Roots Flashcards by Isabella Emerson

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cerv/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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dors/o

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back

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inguin/o

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groin

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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poster/o

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posterior

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proxim/o

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near

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albin/o

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white

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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o

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yellow

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ichthy/o

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dry; scaly

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kerat/o

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hornlike

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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seb/o

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sebum

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sudor/i

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sweat

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xer/o

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dry

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ankyl/o

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stiff; fused; closed

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cheir/o

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hand

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dactyl/o

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finger; toe

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lumb/o

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lower back

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ped/o

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foot; child

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sthen/o

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strength

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tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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ton/o

tone

cortic/o

outer layer; covering

encephal/o

brain

esthesi/o

sensation

gli/o

glue

iatr/o

physician; to treat

meningi/o

a membrane

acr/o

extremities

calc/i

calcium

crin/o

to separate or secrete

endocrin/o

endocrine

hypophys/o

pituitary gland

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty

atri/o

atrium

coron/o

crown; encircling

ox/o

oxygen

varic/o

dilated

vas/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

immun/o

immune system

lymphaden/o

lymph nodes

lymphagi/o

lymph vessels

phag/o

ingest or engulf

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus

or/o

mouth or opening

phren/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleaura

pneum/o, pneumon/o

air, lung

bucc/o

cheek

cheil/o

lip

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

dent/i, dent/o

teeth

enter/o

intestine

gingiu/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

phag/o

eating, swallowing

proct/o

anus and rectum

sial/o

salivary glands

stomat/o

mouth

glomerul/o

glomerulus

lith/o

stone

nephr/o

kidney

nouct/o

night

olig/o

little, few

py/o

pus

pyel/o

pelvis

balan/o

glans penis

cervic/o

cervix

colp/o

vagina

gonad/o

gonads, sex glands

men/o

menstration

ovari/o

ovary

prostat/o

prostrate gland

vas/o

vessel, vas deferens

blephar/o

eyelid

dacry/o

tears, lacrima

dipl/o

two, double

ocul/o

eye

opt/o

light, eye, vision

retin/o

retina

acous/o, acus/o, acoust/o

hearing

audi/o

sound

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

tympan/o

eardrum