Root Words 1-3 Flashcards by Richard Hayes

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a-, an-

A

without, absent

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ab-

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from

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ad-

A

to, toward

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adip-

A

fat

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af-

A

toward

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-al

A

pertaining to

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alba-

A

white

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allo-

A

other

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ana-

A

up

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ante-

A

before

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arthro-

A

joint

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-asis

A

state, condition

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baro-

A

pressure

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bi-

A

two

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bio-

A

life

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-blast

A

growth

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burs-

A

bag, sac

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carcin-

A

cancer

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cervic-

A

neck

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chondro-

A

cartilage

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circum-

A

around

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-clast

A

to break

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coel-

A

cavity

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contra-

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against

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cortic-

rind or bark

cost-

rib

cranio-

skull

cribr-

sieve

cut-

skin

cyt-, cyto-

a hollow cell

derm-

skin

di-

twice

dis-

apart, away

dys-

bad, disordered

ef-

away, from

emmetro-

in proper measure

endo-

inside

epi-

upon, over

exo-

outside

fil-

thread

-genic

to produce

genicula-

knee like structure

gran-

grain

hetero-

other

histo-

tissue

homeo-

unchanging

hyal-, hyalo-

glass

hydro-

water

hyo-

U shaped

hyper-

above

hypo-

under

-ia

state or condition

-ineum

discharge

infra-

beneath

ipsi-

itself

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

kerato-

horn

lacun-

space, hollow

lip-, lipo-

fat

lith-

stone

-lysis

break down, cut

macro-

large

-malacia

softening

melan-

dark

meso-

middle

meta-

after, beyond

micro-

small

myo-

muscle

necr-

corpse

-oid

form, resemblance

oligo-

little, few

-ology

study of

-oma

swelling

orb-

a circle

ortho-

straight, correct

osteo-

bone

-ostium

door, opening

para-

beyond

path-

disease

per-

through, throughout

peri-

around

physio-

nature

-plasia

formation

-plasm

fluid

platy-

flat

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before, first

pseudo-

FALSE

pterygo-

wing

retro-

behind

sarco-

flesh

-scope

to view

-sect

to cut

-septic

putrid

stasis-

standing still

sten-

a narrowing

stylo-

stake, pole

sub-

below

super-

above or beyond

supra-

on the other side

syn-

together

-tomy

to cut

trans-

through

-trophy

nourishing

-tropic

turning