Exterior Root Words Flashcards

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Anter/o

A

Front

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Axill/o

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Armpit, axilla

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Blephar/o

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eyelid or eyelash

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Brachi/o

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arm

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Bucc/o

A

cheek (on the face)

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Canth/o

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Angle of the eyelids

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Capit/o

A

head

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Caud/o

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Tail/downward

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)

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Cheil/o, chil/o

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lip

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Cheir/o

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hand

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Cili/o

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eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes

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Cor/e, cor/o

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pupil of eye

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Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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Dors/i, dors/o

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back or posterior

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Faci/o

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face

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Gingiv/o

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gums in mouth

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gnath/o

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Jaws

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Inguin/o

A

Groin

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Irid/o

A

Iris of eye

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Labi/o

A

lips

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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen, loin, or flank

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Later/o

A

side

27
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Lingu/o

A

Tongue

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Mamm/a, mamm/o

A

breast

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Mast/o

A

breast

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Nas/o

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nose

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Occipit/o

A

back of head

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Ocul/o

A

Eye

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Odont/o

A

teeth

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Omphal/o

A

umbilicus

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Onych/o

A

nails

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Ophthalm/o, ocul/o

A

eyes

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Optic/o, opt/o

A

seeing, sight

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Or/o

A

Mouth

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Ot/o

A

Ear

40
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Papill/o

A

nipple

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Pelv/o

A

pelvis

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Phall/o

A

penis

43
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Pil/o

A

hair

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Pod/o

A

foot

45
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Rhin/o

A

nose

46
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Somat/o

A

body

47
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Steth/o

A

Chest

48
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Stomato/o

A

mouth

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Tal/o

A

ankle

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Tars/o

A

foot

51
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Thorac/o

A

chest/thorax

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Trachel/o

A

Neck or necklike

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Trich/o

A

Hair or hairlike

54
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Ventr/i, ventr/o

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front of body