Root Words Flashcards by Melissa foley

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Arthr

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Joint

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Aden

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Gland

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin

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Cancerous

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Cardi

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Heart

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Cephal

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Head

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Cerebr

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Cerebrum

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Cis

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To cut

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Crin

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To secrete

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Cyst

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Urinary bladder

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Cyt

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Cell

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Derm

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Skin

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Dermat

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Skin

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Electro

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Electricity

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Encephalo

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Brain

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Enter

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Intestines

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Erythr

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Red

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Gastr

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Stomach

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Glyc

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Sugar

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Gnos

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Knowledge

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Gynec

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Woman, female

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Hemat

Hem

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Blood

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Hepat

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Liver

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iatr

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Treatment/physician

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Leuk

White

Log

Study of

Nephr

Kidney

Neur

Nerve

Onc

Tumor

Ophthalm

Eye

Oste

Bone

Path

Disease

Ped

Child

Psych

Mind

Radi

X-rays

Ren

Kidney

Rhin

Nose

Sarc

Flesh

Sect

To cut

Thromb

Clot

Ur

Urinary tract

Abdomin

Abdomen

Acr

Extremities, top

Acu

Sharp, severe, sudden

Adip

Fat

Amni

Amnion sac (uterus)

Angi

Vessel

Arteri

Artery

Axill

Armpit

Blephar

Eyelid

Hydro

Water, fluid

Inguin

Groin

Isch

To hold back

Lapar

Abdominal wall

Laryng

Larynx

Lymph

Lymph

Mamm

Breast

Mast

Breast

Morph

Shape, form

Muc

Mucus

My

Muscle

Myel

Spinal cord, bone marrow

Necr

Death

Neutr

Neutrophil (white blood cell)

Nucle

Nucleus