Chapter 1 - Common Roots Flashcards by Haddon Canfield

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arthr/o
AR-throh

A

Joint
arthroscope, arthiritis

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cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh

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heart
cardiology, pericardium

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enter/o
EN-ter-oh

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small intestine
enteropathy, dysentery

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gastr/o
GAS-tro

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stomach
gastrointestinal, gastritis

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hepat/o
he-PAH-toh

A

liver
hepatology, hepatitis

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neur/o
NUR-oh

A

nerve
neurology, neuralgia

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hem/o; hemat/o
HEE-moh; heh-MAH-toh

A

blood
hemorrhage; hematoma

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my/o; muscul/o
MAI-oh; MUS-kyoo-loh

A

muscle
myocardial; musculoskeletal

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angi/o
AN-gee-oh

vas/o
VAS-oh

vascul/o
VAS-kyoo-loh

A

vessel (typically a blood vessel)
angioplasty; vasectomy; vasculitis

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derm/o
DER-moh

dermat/o
der-MAH-toh

cutane/o
kyoo-TAY-nee=oh

A

skin
dermoscopy; dermatology; subcutaneous

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pneum/o
NOO-moh

pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh

pulmon/o
PUL-maw-noh

A

lung
pneumotomy; pneumonia; pulmonologist

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gen/o
JIN-oh

A

creation, cause
pathogenic

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hydr/o
HAI-droh

A

water
hydrophobia; dehydration

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morph/o
MOR-foh

A

change
morphology

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myc/o
MAI-koh

A

fungus
dermatomycosis

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necr/o
NEH-kroh

A

death
necrosis

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orth/o
OR-thoh

A

straight
orthodontist

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path/o
PAH-thoh

A

suffering, disease
pathology

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phag/o
FAY-goh

A

eat
aphagia

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plas/o
PLAH-soh

A

formation
hyperplasia

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py/o
PAI-oh

A

pus
pyorrhea, pyemia

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scler/o
SKLEH-roh

A

hard
scleroderma

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sten/o
STIH-noh

A

narrowing
stenosis

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troph/o
TROH-foh

A

nourishment, development
trophology, hypertrophy

xen/o ZEE-noh

foreign xenograft