ROOT Flashcards
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2
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
3
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acid/o
A
low ph/acid
4
Q
acoust/o
A
hearing
5
Q
acr/o
A
extremity/top
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
8
Q
adip/o
A
fat
9
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
10
Q
agor/a
A
market place
11
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
12
Q
alveol/o
A
alveoli
13
Q
ambly/o
A
dull/dim
14
Q
amnion/o
A
amnion
15
Q
an/o
A
anus
16
Q
andro/o
A
male
17
Q
aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
18
Q
angi/o
A
blood or lymph vessel
19
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ankyl/o
A
stiff joint
20
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anter/o
A
front
21
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
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append/o
A
appendix
23
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
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appendicul/o
A
limb/sm attached part
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Q
arter/o
A
artery
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arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
28
astr/o
star/star shaped
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atel/o
incomplete
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ather/o
fatty plaque
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atri/o
atrium
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audi/o
hearing
33
aur/o
ear
34
axi/o
axis
35
axill/o
armpit
36
azot/o
nitrogenous waste
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bacteri/o
bacteria
38
balan/o
glans penis
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bi/o
life
40
blast/o
immature/embryonic
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blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
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bronch/o
bronchus
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bronchi/o
bronchus
45
bucc/o
cheek
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burs/o
bursa
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calc/o
calcium
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calcane/o
heel or heel bone
49
carcin/o
cancer
50
cardi/o or card/i
heart
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carp/o
wrist
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caud/o
tail
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cauter/o
burn
54
cec/o
cecum
55
cellul/o
cell
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cephal/o
head
57
cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
59
cervic/o
neck
60
cheil/o
lip
61
chem/o
chemical
62
chol/e
bile or gall
63
cholangi/o
bile vessel
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
65
choledoch/o
common bile duct
66
chondr/o
cartilage
67
cirrh/o
yellow
68
claustr/o
enclosed space/barrier
69
clavicul/o
collarbone
70
coagul/o
clotting
71
coccyg/o
tailbone
72
cochle/o
cochlea
73
col/o
colon
74
colon/o
colon
75
colp/o
vagina
76
congenit/o
present at birth
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
78
coron/o
heart or encirc. structure
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corpor/o
body
80
cortic/o
cortex
81
cost/o
rib
82
crani/o
cranium
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crin/o
secrete
84
crur/o
leg
85
cry/o
cold
86
crypt/o
hidden
87
culd/o
cul-de-sac
88
cutane/o
skin
89
cyan/o
blue
90
cycl/o
cliary body
91
cyst/o
bladder
92
cyst/o
sac/bladder
93
cyt/o
cell
94
dacry/o
tear/tear duct
95
dactyl/o
finger or toe
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derm/a
skin
97
dermat/o
skin
98
diaphor/o
sweat
99
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
100
dipl/o
double
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dips/o
thirst
102
dist/o
away from
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diverticlu/o
diverticulum
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dors/o or dors/i
back or dorsum
105
duct/o
bring or move
106
duoden/o
duodenum
107
dur/o
dura mater
108
ech/o
repeated sound
109
electr/o
electricity
110
embol/o
plug
111
embry/o
embryo
112
embryon/o
embryo
113
emmetr/o
a normal measure
114
encephal/o
brain
115
enter/o
intestine/sm intestine
116
epididym/o
epididymis
117
episi/o
vulva
118
epitheli/o
epithelium
119
erythemat/o
red
120
erythr/o
red
121
eschar/o
scab
122
esopag/o
esophagus
123
esthesi/o
sensation/feeling
124
eti/o
causation
125
extens/o
straightening
126
fasci/o
fascia
127
fec/o
feces or stool
128
femor/o
thighbone
129
fet/o
fetus
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fibr/o
fibers/fibrous tissue
131
fibul/o
fibula
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flex/o
bending
133
fluor/o
luminous
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gastr/o
stomach
135
gingiv/o
gums
136
glauc/o
gray
137
gli/o
glue
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glomerul/o
glomerulus
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gloss/o
tongue
140
glott/o
glottis
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glute/o
buttock
142
glyc/o
sugar/glucose
143
glycos/o
sugar/glucose
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goni/o
angle
145
gynec/o
woman/female
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hem/o
blood
147
hemangi/o
blood vessel
148
hemat/o
blood
149
hepat/o
liver
150
hidr/o
sweat
151
hist/o
tissue
152
home/o
sameness
153
humer/o
humerus (upper arm)
154
hyster/o
uterus
155
iatr/o
treatment
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ichthy/o
scaly and dry
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idi/o
unknown or distinct
158
ili/o
Ilium
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immun/o
immunity/immune/protection
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infer/o
below
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inguin/o
groin
162
irid/o
iris
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isch/o
deficiency/blockage
164
ischi/o
ischium (post part of hipbone)
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jejun/o
jejunum
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kal/i
potassium
167
kerat/o
hard or horny or cornea
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ket/o
ketone
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kyph/o
bent or humped
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labi/o
lip
171
labyrinth/o
inner ear/labyrinth
172
lact/o
milk
173
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebra)
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lapar/o
abdomen
175
laryng/o
larynx
176
later/o
side
177
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
178
leuk/o
white
179
ligament/o
ligament
180
lingu/o
tongue
181
lip/o
fat
182
lipid/o
lipid
183
lith/o
stone
184
lob/o
lobe
185
lord/o
swayback
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lumb/o
loin
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lymph/o
lymph
188
lymph/o
lymph
189
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
190
macul/o
macula lutea
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malac/o
soft or softening
192
mamm/o
breast
193
mandibul/o
lower jawbone
194
mast/o
breast
195
mastoid/o
mastoid process
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maxill/o
upper jawbone
197
meat/o
opening/meatus
198
medi/o
middle
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melan/o
black
200
men/o
menses/menstruation
201
mening/o
meninges
202
meningi/o
meninges
203
menisc/o
meniscus
204
metacarp/o
metacarpus (palm, 5 bones)
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metatars/o
metetarsus (instep, 5 bones)
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metri/o
uterus
207
mi/o
smaller/less
208
morph/o
shape
209
muc/o
mucus
210
muscul/o
muscle
211
mut/a
genetic change
212
my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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mydr/o
widen
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myel/o
bone marrow/spinal cord
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myocardi/o
heart muscle
217
myos/o
muscle
218
myring/o
eardrum
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narc/o
stupor/sleep
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nas/o
nose
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nat/o
birth
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natr/o
sodium
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necr/o
death
224
nephr/o
kidney
225
neur/o
nerve
226
neur/o
nerve
227
noct/i
night
228
ocul/o
eye
229
odont/o
teeth
230
olig/o
scanty (few/sm)
231
onc/o
tumor
232
onych/o
nail
233
oophor/o
ovary
234
ophthalm/o
eye
235
opt/o
eye/vision
236
or/o
mouth
237
or/o
mouth
238
orbit/o
eye socket or orbit
239
orchid/o
testis/testicle
240
organ/o
organ
241
orth/o
straight
242
osm/o
smell or odor
243
ossicul/o
ossicle
244
oste/o
bone
245
ot/o
ear
246
ov/o - ov/i
egg/ovum
247
ovari/o
ovary
248
ox/o or ox/i
oxygen
249
palat/o
palate (hard&soft)
250
pancreat/o
pancreas
251
parathyroid/o
pancreat/o
252
part/o
parturition (childbirth)
253
patell/o
kneecap
254
path/o
disease
255
pedicul/o
louse
256
pelv/o or pelv/i
pelvis
257
peps/o
digestion
258
perine/o
perineum
259
peritone/o
peritoneum
260
phac/o
lens
261
phag/o
eating or swallowing
262
phalang/o
phalanges (bones-fingers/toes)
263
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
264
phas/o
speech
265
phil/o
tendency twd/attraction for
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phleb/o
vein
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phon/o
sound or voice
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phot/o
light
269
pituit/o
pituitary gland
270
plant/o
sole of foot
271
plasm/o
plasma
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneum/o
lung or air
274
pneumon/o
lung or air
275
polyp/o
polyp
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poster/o
back part
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presby/o
old age
278
proct/o
rectum and anus
279
prostat/o
testis/testicle
280
proxim/o
near the center/near point of origin
281
prurit/o
itching
282
psych/o
mind/mental processes
283
pub/o
pubis (ant portion of hipbones)
284
pulmon/o
lung
285
pupill/o
pupil
286
py/o
pus
287
pyel/o
pelvis
288
pylor/o
pylorus
289
pyr/o
heat or fire
290
pyret/o
fever
291
radi/o
radiant energy
292
rect/o
rectum
293
retin/o
retina
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rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
295
rhin/o
nose
296
rhytid/o
wrinkle
297
rrhythm/o
rhythm
298
sacr/o
sacrum
299
salping/o
fallopian tube/uterine tube
300
sanguin/o
blood/bloody
301
sarc/o
flesh
302
scapul/o
shoulder blade
303
scler/o
hard
304
scoli/o
crooked or curved
305
seb/o
oil
306
sept/o
septum
307
ser/o
serum or serum-like fluid
308
sial/o
saliva
309
sialaden/o
salivary gland
310
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
311
sinus/o
sinus
312
skelet/o
skeleton
313
somat/o
body
314
somn/o
sleep
315
son/o
sound
316
sperm/o
sperm
317
spermat/o
prostate gland
318
sphygm/o
pulse
319
spin/o
spinal col/vertebral col/spine
320
spir/o
breathing
321
splen/o
spleen
322
spondyl/o
vertebra
323
staped/o
stapes
324
steat/o
fat
325
sten/o
narrow
326
stern/o
breast bone
327
steroid/o
steroid
328
steth/o
chest
329
stigmat/o
point
330
super/o
above
331
synov/o
synovial membrane/synovium
332
synovi/o
synovial membrane
333
system/o
system
334
tal/o
talus (ankle bone of tarsus)
335
tars/o
ankle
336
ten/o
tendon
337
tendin/o
tendon
338
testicul/o
testis/testicle
339
therm/o
heat
340
thorac/o
chest
341
thromb/o
blood clot
342
thym/o
thymus gland
343
thym/o
thymus gland
344
thyr/o
thyroid gland
345
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
346
tibi/o
tibia (medial, lower leg)
347
tom/o
a cut or section
348
ton/o
pressure/tone
349
tonsill/o
tonsil
350
top/o
location/place
351
tox/o
poison
352
toxic/o
poison/toxic
353
trache/o
trachea
354
trop/o
turning
355
tympan/o
eardrum
356
uln/o
ulna (medial, forearm)
357
umbilic/o
navel (umbilicus)
358
ur/o
urine or urinary tract
359
ureter/o
ureter
360
urethr/o
urethra
361
urin/o
urine
362
uter/o
uterus
363
uvul/o
uvula
364
valvul/o
valve
365
varic/o
dilated vein
366
vas/o
vas deferens
367
vascul/o
blood vessel
368
ventr/o
belly side or front
369
ventricul/o
ventricle
370
vertebr/o
vertebra
371
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
372
viscer/o
internal organ
373
vitre/o
glassy
374
vol/o
volume
375
vol/o
volume
376
vulv/o
vulva
377
xer/o
dry
