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Medical Terminology > Common Anatomical Roots > Flashcards

Common Anatomical Roots Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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axill/o

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arm pit

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bi/o

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life

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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histi/o

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tissue

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path/o

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disease

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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cili/o

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hair

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pil/o

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hair

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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cutane/o

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skin

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crani/o

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skull

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cost/o

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rib

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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oste/o

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bone

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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pelvi/o

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pelvis

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spin/o

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spine; spinal column

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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my/o

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muscle

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muscul/o

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muscle

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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cerebr/o

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brain

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encephal/o

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brain

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neur/o

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nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ocul/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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angi/o

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vascul/o

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vas/o

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arteri/o

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cardi/o

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hem/o

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hemat/o

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ven/o

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phleb/o

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adenoid/o

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lymph/o

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lymphaden/o

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lymph glands; lymph nodes

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessels

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splen/o

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tonsill/o

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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bronch/o

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bronchi/o

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bronchiol/o

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small bronchial tubes

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laryng/o

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nas/o

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rhin/o

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pharyng/o

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pharynx; throat

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phren/o

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pneum/o

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pneumon/o

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pulman/o

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thorac/o

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trache/o

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abdomin/o

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cheil/o

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col/o

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enter/o

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small intestine

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esophag/o

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gastr/o

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gloss/o

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lingu/o

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hepat/o

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or/o

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stomat/o

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rect/o

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cyst/o

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ren/o

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nephr/o

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ureter/o

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urethr/o

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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orchid/o

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testicle; testis

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test/o

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testicle; testis

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testicul/o

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testicle; testis

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phall/o

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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vas/o

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vas deferens

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colp/o

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vagin/o

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gynec/o

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mast/o

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mamm/o

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oophor/o

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ovari/o

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salping/o

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fallopian tubes

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uter/o

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hyster/o

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metr/o

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vulv/o

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ili/o

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viscer/o

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internal organ

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