Root Words Flashcards by Trisidy Fowler

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A-

A

not

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Ab-

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away

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Ad-

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toward

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Adip-

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fat

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Anti-

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against

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Arthr-

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joint

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Auto-

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self

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Axill-

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armpit

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Bi-

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two

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Cardi-

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heart

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Cepha-

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head

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Cerebr-

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brain

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Chond-

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cartilage

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-cide

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kill

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Circum-

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around a circle

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-cyte

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cell

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Derm-

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skin

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Digit-

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finger

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Dys-

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difficulty

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Exto- / Exo-

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outside

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-ectomy

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removal

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Endo-

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inside

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Entero-

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intestines

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Erythr-

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red

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Foramen

hole

Gastro-

stomach

Gen-

produce

Gloss-

tongue

-graph

recording

Hema-

blood

Hepa-

liver

Hyper-

extreme

Hypo-

low

Infra-

below

Inter-

between

-itis

swelling of

Labi-

lip

Lacrim-

tear

Lact-

milk

Leuk- / Alb-

white

Macro-

large

Megalo-

enlargement

Mela-

black

Meta-

beyond

Micro-

small

Myo-

muscle

Nas-

nose

Necr-

death

Neur-

nerve

Ocul-

eye

-ology

the study of

-oma

tumor

Oo- / Ovi-

egg

-opsy

examination of

Or(o)-

mouth

-osis

disease

Oste- / Os-

bone

Papill-

nipple

-paresis

slight paralysis

Path-

disease

Pector-

chest

Peri-

around

-phange

eat

-phile

lover

-Pod- / -Ped-

foot

-poeisis

production of

Post-

after

Pre-

before

Psych-

mind

Ptery-

wing

Pulmon-

lung

Pyr-

fire

Quad-

four

Re-

backwards

Rect-

straight

Ren-

kidney

-scler

hardening

Scoli-

twisting

-scopy

using a camera to view

Sep-

wall

Semi-

partially

-stalsis

contraction

-stomy

medically created hole

Strat-

Layers

Sub-

below

Super- / Supra-

above

Therm-

heat

Thromb-

clot

Trans-

across

Tri-

three

Trich-

hair

-trophy

nourish

Vas-

tubes