Common Root Words Flashcards

1
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What does angi mean?

A

Vessel.

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2
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What does arter mean?

A

Artery.

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3
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What does arthr/articul mean?

A

Joint.

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4
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What does axilla mean?

A

Armpit.

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5
Q

What does carcino mean?

A

Cancer.

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6
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What does cardi mean?

A

Heart.

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7
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What does cerebr mean?

A

Brain.

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8
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What does chol mean?

A

Gall, bile.

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9
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What does cilia mean?

A

Hair, hairlike.

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10
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What does crani mean?

A

Skull.

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11
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What does cyst mean?

A

Bladder, sac of fluid.

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12
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What does cyt mean?

A

Cell.

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13
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What does derm mean?

A

Skin.

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14
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What does enter mean?

A

Intestine.

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15
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What does febri mean?

A

Fever.

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16
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What does gastro mean?

A

Stomache.

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17
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What does glossa mean?

A

Tongue.

18
Q

What does gyn mean?

A

Female, female reproductive organs.

19
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What does haem mean?

A

Blood.

20
Q

What does hepat mean?

A

Liver.

21
Q

What does hyster mean?

A

Uterus.

22
Q

What does mammo/mast mean?

A

Breast.

23
Q

What does my mean?

A

Muscle.

24
Q

What does nephr mean?

A

Kidney, renal.

25
Q

What does neur mean?

A

Nerve.

26
Q

What does ophthalmo mean?

A

Eye.

27
Q

What does orch/orchid mean?

A

Testes.

28
Q

What does osteo mean?

A

Bone.

29
Q

What does oto mean?

A

Ear.

30
Q

What does path mean?

A

Disease.

31
Q

What does plum mean?

A

Lung.

32
Q

What does rhin mean?

A

Nose, noselike.

33
Q

What does stoma mean?

A

Mouth, opening.

34
Q

What does thorac mean?

A

Chest.

35
Q

What does thrombo mean?

A

Clot.

36
Q

What does trache mean?

A

Trachea.

37
Q

What does tympan mean?

A

Eardrum.

38
Q

What does urethro mean?

A

Urethra.

39
Q

What does uter mean?

A

Uterus (womb).

40
Q

What does vertebr mean?

A

Spinal column or vertebrae.