Common Anatomical Roots Flashcards by Caitlin Lou

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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axill/o

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arm pit

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bi/o

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life

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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histi/o

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tissue

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path/o

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disease

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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cili/o

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hair

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pil/o

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hair

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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cutane/o

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skin

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crani/o

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skull

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cost/o

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rib

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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oste/o

bone

pelv/o

pelvis

pelvi/o

pelvis

spin/o

spine; spinal column

vertebr/o

vertebra

spondyl/o

vertebra

my/o

muscle

muscul/o

muscle

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

blephar/o

eyelid

cerebr/o

brain

encephal/o

brain

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

ocul/o

eye

ot/o

ear

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

angi/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

vas/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

cardi/o

heart

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

ven/o

vein

phleb/o

vein

adenoid/o

adenoids

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph glands; lymph nodes

lymphangi/o

lymph vessels

splen/o

spleen

tonsill/o

tonsils

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

small bronchial tubes

laryng/o

larynx

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx; throat

phren/o

diaphram

pneum/o

lung

pneumon/o

lung

pulman/o

lung

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea

abdomin/o

abdomen

cheil/o

lips

col/o

colon

enter/o

small intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gloss/o

tongue

lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

or/o

mouth

stomat/o

mouth

rect/o

rectum

cyst/o

bladder

ren/o

kidney

nephr/o

kidney

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

epididym/o

epididymis

orchid/o

testicle; testis

test/o

testicle; testis

testicul/o

testicle; testis

phall/o

penis

prostat/o

prostate gland

vas/o

vas deferens

colp/o

vagina

vagin/o

vagina

gynec/o

female

mast/o

breast

mamm/o

breast

oophor/o

ovary

ovari/o

ovary

salping/o

fallopian tubes

uter/o

uterus

hyster/o

uterus

metr/o

uterus

vulv/o

vulva

ili/o

hip

viscer/o

internal organ