o
, clusters, uvula
31
strept/o
twisted, chains
32
therm/o
heat
33
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
34
vas/o
vescel
35
vir/o
virus
36
xanth/o
yellow
