Root Words Flashcards by Sarah Butler

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abdomin

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abdomen

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acousto

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hearing

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aden/o

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gland

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angi

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vessel

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arthr/o

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joint

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bio

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life

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brachi

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arm

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broncho

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lungs

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carcin

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic

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neck

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cranio

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skull

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cutane

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skin

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cyt

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cell

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dent

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tooth

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derma

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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febr

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fever

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gastro

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stomach

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gluc

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glucose, sugar

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydro

water

muscul/o

muscle

my/myo

muscle

necro

death

nephr

kidney

neuro

nerve

oculo

eye

odont

tooth

ophthalm

eye

oro

mouth/oral

oto

ear

osteo

bone

path/o

disease

ped

child (or foot?)

phleb

vein

pneumo

lung

pod

foot

psych

mind

pulmon/o

lung

ren

kidney

rhino

nose

therm

temperature/ heat

thorac

back (or chest?)

vaso

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

poli/o

gray

alb

white

chlor/o

green

acou/o

hear

adip/o

fat

alges/o

pain

adr/o

man, male

angin/o

blood vessel

ankyl/o

fused, stiff

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

asthen/o

weak

atel/o

incomplete

ather/o

fat

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hear

aur/o

ear

aut/o

self

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi

life; also two

bil/i

bile

blast/o

germ, bud, developing cell

blephar/o

eyelid

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

pouch or sac

calc/i

calcium

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carp/o

wrist

cartil/o

cartilage, gristle

caud/o

tail

cec/o

blind intestine, cecum

cel/o

hernia, protrusion

cent/i

1/100 or 100

cerebr/o

brain, cerebrum

chol/e

bile

chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o

color

chron/o

time

cleid/o

clavicle

col/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

condyl/o

knuckle of a joint

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

cost/o

rib

crin/o

to secrete

cubitus

elbow

cycl/o

circle or cycle

cyst/o

bladder

digit

finger or toe

dips/o

thirst

disk/o

flat shape, invertibral disk

diverticul/o

diverticulum, a small blind pouch

duct/o

lead, move

duoden/o

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

ech/o

to bounce, sound

ede

swelling

elast/o

change shape

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

a plug

embry/o

embryo

emmetr/o

according to measure

encephal/o

brain

episi/o

vulva

esthesi

sensation or perception

flex

bend

foramen

opening

fract

break

gest

carry, produce, congestion

glyc/o

sugar, sweet

gno

know

idi/o

self, person

lact/o

milk

lingu/o

tongue

men/o

mouth, menstration

myel/o

marrow or spinal cord

ov/o

egg

palpate

examine by touch

percuss

examine by skriking

phag/o

eat

pharyng/o

throat

phot/o

light

pleur/o

rib, side

pto

fall

ptyal/o

saliva

pur, py

pus

sangui(n)o

blood

scler/o

hard

sebum

fatty secretion of sebaceous gland

sect/o

cut

sept/o

wall, divider; also seven

serum

clear portion of blood

sinus

cavity, channel, or hollow space

som(at)

body

spir/o

coil, to breathe

stern/o

sternum

stomat/o

mouth

tom/o

cut

trich/o

hair

ur/o

urine

uter/o

uterus, womb

varic/o

dilated vein

viscer/o

internal organs

xen/o

foreign (material)

xer/o

dry