Module 5-Root Words Flashcards by Dana Athena Augusto

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essential component of a word, the basic of medical

words.

A

Root word

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Root words are most derived from

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Greek, Roman/Latin origins (MAIN)

Arabic, Anglo-Saxon, and German.

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Root words can be located:

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Root words can be located:

At the beginning of a word (angioedema)
In the middle of the word (encephalic)
At the end of a word (scleroderma)
A combination of root words (phototherapy)

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abdomen

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abdomin/o

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extremity

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acr/o

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gland

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aden/o

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vessel

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angi/o

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artery

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arter/i/o

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joint

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arthr/o

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embryo

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blast/o

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eyelid

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blephar/o

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bronchus

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bronch/i, bronch/o

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calaneous

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calcane/o

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heart

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cardi/o

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carpal, wrist

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carp/o

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head

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cephal/o

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cerebrum

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cerebr/o

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lip

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cheil/o

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bile, gall

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chol/e

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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coccus

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cocc/i

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colon

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col/o

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vagina

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colp/o

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condyle

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condyl/o

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pupil

core/o, cor/o

cornea

corne/o

ribs

cost/o

cranium

crani/o

ciliary body

cycl/o

bladder, sac

cyst/o

cell

cyt/o

fingers or toes

dactyl/o

tooth

dent/o

skin

derm/o, dermat/o

duodenum

duoden/o

intestine

enter/o

esophagus

esophag/o

fiber

fibr/o

ganglion

gangli/o

stomach

gastr/o

gums

gingiv/o

tongue

gloss/o

women

gynec/o

blood

hem/o, hemat/o

liver

hepat/o

sweat

hidr/o

humerus

humer/o

water

hydr/o

uterus

hyster/o

ileum

ile/o

iris

irid/o, ir/o

ischium

ischi/o

jejunum

jejun/o

cornea

kerat/o

tear

lacrim/o

larynx

laryng/o

fat

lip/o

stone, calculus

lith/o

loin, lumbar area

lumb/o

chin

ment/o

muscle

my/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

myel/o

nose

nas/o

kidney

nephr/o, ren/o, pyel/o

nerve

neur/o

umbilicus, navel

omphal/o

nail

onych/o

ovary

oophor/o

eye

opthalm/o

testicles

orchid/o

bone

oste/o

ear

ot/o

pancreas

pancreat/o

pelvis

pelv/i

digestion

peps/o, peps/ia

phalanx

phalang/o

pharynx

pharyng/o

speech

phas/o

veins

phleb/o

pleura

pleur/o

air, breathing

pne/o

lung

pneum/o, pneumon/o

foot

pod/o

rectum and anus

proct/o

mind

psych/o

pubis

pub/o

pus

py/o

rectum

rect/o

retina

retin/o

nose

rhin/o

fallopian tube

salping/o

sclera

scler/o

sperm

spermat/o

spleen

splen/o

sternum, breastbone

stern/o

mouth

stomat/o

thorax, chest

thorac/o

trachea

trache/o

trauma

traumat/o

eardrum

tympan/o

urine

ur/o

ureter

ureter/o

urethra

urethr/o

vessel

vas/o

gut, contents of the abdomen

viscer/o