Word Roots Flashcards

(78 cards)

1
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Life

A

bi/o

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2
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Cancer

A

carcin/o

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3
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Heart

A

cardi/o

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4
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Chemical

A

chem/o

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5
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To cut

A

cis/o

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6
Q

Skin

A

dermat/o

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7
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Small intestine

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enter/o

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8
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Stomach

A

gastr/o

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9
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Female

A

gynec/o

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10
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Blood

A

hemat/o

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11
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Immunology

A

immun/o

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12
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Larynx

A

laryng/o

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13
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Kidney

A

nephr/o

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14
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Nerve

A

nuer/o

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15
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Eye

A

ophthalm/o

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16
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Ear

A

ot/o

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17
Q

Disease

A

path/o

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18
Q

Lung

A

pulmon/o

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19
Q

Nose

A

rhin/o

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20
Q

Fat

A

adip/o

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21
Q

Front

A

anter/o

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22
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Arm

A

brachi/o

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23
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Tail

A

caud/o

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24
Q

Neck

A

cervic/o

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Head
cephal/o
26
Cartilage
chondr/o
27
Skull
crani/o
28
To secrete
crin/o
29
Leg
crur/o
30
Cell
cyt/o
31
Away from
dist/o
32
Back
dors/o
33
Buttock
glute/o
34
Tissue
hist/o
35
Protect
immun/o
36
Below
infer/o
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Side
later/o
38
Loin or low back
lumb/o
39
Groin
inguin/o
40
Middle
medi/o
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Straight/ upright
orth/o
42
Cavity wall
pariet/o
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Foot
ped/o
44
Back
poster/o
45
Anus
proct/o
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Above
super/o
47
Urine
ur/o or urin/o
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Belly
ventr/o
49
Internal organ
viscer/o
50
Genital region
pub/o
51
Near to
proxim/o
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White
albin/o
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To burn
cauter/o
54
Cold
cry/o
55
Skin
cutane/o
56
Profuse sweating
diaphor/o
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Red
erythr/o
58
Sweat
hidr/o
59
Hard/horny
kerat/o
60
Fat
lip/o
61
Black
melan/o
62
White
leuk/o
63
Fungus
myc/o
64
Death
necr/o
65
Nail
onych/o or ungu/o
66
Lice
pedicul/o
67
Light
phot/o
68
Pus
py/o
69
Wrinkle
rhytid/o
70
Flesh
sarc/o
71
Oil
seb/o
72
Hard
scler/o
73
Hair
trich/o
74
Bladder or sac
vesic/o
75
Dry
xer/o
76
Scaly
Ichthy/o
77
Sweat
Hidr/o
78
Outer layer
Cortic/o