Interior Root Words Flashcards

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1
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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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2
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Acanth/o

A

Spiny or thorny

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3
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Acetabul/o

A

Acetabulum

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Acromi/o

A

Acromium

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5
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Aden/o

A

Gland

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6
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Adren/o

A

Adrenal gland

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7
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Alveioli/o

A

Air sac

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8
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Ateriol/o

A

Ateriole

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9
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Aspir/o

A

To breathe in

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10
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Ather/o

A

Plaque/fat

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11
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Atri/o

A

Atrium

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12
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Balan/o

A

Glans penis

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13
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Bio-

A

Life

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14
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Carcin/o

A

Cancer

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15
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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16
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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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17
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Chol/e

A

Bile

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18
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Cholescyst/o

A

Gallbladder

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19
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Colp/o

A

Vagina

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20
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Cost/o

A

Rib

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21
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Cry/o

A

Cold

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22
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Crypt/o

A

Hidden

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23
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Cutane/o

A

Skin

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24
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Cyan/o

A

Blue

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25
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Dipl/o

A

Double/twice

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26
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Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

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27
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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28
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Episi/o

A

Vulva

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29
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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

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30
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Fibr/o

A

Fibers

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31
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Galact/o

A

Milk

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32
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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33
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar

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34
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Gynec/o

A

Female

35
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Heter/o

A

Different

36
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Hidr/o

A

Sweat

37
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Hydr/o

A

Water/wet

38
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Latr/o

A

Treatment

39
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Ili/o

A

Ilium (pelvic bone)

40
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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum

41
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Kerat/o

A

Cornea of the eye; horny tissue

42
Q

Lacrima

A

Tears

43
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

44
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Leuk/o

A

White

45
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Lith/o

A

Stone (in gallbladder/kidney)

46
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph vessels

47
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Melan/o

A

Black

48
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Men/o

A

Menses; menstruation

49
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Mening/o

A

Meninges

50
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My/o

A

Muscle

51
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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow/spinal cord

52
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Nat/o

A

Birth

53
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Necr/o

A

Death

54
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

55
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Oophor/o

A

Ovary

56
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Palat/o

A

Roof of mouth

57
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Path/o

A

Disease

58
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Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

59
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Pharmac/o

A

Drug

60
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Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx

61
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Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

62
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Pleur/o

A

Pleura (side of rib)

63
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Poli/o

A

Gray matter of nervous system

64
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Py/o

A

Pus

65
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Pyel/o

A

Pelvis of kidney

66
Q

Sacr/o

A

Sacrum

67
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Salping/o

A

Fallopian tube

68
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

69
Q

Scapul/o

A

Scapula

70
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Sept/o

A

Infection

71
Q

Splen/o

A

Spleen

72
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

73
Q

Stern/o

A

Sternum

74
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Therm/o

A

Heat

75
Q

Thym/o

A

Thymus

76
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Thorac/o

A

Chest/Thorax

77
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Tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

78
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea

79
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

80
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

81
Q

Vas/o

A

Vans deferens

82
Q

Vesic/o

A

Bladder

83
Q

Viscer/o

A

Viscera

84
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry