Roots Flashcards

(118 cards)

1
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Ton/o

A

Tone, tension

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2
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Cervic/o

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Neck

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3
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Seb/o, sebaceous/o

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Oil

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4
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Femor/o

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femur (thighbone)

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5
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Ortho/o

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Straight

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6
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Py/o

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Pus

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7
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Hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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8
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Coagul/o

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Coagulation

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9
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Ankyl/o

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Stiff, bent

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10
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Tax/o

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Arrangement, order, coordination

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11
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Plas/o

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Formation

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12
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Brachi/o

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Arm

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13
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Lumb/o

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Loin, lower back

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14
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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15
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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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16
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Xer/o

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Dry

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17
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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18
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Onych/o, ungu/o

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Nail

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19
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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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20
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Gen/o

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Creation, cause

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21
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Xen/o

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Foreign

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22
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Kinesi/o

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Movement, motion

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23
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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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24
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Muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

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Muscle

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Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
Tendon
26
Burs/o
Bursa
27
Arthr/o
Joint
28
Chondr/o
Cartilage
29
Tars/o
Ankle
30
Tibi/o
Tibia (shinbone)
31
Cost/o
Rib
32
Carp/o
Wrist
33
Dactyl/o
Finger
34
Crani/o
Skull, head
35
Oste/o
Bone
36
Melan/o
Black
37
Leuk/o, alb/o
White
38
Erythr/o
Red
39
Kerat/o
Hard, horny
40
Squam/o
Scale
41
Pil/o, trich/o
Hair
42
Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
Skin
43
Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
Fat
44
Necr/o
Death
45
Myc/o
Fungus
46
Morph/o
Change
47
Hydr/o
Water
48
Troph/o
Development, nourishing
49
Scler/o
Hard
50
Phag/o
Eat
51
Path/o
Disease, suffering
52
Immun/o
Immune system
53
Thym/o
Thymus
54
Splen/o
Spleen
55
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
56
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spine
57
Lymph/o
Lymph
58
Phleb/o, ven/o
Vein
59
Leuk/o
White
60
Cyt/o
Cell
61
Thromb/o
Clot
62
Adenoid/o
Adenoid
63
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
64
Nas/o, rhin/o
Nose
65
Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
66
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
67
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
68
Sept/o
Septum
69
Sin/o, sinus/o
Sinus
70
Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
Air or lungs
71
Pulmon/o
Lungs
72
Lob/o
Lobe
73
Bronch/o, bronchi/o
Bronchus
74
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
75
Alveol/o
Alveolus
76
Stern/o
Sternum
77
Cost/o
Rib
78
Thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
Chest
79
Pleur/o
Pleura
80
Phren/o
Diaphragm
81
Ox/o
Oxygen
82
Spir/o
Breathing
83
Capn/o, carb/o
Carbon dioxide
84
Valvul/o
Valve
85
Atri/o
Atrium
86
Sept/o
Septum
87
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
88
Cardi/o
Heart
89
Coron/o
Heart
90
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
Vessel
91
Aort/o
Aorta
92
Arteri/o
Artery
93
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
94
Phleb/o, ven/o
Vein
95
Or/o, stomat/o
Mouth
96
Dent/o, odont/o
Tooth
97
Gingiv/o
Gums
98
Gloss/o, lingu/o
Tongue
99
Esophag/o
Esophagus
100
Gastr/o
Stomach
101
Enter/o
Intestines
102
Jejun/o
Jejunum
103
Duoden/o
Duodenum
104
Ile/o
Ileum
105
Col/o, colon/o
Colon
106
Rect/o
Rectum
107
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
108
An/o
Anus
109
Proct/o
Anus and rectum
110
Sial/o
Saliva
111
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
112
Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
Abdomen
113
Cholangi/o
Bile ducts
114
Doch/o
Duct
115
Hepat/o, hepatic/o
Liver
116
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
117
Cyst/o
Bladder
118
Bil/i, chol/e
Bile