Root Words Flashcards

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Acro-

A

Extremities,height

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Abdomino-

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Abdomen

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Aden-

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Andr/o

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Male

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Append/ o

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Appendage

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Arteri-

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Artery

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Arthr-

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Joint

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Blepharo-

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Eyelid

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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp-

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Wrist

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Caud-

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Tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr-,encephal-

A

Brain

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Cheil/ o

A

Lip

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Chemo-

A

Pertaining to a chemical

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Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

A

Large intestine

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Costo-

A

rib

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Cutane/o

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skin

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Crani/o

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skull,cranium

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Cyst-

A

cyst containing fluid; urinary bladder

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Cyt-

A

cell

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Cry/o

A

cold

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Dactyl-

A

finger

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Dent/o

A

tooth

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Derm-

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skin

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Dextro-

A

right

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Digit-

A

finger

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Dors-

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back

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Epi-

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upon

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Enter-

A

intestines

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Estr/o

A

female

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Gastr/o

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stomach

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Gen/o

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to produce

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Gingiv/o

A

gum

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39
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Gloss

A

tongue

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Glyc/o

A

sugar,sweet

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41
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Gnath-

A

jaw

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42
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Gravid-

A

pregnant

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Gynec/o

A

women,female

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44
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Hem-,Hemat-

A

blood

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45
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Hepat/o

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liver

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Hist/o

A

tissue

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Hydro-

A

wet,water

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48
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Hyster

A

uterus

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ileo

A

ileum

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Irid-

A

iris

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Iso-

A

equal

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Karat/o

A

cornea/eye; rough/scaly

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Lamin/o

A

think flat part (vertebra)

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Lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

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Later/o

A

side of

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Lith/o

A

stone/calculus

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Lumb-

A

lower back

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Malacia

A

softening

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Mamm-,Mast-

A

breast

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Medi-

A

middle

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Meninges

A

membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

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Metacarp-

A

hand bones

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Metatars-

A

foot bones

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Myelin

A

white,liquid,fatty substance surrounding some nerve fibers

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Myo-

A

muscle

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Myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

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Myring/o,Tympan/o

A

eardrum

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Necr/o

A

death

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Nephr/o

A

kidney

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Neur/o

A

nerve

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Noct

A

night

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Ocul/o

A

eye

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Onc-

A

tumor

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Oophor/o

A

ovary

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Opthalm–

A

eye

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Orth/o

A

staight

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Oste/o

A

bone

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Ot/o

A

ear

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Orexia

A

appetite

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Para

A

to bear offspring

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Pareses

A

partial paralysis

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Partum

A

birth;labor

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Path/o

A

disease

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Ped-,Pod-

A

foot

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Pelv-

A

pelvic

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Phagia

A

eat,swallow

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Phasia

A

speech

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Phalang/o

A

fingers,toes

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Paryng/o

A

thoat,pharynx

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Phleb

A

vein

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Phonia

A

voice

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Pneum/o,Pulmon/o

A

lungs

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Poiesis

A

formation/production

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Posterio-

A

behind

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Prandial

A

meal

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Procto

A

rectum

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Rhino

A

nose

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Sarc-

A

related to the flesh or connective tissue

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Scirrh/o

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hard

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Sclera/o

A

hardening

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Scoli/o

A

crooked/bent

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Sinistro-

A

left

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Spasm

A

twitching,cramp

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Spleen/o

A

spleen

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Spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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Stenosis

A

narrowing,stricture

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Stetho

A

chest

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Stomato

A

mouth

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Tetra-

A

four

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Thermo-

A

heat

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Thorac/o

A

chest

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Thromb-

A

clot

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Trache-

A

trachea

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Trachy-

A

rough

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Uter-

A

uterus

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Vas-

A

vessel

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Ventr/o

A

belly side of body

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Viscer/o

A

internal organs

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Xero-

A

dry