Root Words Flashcards by Jessie Stobbe

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Abdomin-

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Abdomen

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Aden-

A

Gland

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Adren-

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Adrenal gland

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Angi-

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Vessel

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Arteri-

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Artery/ arteries

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Arthr-

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Joint

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Bronch-

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Bronchus/bronchi

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Card/cardi-

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Heart

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Cephal-

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Head

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Chole/ chol

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Bile

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Chondr-

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Cartilage

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Col-

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Colon, large intestine

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Cost-

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Rib

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Crani-

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Skull

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Cyan-

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Blue

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Cyst-

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Bladder, cyst

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Cyt-

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Cell

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Dent-

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Tooth, teeth

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Derma-

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Skin

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Duoden-

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Duodenum

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Encephal-

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Brain

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Enter-

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Intestines

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Fibr-

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Fibre, fibrous

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Gloss-

Tongue

Gluc-

Sweetness, glucose

Glyc-

Sugar

Gyn, gyne, gynec-

Woman, women

Hem, hemo, hema, hemat-

Blood

Hepat-

Liver

Hydro-

Water

Hyster-

Uterus

Ile, ili-

Ileum

Lapar-

Abdomen, loin or flank

Laryng-

Larynx

Lith-

Stone

Mamm-

Breast, mammary gland

Mast-

Mammary gland, breast

Men-

Menstruation

My-

Muscle

Myel-

Spinal cord, bone marrow

Necr-

Death

Nephr-

Kidney

Neur-

Nerve

Ocul-

Eye

Oophor-

Ovary

Ophthalm-

Eye

Orth-

Straight, normal, correct

Oste-

Bone

Ot-

Ear

Ped-

Child or foot

Pharyng-

Pharynx

Phleb-

Vien

Pnea-

Breathing, respiration

Pneum-

Lung, air, gas

Proct-

Rectum

Psych-

Mind

Pulm-

Lungs

Py-

Pus

Rect-

Rectum

Rhin-

Nose

Salping-

Fallopian or uterus tube

Splen-

Spleen

Sten-

Narrow, constriction

Stern-

Sternum

Stomat-

Mouth

Therm-

Heat

Thorac-

Chest

Thromb-

Clot, thrombus

Thyr-

Thyroid

Tox-

Poison

Toxic-

Poisonous

Trache-

Trachea

Ur-

Urine, urinary tract, urination

Urethr-

Urethra

Urin-

Urine

Vas-

Blood vessel, vascular deferens

Ven-

Vein

Vertrbr-

Spine, vertebrae