Roots Flashcards by Austin Felix

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acro

A

extremities

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adeno

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gland

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adipo

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fat

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aero

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air

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amelo

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dental enamel

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angio

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vessel (blood or lymph)

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antero

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front, anterior

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artero

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artery

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arthro

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joint

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auto

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self

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blepharo

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eyelid

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brachi

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arm

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bucc

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cheek (inside)

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carcino

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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carpo

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wrist (carpus)

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cephalo

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head

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cerebro

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brain (cerebrum)

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cervico

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neck

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circum

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around

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chole

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bile, gall

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chondro

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cartilage

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colo, colono

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colon

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costo

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rib

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cranio

skull (cranium)

cutaneo

skin

cyano

blue

cysto

bladder

cyto

cell

dentino

dentin

dento

teeth

dermato, dermo

skin

diplo

double

disto

far, farthest

entero

intestine

erythro

red

facial

of the face, buccal/labial surface of tooth

fossa

pit, cavity

gastro

stomach

gingivo

gums

gluco

sugar (glucose)

glyco

sugar

gyneco

female

hemangio

blood vessel

hemato, hemo

blood

hepato

liver

histo

tissue

hydro

water

hystero

uterus

iatric

healing

idio

self

kerato

skin surface, cornea

karyo

nucleus

labio

lip

latero

side

laryngo

larynx

leuco / leuko

white

linguo

tongue

lipo

fat

litho

stone

lymphangio

lymph vessel

lympho

lymph

mal

abnormal, bad

malar

cheek (outside)

manu

hand

mammo, masto

breast

mammo, masto

breast

maxillo

jaw

melano

black

ment

chin

mesio

middle, near the middle

morb

sick

muco

mucus

myco

fungus

myelo

bone marrow

myo

muscle

naso

nose

nato

birth

necro

death

nephro

kidney

neuro

nerve

nocto

night

odon / odonto

teeth

oligo

few, little

onco

tumor, mass

ophthalmo

eye

oro

mouth

ortho

straight

os

bone, mouth

osteo

bone

oto

ear

parital

wall

patho

disease, misery

phage

eat

phlebo

vein

phos / phot

light

plasm / plast

molded

pneumo, pneumono

lung, air, breath

postero

back, behind, posterior

procto

anus, rectum

proximo

near, nearest

pulmo

lung

pyelo

renal pelvis

pyo

pus

radio

radiation (x-rays)

recto

rectum

reno

kidney

retino

retina

rhino

nose

sangui

blood

sarco

flesh

sclero

hard

seps / sept

make rotten

sialo

salivary gland, saliva

sinus

hollow, pocket

soma / somy

body

stoma / stomy

mouth

spondylo

vertebra

stomato

mouth

tachy

rapid, fast, swift

thoraco

chest

thrombo

blood clot

thymo

thymus gland

thyro

thyroid gland

toxo / toxico

poison

tricho

hair

uro

urine

vasculo

blood vessel

vasa

vessel

veno

vein

vesico

bladder, vesicle

xantho

yellow

xero

dry