Common Root Words (Wood Ch. 1) Flashcards by Kaitlyn Seymour

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Abdomin(o)-

A

abdomen

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Acou-

A

hearing

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acr(o)-

A

extremity, peak

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aden(o)-

A

gland

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adipo-

A

fat

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alb-

A

white

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andr(o)-

A

male

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angi(o)-

A

vessel

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ankyl-

A

crooked, fusion

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bili-

A

bile

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blast- or -blast

A

embryonic state

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blephar(o)-

A

eyelid

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brachi(o)-

A

arm

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brady-

A

slow

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calc-

A

heel

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carcin(o)-

A

cancer

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cardi(o)-

A

heart

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caud-

A

tail

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cephal(o)-

A

head

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cerebr(o)-

A

cerebrum

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cervic(i)(o)-

A

neck

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chol(e)-

A

bile

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chondr(o)-

A

cartilage

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col(i)(o)-

A

colon

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cost(o)-

rib

cut-

skin

cyan(o)-

blue

cyst(i)(o)-

bladder

cyt(o)-

cell

derm- or -derm

skin

dors(i)(o)-

back

enter(o)-

intestine

fasci-

bundle

erythr(o)-

red

febri-

fever

fil-

threadlike

galact(o)-

milk

gastro-

stomach

ger(o)- or geront(o)-

aging

gest-

carry

gloss(0)-

tongue

glyc(o)- or gluc(o)-

sweet

gyn(o)-

women, particularly female reproductive organs

heme(a)(o)- or hemato-

blood

hepat(o)-

liver

hist(i)(o)-

tissue

hydro-

water, hydrogen

hyster-

uterus

ile(o)-

ileum

ili(o)-

ilium, flank

ischi(o)-

hip

jejun(o)-

jejunum

kerat(o)-

horny tissue, cornea

kine(t)(o)-

movement

labio-

lips

lact(o)-

milk

laryng(o)-

larynx

latero-

side

leuk(o)-

white

lip(o)-

fat

lith(o)-

stone

mamm(o)-

breast

mast(o)-

breast

melan(o)-

black

meno-

menses

ment-

mind

mio-

less, smaller

mito-

threadlike

my(o)-

muscle

myc(o)-

fungus

myel(o)-

marrow, spinal cord

myx-

mucus

nas(o)-

nose

nephr(o)-

kindey

ocul(o)-

eye

orchi(o)-

testes

ophthalm(o)-

eye

oro-

mouth

oss- or oste(o)-

bone

ot(o)-

ear

ox(y)-

oxygenation

path(o)-

disease

ped(o)-

child

pharmaco-

medicine

pharyng(o)-

pharynx

phleb(o)-

vein

phot(o)-

light

plasm(o)-

liquid part of blood

pleur(o)-

pleura, rib, side

prote(o)-

protein

pneum(o)-

lung

psych(o)-

mind

pod(o)-

foot

proct(o)-

rectum

plumo(n)-

lung

pyr(o)-

heat

pyel(o)-

kidney

ren(o)-

kidney

scolio-

crooked

sangui-

blood

rhin(o)-

nose

rub(r)-

red

scler(o)-

hard

sarc(o)-

flesh

sep-

decay

sensi-

perception, feeling

sten(o)-

narrow

tachy-

rapid, swift

soma- or somat(o)-

body

thorac(o)-

chest

therm(o)-

heat

thromb(o)-

clot

trache(o)-

trachea

ur(o)-

urinary, urine

toxi(o)-

poison

vas(o)-

vessel

ven(i)(o)-

vein

vesic(o)-

bladder