Root words Flashcards by Jenny Armstrong

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Arthr(o)

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joint / articulation

e.g. arthritis, inflammation of a joint

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Cardi(o)

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heart

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Chondr(o)

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cartilage

e.g. perichondrium, membrane that covers cartilage

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Cyst(o)

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bladder

e.g. cystitis

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Derm(ato)

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skin

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Gloss(o) / lingual

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tongue

e.g. hypoglossal (sublingual), below the tongue

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Haem(ato/o)

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blood

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Hepat(o)

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liver

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Hist(io/o)

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tissue

e.g. histology, study of tissues

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Mamm(o) / mast(o)

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breast / mammary gland

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Metr(a/o)

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uterus

e.g. endometrium, lining of the uterus

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My(o)

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muscle

e.g. myositis, inflammation of voluntary muscle

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Neur(o)

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nerve

e.g. neuralgia, pain in a nerve

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Opthalm(o)

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eye

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Orchi(d)

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testis

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Oste(o)

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bone

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Pneum(o)

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air / gas / lungs

e.g. pneumonia, inflammation of lung tissue

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-pnoea

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respiration, breathing

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ren-

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kidney

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Rhin(o)

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nose

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Trich(o)

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hair

e.g. trichosis, disease / abnormal growth of hair

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Vas(o)

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vessel / duct