Root Words Flashcards

1
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Aort/o

A

Aorta

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2
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Arter/o , arteri/o

A

Artery

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3
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Ather/o

A

Plaque, fatty substance

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4
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Card/o, cardi/o

A

Heart

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5
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Hem/o, hemat/o

A

Blood, pertaining to the blood

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6
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Pheb/o

A

Vein

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7
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

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8
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Ech/o

A

Sound

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9
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Radi/o

A

Radiation, x rays

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10
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Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

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11
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Col/o, Colon/o

A

Colon , large intestine

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12
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Duoden/I , duoden/o

A

Dueodenum

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13
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Enter/o

A

Small intestine

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14
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Angi/o

A

Pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

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15
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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

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16
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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17
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

18
Q

Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon

19
Q

Adredn/o , adrenal/o

A

Adrenal glands

20
Q

Gonad/o

A

Sex gland

21
Q

Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

22
Q

Thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

23
Q

Adip/o

A

Fat

24
Q

Albin/o

A

White

25
Q

Cephal/o

A

Head

26
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Cervic/o

A

Neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

27
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Coron/o

A

Coronary, crown

28
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Cyan/o

A

Blue

29
Q

Cyt/o

A

Cell

30
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

31
Q

Hist/o

A

Tissue

32
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdomen, abdominal wall

33
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Leuk/o

A

White

34
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat, lipid

35
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Melan/o

A

Black, dark

36
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

37
Q

Path/o

A

Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

38
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

39
Q

Pyr/o

A

Fever, fire

40
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh (connective tissue)

41
Q

Carcin/o

A

Cancerous

42
Q

Onc/o

A

Tumor