Word Roots Flashcards by Elena Wertepny

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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-algia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectasis

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Expansion, dilation

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-ectomy

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Excision, surgical removal

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-gram

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A writing, record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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Presence, formation of, condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Separate, break down, destroy

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-megaly

Enlargement

-meter

Instrument for measuring

-metry

Act of measuring

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition

-paresis

Partial or incomplete paralysis

-pathy

Disease

-pexy

Fixation, suspension

-phagia

Eating, ingesting, swallowing

-phasia

Speech

-phobia

Fear

-plasty

Surgical repair

-plegia

Paralysis, stroke

-rrhage

Burst forth

-rrhagia

Burst forth

-rraphy

Suture

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

-scope

Instrument to view or examine

-scopy

Visual examination

-spasm

Involuntary contractions, twitching

-stasis

Standing still

-stenosis

Constriction, narrowing

-stomy

Mouth, forming a new opening

-tomy

Incision

-toxic

Poison

-tripsy

Crush

Condition

- ia - ism - y

Treatment, medicine

- iatrics | - iatry

Specialist

-ist

Small, minute, little

- icle - ole - ula - ule

Hyper-

Excessive

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Before

Ante- Anter/o Pre- Pro-

Upon

Epi-

Under, below, beneath

Hypo- Infra- Sub-

Between

Inter-

Side

Later/o

Middle

Mid- | Medi-

After, backward, behind, back of

Retro- Post- Postero-

Two

Bi- | Di-

Half, partial

Hemi- | Semi-

Under, below

Hypo-

Many, much

Multi- | Poly-

First

Primi-

Four

Quad- | Quadri-

Three

Tri-

One

Uni- | Mono-

Without

A- | An-

Not

Im- | In-