Greek and Latin Roots Flashcards

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1
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Hemot(o)

A

Blood

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Dors(o)

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Back

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Inter

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Between

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4
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Brach

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Arm

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5
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Intra

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Within

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6
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Hem(o)

A

Blood

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7
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Encephal

A

Brain

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8
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Ossi

A

Bone

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9
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Pulmon

A

Lungs

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10
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Stoma

A

Mouth opening

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11
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My(o)

A

Muscle

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12
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Cyst(o)

A

Bladder

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13
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Arthro

A

Joint 2 bones come together

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14
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Pnemon

A

Lungs

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15
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Ventral

A

Front

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16
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Oste

A

Bone

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17
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Oto

A

Ear

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18
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Gastro

A

Stomach

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19
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Angi(o)

A

Vessel

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20
Q

Thromb

A

Blood clot

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21
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Rhino

A

Nose

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22
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Aur

A

Ear

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23
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Osis

A

Illness or pathological state

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24
Q

Cerebr

A

Brain

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25
Q

Myel(o)

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

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26
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Derma

A

Skin

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27
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Haemat(o)

A

Blood

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28
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Vascul(o)

A

Vessel

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29
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Somat som

A

Body

30
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Corpor(o)

A

Body

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Vesic(o)

A

Bladder

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Medull

A

Bone marrow or inner region

33
Q

Itis

A

Swelling of inflammation

34
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Steth

A

Chest

35
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Laparo

A

Abdomin

36
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Abdomino

A

Abdomin

37
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Meleano

A

Black

38
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Cyano

A

Blue

39
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Erythr rhod

A

Red

40
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Leuk leucine

A

White

41
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Alb

A

White

42
Q

Algia

A

Pain

43
Q

Blast

A

Embryonic

44
Q

Pathy

A

Disease

45
Q

Lysis

A

Disintegration

46
Q

Calor

A

Heat

47
Q

Megaly

A

Abnormal growth

48
Q

Stenosis

A

Narrowing

49
Q

Genesis

A

Creation

50
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Edema

A

Swelling

51
Q

Emesis

A

Vomit

52
Q

Oma

A

Tumor, mass

53
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Paresis

A

Weakness

54
Q

Brady

A

Slow

55
Q

Tachy

A

Swift, fast

56
Q

Spir

A

Breathe

57
Q

What does the respiratory system do?

A

Gets O2
Gets rid of CO2
Eliminates volatile waste

58
Q

What does O2 do?

A

Makes us operate

59
Q

What does the Respiratory have to do to the air

A

Warm it up
Clean it
Moisten it

60
Q

What is the air before coming into the respiratory?

A

It is cooler dryer and dirtier

61
Q

What cleans the air

A

Hair turbinates and mucus

62
Q

What warms up the air

A

Sinus

63
Q

What does the PH of my blood determine

A

The level of my respiratory rate

64
Q

What does CO2 become when it desolves in water

A

It becomes carbonic acid

65
Q

What are turbinates

A

The mountains in my nose which have hair and mucus on it

66
Q

What is a nasal pharnyx

A

It’s a funnel

67
Q

What does the epiglottis do?

A

Let’s air in

68
Q

What’s a larynx

A

A voice box

69
Q

What does the cartilage rings surround the trachea do

A

Stops the trachea from collapsing

70
Q

What are microscopic hairs called and what do that do

A

Cilia and keep unwanted things out