Root Words Flashcards
(213 cards)
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities
3
Q
aden/o
A
gland
4
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
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aer/o
A
air
7
Q
alb/o
A
white
8
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albumin/o
A
albumin
9
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
10
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amyl/o
A
starch
11
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
12
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked/fused
13
Q
anter/o
A
anterior/before
14
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
15
Q
append/o
A
appendix
16
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
17
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arteri/o
A
artery
18
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
19
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articul/o
A
joint
20
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atel/o
A
imperfect
21
Q
ather/o
A
yellow, fatty plaque
22
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aur/i
A
ear
23
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bil/i
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bile
24
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blast/o
A
embryonic form
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blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
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brachy
short
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bronchi/o
windpipe
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bronch/o
windpipe
30
bucc/o
cheek
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burs/o
bursa
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calc/i
calcium
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calcane/o
heel
34
carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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carp/o
carpus/wrist
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caud/o
tail
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cec/o
cecum
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cephal/o
head
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cerebr/o
brain
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cervic/o
neck
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chlor/o
green
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chol/e
bile
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chori/o
fetal covering
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clavicul/o
clavicle
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coccyg/o
coccyx
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col/o
colon
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colp/o
hollow/vagina
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
cranium/skull
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cry/o
cold
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crypt/o
hide/conceal
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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cyst/o
cyst/bladder
58
cyt/o (-cyte)
cell
59
dactyl/o
finger/toe
60
dent/i
teeth
61
dent/o
teeth
62
derm/a
skin
63
dermat/o
skin
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dextr/o
right
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dips/o
thirst
66
disc/o
disc/disk
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dist/o
far/distant from origin
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dors/o
directed toward/on the back
69
duoden/o
duodenum
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ech/o
sound
71
electr/o
electricity
72
encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
intestine
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erythr/o
red
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esophag/o
esophagus
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esthesi/o
feeling
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femor/o
femur
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fet/o
fetal
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fibr/o
fiber
80
fibul/o
fibula
81
front/o
forehead/front
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galact/o
milk
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gastr/o
stomach
84
genit/o
genitals
85
ger/o
old
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glomerul/o
glomerulus
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gloss/o
tongue
88
glyc/o
sugar/sweet
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gnath/o
jaw
90
granul/o
grain/particle
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gynec/o
female
92
hem/a
blood
93
hem/o
blood
94
hemat/o
blood
95
hepat/o
liver
96
hist/o
tissue
97
hom/o
common/same
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humer/o
humerus
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hydr/o
water
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hyster/o
uterus/womb
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ile/o
ileum/small intestine
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ili/o
ilium/hip bone
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immun/o
immune
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infer/o
lowermost/below
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intestin/o
intestine
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irid/o
colored circle/iris
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ischi/o
ischium/hip
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jejun/o
jejunum
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labi/o
lip
110
lacrim/o
tear/crying
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lact/o
milk
112
lapar/o
flank/abdominal wall
113
laryng/o
larynx/voice box
114
later/o
side
115
leuc/o
white
116
leuk/o
white
117
lingu/o
tongue
118
lip/o
fat
119
lith/o
stone
120
lob/o
lobe
121
lumb/o
lower back
122
lymph/o
lymph/lymphatics
123
mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
125
medi/o
middle
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melan/o
black
127
men/o
month
128
mening/o
membrane
129
metr/i
uterine tissue
130
mon/o
one/only
131
muc/o
mucus
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
134
myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
marrow/spinal cord
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narc/o
sleep/numbness
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nas/o
nose
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ne/o
new
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necr/o
dead/corpse
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nephr/o
kidney
141
neur/o
nerves
142
odont/o
teeth
143
odyn/o
pain/distress
144
onc/o
bulk/tumor
145
oophor/o
ovary
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ophthalm/o
eye
147
or/o
mouth
148
orchi/o
testicle
149
orth/o
straight
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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patell/o
patella/kneecap
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path/o
disease
155
pelv/i
pelvis
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periton/o
peritoneum
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pharmac/o
drugs/medicine
158
pharyng/o
pharynx
159
phleb/o
vein
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phon/o
sound/voice
161
phot/o
light
162
phren/o
mind/diaphragm
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pleur/o
pleura
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poster/o
posterior/toward the back
165
pneum/o
air/breathing/lung
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proct/o
rectum/anus
167
prostat/o
prostate
168
proxim/o
nearest point of origin
169
pseud/o
false
170
psych/o
mind
171
pub/o
pubis
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pulm/o
lung
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pulmon/o
lung
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
trough/renal pelvis
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radi/o
radius/radial energy
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidneys
179
rhin/o
nose
180
sacr/o
sacrum
181
salping/o
tube
182
scrot/o
scrotum
183
semin/o
semen
184
ser/o
serum
185
somat/o
body
186
son/o
sound
187
spermat/o
seed
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sphen/o
wedge/sphenoid
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splen/o
spleen
190
spondyl/o
vertebra
191
stern/o
sternum
192
tars/o
ankle bone/tarsal
193
tempor/o
temple
194
ten/o
tendon/tight band
195
therm/o
heat
196
thorac/o
chest
197
thromb/o
clot/thrombus
198
tibi/o
tibia
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tonsill/o
tonsil
200
tox/o
poison
201
trache/o
trachea/windpipe
202
uln/o
ulna
203
ur/o
urine
204
ureter/o
ureter
205
urethr/o
urethra
206
uter/o
uterus
207
vag/o
vagus nerve
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vas/o
vessel/ductus deferens
209
ven/o
vein
210
ventr/o
ventral/belly side
211
vertebr/o
vertebra
212
vulv/o
vulva
213
xanth/o
yellow
