Commonly used word roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards by Daniel Picard

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brachi

A

arm

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Brev

A

short (think of the french word bref)

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Cardi, cardia, cardio

A

Heart

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Cerebro

A

brain

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Cost

A

rib (think interCOSTal muscles)

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Crani

A

Skull (think of the french word crane)

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Dur

A

Hard (as in the french word for hard)

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Erythr, erythro

A

Red (like a red blood cell [cyte being cell] [erythro being red])

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Fenestra

A

window (think of the french word for window)

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Foram

A

opening

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Gangli

A

swelling, knot

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Glute

A

buttock

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hepat

A

liver

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hist, histo

A

tissue (think histology, the study of tissues)

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lamell

A

small plate

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Lamina

A

layer, sheet

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lat

A

wide (like lats)

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leuko

A

White (think of WBCs)

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magn

A

large

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myo

A

muscle

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neuro

A

nerve

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oligo

A

few

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papill

A

nipple

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pariet

A

wall

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pect, pectus

A

breast

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pelv

A

basin

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phag, phago

A

to eat (phagocytosis)

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pia

A

tender

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pulmo

A

lung

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quad, quadr

A

four

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ren

A

kidney (renal functioning or just rein)

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serrat

A

saw (serrated edge)

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soma

A

body (think soma types)

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squam

A

scale, flat

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vas, vaso

A

vessel, duct

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venter, ventr

A

front

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villus

A

shaggy hair

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viscer, viscera

A

organ

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

towards, near

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bi-

A

two

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end-, endo-

A

inside

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epi-

A

upon, on, above

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later-

A

side

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tri

A

three

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-ferent

A

carry

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-glea, -glia

A

glue

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-lemma

A

sheath (think lame)

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-stalsis

A

compression (think peristalsis)