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

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Intestines - enteritis

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erythr

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Red - erythrocyte

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esophag

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Esophagus - esophagitis

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estr

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Female - estrogen

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fibrin

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Fiber - fibrinolysis

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gastr

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Stomach - gastrointestinal

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gluc, glyc

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Sugar, Glucose - glucose, glycolysis

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hem, hemat

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Blood - hemolysis, hematology

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hepat

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Liver - hepatitis

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hist

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Tissue - histology

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kerat

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Hard, Cornea - keratinized

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later

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Side - lateral

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leuk

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White - leukocyte

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melan

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Black - melanoma

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morph

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Form - morphology

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my

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Muscle - myalgia

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myel

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Bone Marrow or Spinal Cord - ostemyelitis

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nat

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Birth - natal

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necr

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Death - necrosis

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nephr, ren

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Kidney - nephritis, renal

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onc

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Tumor - oncologist

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oste

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Bone - osteoporosis

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ox

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Oxygen - hypoxia

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path

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Disease - pathogen

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ped

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Child - pediatric

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phag

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Eat, Swallow - phagocytic

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phleb

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Vein - phlebotomy

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pnuemon, pulmon

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Air, Lung - pneumonia, pulmonary

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prandi

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Meal - postprandial

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pub

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Pubic - suprapubic

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scler

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Hard - sclerotic

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sphygm

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Pulse - sphygmomanometer

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sphygm

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Pulse - sphygmomanometer

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squam

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Flat, Scale - squamous

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thorac

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Chest - thoracic

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thromb

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Clot - thrombosis

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tox

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Poison - toxicology

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ur, urin

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Urine - urinalysis

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vas

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Vessel - vascular

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ven

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Vein - venipuncture

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viscer

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Organ - visceral