CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - ROOTS Flashcards by maeday a

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter/o

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small intestine

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neur/o

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nerve

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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crani/o

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skull

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cardi/o

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heart

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path/o

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disease

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hepat/o

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liver

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arteri/o

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artery

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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my/o

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muscle

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arthr/o

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joint

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hem/o

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blood

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ten/o

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tendon

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nat/o

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birth

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laryng/o

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larynx or throat

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rhin/o

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nose

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ot/o

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ear

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lith/o

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stone

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appendic

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appendix

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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myc/o

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fungus

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mast/o

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breast

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mamm/o

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breast

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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colp/o

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vagina

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vagin/o

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vagina

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ovari/o

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ovary

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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchus (air passages of the lungs)

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cephal/o

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head

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cyst/o

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bladder

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encephal/o

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brain

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hemat/o

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blood

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hyster/o

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uterus

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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opthalm/o

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eye

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orchi/o

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testicle

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salping/o

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fallopian tube

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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before, front

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caud/o

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lower part of body, tail

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cephal/o

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head

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hist/o

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tissue

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patho/o

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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plas/i, pas/o

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development, growth, formation

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back