Root Words Flashcards by Jennie Devine

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Aden

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Gland

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Adip

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Fat

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Albumin

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Albumin, white protein

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Alveol

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Alveolus

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Andr

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Male

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Angi

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Vessel

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Aort

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Aorta

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Arteri

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Artery

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Arthr

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Joint

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Arteriol

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Small artery

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Ather

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Fatty deposits

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Audi

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Hearing

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Bacteri

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Bacteria

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Bil

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Biliary system

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Blast

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Primitive

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Brachi

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Arm

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Bronch

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Bronchus

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Carcin

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Cancer

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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, portion of the brain

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Cerebell

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Cerebellum

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Cervic

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Neck

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Cholangi

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Bile vessel

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Cholecyst

Gallbladder

Choledoch

Bile duct

Chole

Bile

Chondri

Cartilage

Cirrh

Yellow

Cost

Rib

Col

Colon

Colp

Vagina

Crani

Cranium

Crypt

Hidden

Cutane

Skin

Cyst

Bladder

Dactyl

Digit

Derm, dermat

Skin

Duoden

Duodenum

Encephal

Brain

Enter

Intestine

Epididym

Epididymis/ the testis

Erythr

Red

Gangli

Ganglion

Gastr

Stomach

Glomerul

Glomerlus

Glyc

Sugar

Gonad

Sex organs

Gynec

Woman

Hem

Blood

Hemat

Blood

Hepat

Liver

Heter

Different

Hist

Tissue

Hom

Same

Hyster

Uterus

Ile

Ileum

Jejun

Jejunum

Kary

Nucleus

Kinesi

Movement

Lact

Milk

Lamin

Lamina

Lapar

Abdomen

Leiomy

Smooth muscle

Leuk

White

Leukocyte

White blood cell

Lith

Stone

Lob

Lobe

Lumb

Loins

Lymph

Lymph

Mamm

Breast

Mast

Breast

Medull

Medulla

Melan

Black

Men

Menses

Mening

Meninges

Mon

One

Morph

Shape

My

Muscle

Myc

Fungus

Myel

Bone marrow

Narc

Sleep

Nephr

Kidney

Neur

Nerve

Noct

Night

Olig

Scanty

Oo

Egg, ovum

Oophor

Ovary

Opthalm

Eye

Orchid

Testes

Orth

Straight

Oste

Bone

Oto

Ear

Pancreat

Pancreas

Ped, pod

Foot

Perine

Perineum

Peritone

Peritoneum

Phag

Swallow

Phleb

Vein

Phren

Diaphragm

Pleur

Pleura

Pneum

Air, lung

Presby

Old age

Proct

Rectum

Prostat

Prostate

Pulmon

Lung

Py

Pus

Pyel

Pelvis of the kidney

Pylor

Pylorus

Ren

Kidney

Rhabdomy

Striated muscles

Rhin

Nose

Salping

Fallopian tubes

Scler

Hard

Somat

Body

Spermat

Sperm

Sphete

Globe, round

Sphygm

Pulse

Splen

Spleen

Steat

Fat

Stern

Sternum

Thalm

Thalamus

Thromb

Clot

Thrombocyt

Platelet

Thyr

Thyroid

Trache

Trachea

Ureter

Ureter

Ur

Urine

Urethr

Urethra

Vagin

Vagina

Ventricul

Ventricles

Vertebr

Vertebrae

Vas

Vas deferens

Ven

Vein

Vesicul

Seminal vesicle

Viscer

Internal organ