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1
Q

what is a root

A

foundation of the word

2
Q

abdomin(o)

A

abdomen

3
Q

aden(o)

A

gland

4
Q

adren(o)

A

adrenal gland

5
Q

angi(o)

A

vessel

6
Q

arteri(o)

A

artery

7
Q

arthr(o)

A

joint

8
Q

bronch(o)

A

bronchus, bronchi

9
Q

card, cardi(o)

A

heart

10
Q

cephal(o)

A

head

11
Q

cholem chol(o)

A

bile

12
Q

chondr(o)

A

cartilage

13
Q

col(o)

A

colon, large intestine

14
Q

cost(o)

A

rib

15
Q

crani(o)

A

skull

16
Q

cyan(o)

A

blue

17
Q

cyst(o)

A

bladder, cyst

18
Q

cyt(o)

A

cell

19
Q

dent(o)

A

tooth

20
Q

derma

A

skin

21
Q

duoden(o)

A

duodenum

22
Q

encephal(o)

A

brain

23
Q

enter(o)

A

intestines

24
Q

fibr(o)

A

fibre, fibrous

25
Q

gastr(o)

A

stomach

26
Q

gloss(o)

A

tongue

27
Q

gluc(o)

A

sweetness, glucose

28
Q

glyc(o)

A

sugar

29
Q

gyn, gyne, gynec(o)

A

woman

30
Q

hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o)

A

blood

31
Q

hepat(o)

A

liver

32
Q

hydr(o)

A

water

33
Q

hyster(o)

A

uterus

34
Q

ile(o), ili(o)

A

ileum

35
Q

lapar(o)

A

abdomen, loin, flank

36
Q

laryng(o)

A

larynx

37
Q

lith(o)

A

stone

38
Q

mamm(o)

A

breast, mammary gland

39
Q

mast(o)

A

mammary gland, breast

40
Q

men(o)

A

menstration

41
Q

my(o)

A

muscle

42
Q

myel(o)

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

43
Q

necr(o)

A

death

44
Q

nephr(o)

A

kidney

45
Q

neur(o)

A

nerve

46
Q

ocul(o)

A

eye

47
Q

oophor(o)

A

ovary

48
Q

ophthalm(o)

A

eye

49
Q

orth(o)

A

straight, normal, correct

50
Q

oste(o)

A

bone

51
Q

ot(o)

A

ear

52
Q

ped(o)

A

child, foot

53
Q

pharyng(o)

A

pharynx

54
Q

phleb(o)

A

vein

55
Q

pnea

A

breathing, respiration

56
Q

pneum(o)

A

lung, air, gas

57
Q

proct(o)

A

rectum

58
Q

psych(o)

A

mind

59
Q

pulm(o)

A

lung

60
Q

py(o)

A

pus

61
Q

rect(o)

A

rectum

62
Q

rhin(o)

A

nose

63
Q

salping(o)

A

eustachian tube, uterine tube

64
Q

splen(o)

A

spleen

65
Q

sten(o)

A

narrow, construction

66
Q

stern(o)

A

sternum

67
Q

stomat(o)

A

mouth

68
Q

therm(o)

A

heat

69
Q

thorac(o)

A

chest

70
Q

thromb(o)

A

clot, thrombus

71
Q

thyr(o)

A

thyroid

72
Q

tox(o)

A

poison

73
Q

toxic(o)

A

poison. poisonous

74
Q

trache(o)

A

trachea

75
Q

ur(o)

A

urine, urinary tract, urination

76
Q

urethr(o)

A

urethra

77
Q

urin(o)

A

urine

78
Q

uter(o)

A

uterus

79
Q

vas(o)

A

blood vessel, vas deferens

80
Q

ven(o)

A

vein

81
Q

vertebr(o)

A

spine, vertebrae