Common Root Words Flashcards by A’Nise Vega | Brainscape

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alb

A

white
(albumin)

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andr/o

A

male
(Androgen)

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arthr/o

A

joint
(Arthralgia)

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cardi

A

heart
(Cardiomyopathy)

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cereb

A

brain
(Cerebrovascular)

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chol

A

bile
(Cholelithiasis)

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cyst/o

A

bladder
(Cystocele)

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cyt/o

A

cell
(Cytokinesis)

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dactyl

A

finger
(Polydactyl)

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derm/a

A

skin
(Intradermal)

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duoden/o

A

duodenum
(Duodenotomy)

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enter/o

A

intestine
(Enteritis)

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erythr/o

A

red
(Erythema)

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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue
(Fibroblast)

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gastr/o

A

stomach
(Gastrostomy)

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gluc/o

A

glucose, sugar
(Gluconegenesis)

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glyc/o

A

glycogen, sugar
(Glycogenolysis)

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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood
(Hemorrhage)

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hepat/o

A

liver
(Hepatotoxicity)

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hist/o

A

tissue
(Histolysis)

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leuk/o

A

white
(Leukocyte)

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lipid

A

fat
(Hyperlipidemia)

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melan/o

A

black
(melanin)

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my/o

A

muscle
(Myocardium)

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necr/o

A

dead, death
(Necrotizing)

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nephr/o

A

kidney
(Nephropexy)

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neur/o

A

nerve
(Neurohormones)

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ocul/o

A

eye
(Oculomotor)

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ophthalm/o

A

eye
(Ophthalmoplasty)

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orchid/o

A

testes
(Orchidoepididymectomy)

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oste/o

A

bone
(Osteotomy)

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ot/o

A

ear
(Otorhinolaryngology)

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ox, oxy

A

oxygen
(Oxyhemoglobin)

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path

A

disease
(pathology)

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ped/o

A

foot
(Pedometer)

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phleb/o

A

vein
(Phlebolith)

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pneum/o

A

lungs
(Pneumonectomy)

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psych/o

A

mind
(Psychotropic)

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pulm/o

A

lungs
(Pulmonology)

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rhin/o

A

nose
(Rhinorrhea)

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somat/o

A

body
(Psychosomatic)

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spir/o

A

breathing
(Respiration)

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thromb/o

A

blood clot
(Thromboembolism)

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tox/o

A

poisonous
(Hepatotoxicity)

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tympan/o

A

ear drum
(Tympanotomy)

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uria

A

excess
(Proteinuria)

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uro, ur

A

urine
(Genitourinary)

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vas, vascul/o

A

blood vessel
(Vasodilator)

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ven/o

A

vein
(Intravenous)

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xanth/o

A

yellow
(Xanthelasma)