Common Medical Root Words Flashcards by Adrian Winterton

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adip, lip

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Fat - adipose, lipemia

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aer

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Air - aerobic

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angi

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Vessel - angiogram

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arteri

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Artery - arteriosclerosis

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arthr

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Joint - arthritis

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bar

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Weight - bariatric

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bili

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Bile - bilirubin

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bronch

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Bronchus - bronchitis

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bucc

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Cheek - buccal

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carcin

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Cancer - carinogentic

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cardi

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Heart - electrocardiogram

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cephal

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Head - cephalic

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chondr

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Cartilage - osteochonritis

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coron

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Crown, Circle - coronary

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crani

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Skull - cranial

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crin

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To Secrete - endocrine

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cry

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Cold - cryoglobulin

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cubit

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Elbow - antecubital

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cutane

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Skin - percutaneous

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cyan

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Blue - cyanotic

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cyst

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Bladder - cystitis

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cyt, cyte

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Cell - cytology, erythrocyte

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derm, dermat

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Skin - dermis, dermatitis

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encephal

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Brain - encephalitis

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enter

Intestines - enteritis

erythr

Red - erythrocyte

esophag

Esophagus - esophagitis

estr

Female - estrogen

fibrin

Fiber - fibrinolysis

gastr

Stomach - gastrointestinal

gluc, glyc

Sugar, Glucose - glucose, glycolysis

hem, hemat

Blood - hemolysis, hematology

hepat

Liver - hepatitis

hist

Tissue - histology

kerat

Hard, Cornea - keratinized

later

Side - lateral

leuk

White - leukocyte

melan

Black - melanoma

morph

Form - morphology

my

Muscle - myalgia

myel

Bone Marrow or Spinal Cord - ostemyelitis

nat

Birth - natal

necr

Death - necrosis

nephr, ren

Kidney - nephritis, renal

onc

Tumor - oncologist

oste

Bone - osteoporosis

ox

Oxygen - hypoxia

path

Disease - pathogen

ped

Child - pediatric

phag

Eat, Swallow - phagocytic

phleb

Vein - phlebotomy

pnuemon, pulmon

Air, Lung - pneumonia, pulmonary

prandi

Meal - postprandial

pub

Pubic - suprapubic

scler

Hard - sclerotic

sphygm

Pulse - sphygmomanometer

sphygm

Pulse - sphygmomanometer

squam

Flat, Scale - squamous

thorac

Chest - thoracic

thromb

Clot - thrombosis

tox

Poison - toxicology

ur, urin

Urine - urinalysis

vas

Vessel - vascular

ven

Vein - venipuncture

viscer

Organ - visceral