Root Words Flashcards by Akanksha Patel

Cardiology - what is root

Cardi is root, it studys disorders of the heart and circulatory system

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Pericardium - root and meaning

Cardi is root, it is double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels

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Cardiac Arrest - root and meaning

Cardi is root, sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump

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Cardiologist - root and meaning

Cardi is root, a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

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Gastroscopy - root and meaning

Gastr is root, it is an examination of the oesophagus (gullet or food pipe), stomach and duodenum (upper part of the small bowel)

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Gastroenterology- root and meaning

Gastr is root, it is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders

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Gastritis - root and meaning

Gastr is root, a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach.

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Cyan/o

Blue

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Erythr/o

Red

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Leuk/o

white

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Melan/o

Black

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Poli/o

Gray

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leukocytopenia - root, suffix and meaning

Root words - Leuk and cyto Suffix -penia(decrease) decrease white cells

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Electrocardiogram- root, suffix and meaning

Root words - electr, cardi Suffix- Gram

Display of persons heartbeat

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abdomin/o

abdominal

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acr/o

extremities

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aden/o

gland

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adip/o

fat

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lingu/o

tongue

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lip/o

fat

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lith/o

-stone

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adren/o

adrenal glands

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aer/o

air

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angi/o

vessel

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anter/o

front, anterior

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

audi/o

sound

lumb/o

lower back

lymph/o

lymph

mening/o

meninges

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

my/o

muscle

bronchi/o

bronch/o bronchus

nas/o

nose

calc/o

calicum

nephr/o

kidneys

carcin/o

cancer

neur/o

nerve

cardi/o

heart

noct/o

night

cephal/o

head

odont/o

teeth

cerebr/o

brain, cerebrum

olig/o

scanty, little

chondr/o

cartilage

ophthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o

eye

col/o, colon/o

colon

or/o, stomat/o

-mouth

cost/o

-ribs

orth/o

straight

crani/o

cranium, skull

oste/o

bone

cutane/o

skin

ot/o

ear

pelv/o,-

pelv/i pelvis

cyst/o -

bladder

phalang/o

fingers and toes

cyt/o

cell

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

dent/o

teeth

phleb/o

vein

derm/o

skin

pleur/o

pleura

dipl/o

double

pneum/o

lung

dist/o

far, farthest

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

encephal/o

brain

proxim/o

near, nearest

enter/o

intestine

py/o

pus

radi/o

x-rays, radiation

esophag/o

esophagus

rhin/o

nose

scler/o

hardening, white of eye

gingiv/o

gum

therm/o

heat

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar, glucose

thorac/o

chest

hema, hemat/o, hem/o -

blood

toxic/o, tox/o

poison

hepat/o

liver

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

ur/o

urine

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o

tissue

vascul/o

blood vessel

vertebr/o

vertebra (backbone

hydr/o

water

lapar/o

abdominal

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

latr/o

side

Nat

birth

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