Exterior Root Words Flashcards by Julie Brann

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Anter/o

A

Front

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Acr/o

A

Extremities

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Axill/o

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Armpit, axilla

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Blephar/o

A

eyelid or eyelash

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Brachi/o

A

arm

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Bucc/o

A

cheek (on the face)

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Canth/o

A

Angle of the eyelids

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Capit/o

A

head

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Caud/o

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Tail/downward

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Cephal/o

A

Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)

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Cheil/o, chil/o

A

lip

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Cheir/o

A

hand

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Cili/o

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eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes

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Cor/e, cor/o

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pupil of eye

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Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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Dors/i, dors/o

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back or posterior

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Faci/o

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face

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Gingiv/o

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gums in mouth

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Gloss/o

A

Tongue

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Gnath/o

A

Jaws

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Inguin/o

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A

Groin

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Irid/o

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A

Iris of eye

Labi/o

lips

Lapar/o

Abdomen, loin, or flank

Later/o

side

Lingu/o

Tongue

Mamm/a, mamm/o

breast

Mast/o

breast

Nas/o

nose

Occipit/o

back of head

Ocul/o

Eye

Odont/o

teeth

Omphal/o

umbilicus

Onych/o

nails

Ophthalm/o, ocul/o

eyes

Optic/o, opt/o

seeing, sight

Or/o

Mouth

Ot/o

Ear

Papill/o

nipple

Pelv/o

pelvis

Phall/o

penis

Pil/o

hair

Pod/o

foot

Rhin/o

nose

Somat/o

body

Steth/o

Chest

Stomato/o

mouth

Tal/o

ankle

Tars/o

foot

Thorac/o

chest/thorax

Trachel/o

Neck or necklike

Trich/o

Hair or hairlike

Ventr/i, ventr/o

front of body