Ch 1 - General Body Root Words Flashcards

To master general root word definitions

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1
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abdomin/o; lapar/o; ceil/o

A

abdomen

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2
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adip/o; lip/o

A

fat; fatty

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3
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anter/o

A

front

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4
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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5
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crani/o

A

skull

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6
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cyt/o

A

cell

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7
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dors/o

A

back

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8
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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9
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hist/o

A

tissue

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10
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inguin/o

A

groin

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11
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later/o

A

side; away from the midline

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12
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lumb/o

A

loin

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13
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medi/o

A

middle

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14
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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15
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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16
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poster/o

A

back

17
Q

proxim/o

A

near

18
Q

spin/o

A

spine

19
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

20
Q

umbilic/o

A

navel

21
Q

ventr/o

A

front side; belly

22
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viscer/o

A

internal organs