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Interior root words Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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abdomen

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Aden/o

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gland

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Adren/o

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adrenal gland

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Alveoli/o

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air sac

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Angi/o

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vessel

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Arteri/o

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artery

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Arteriol/o

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arteriole

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Athr/o

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joint

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Atri/o

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atrium

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Audi/o

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hearing

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11
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Balan/o

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glans penis

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12
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Bio-

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life

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Bronch/i, bronch/o

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bronchus

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Bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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15
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Carcin/o

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cancer

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Cellul/o

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Cell

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Cerebello/o

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Cerebellum

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Cerebr/i, cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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20
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Chol/e

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bile

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21
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Cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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22
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Choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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Chondr/i, chondr/o

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cartilage

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24
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Chrom/o

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color

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25
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Col/o

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Colon

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Colp/o

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vagina

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27
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Cost/o

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rib

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Cry/o

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cold

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29
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Crypt/o

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hidden

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30
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Cutane/o

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skin

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31
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Cyan/o

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blue

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32
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cysti, cyst/o

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bladder or cyst

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33
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cyt/o

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cell

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34
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Dipl/o

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double, twice

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35
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Duoden/o

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duodenum

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36
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Encephal/o

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brain

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37
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Enter/o

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intestine

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38
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Episi/o

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vulva

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39
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Erthr/o

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red

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40
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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41
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Fibr/o

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fibers

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42
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Galact/o

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milk

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43
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Gastr/o

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stomch

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44
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Glyc/o

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sugar

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45
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Gynec/o

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female

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46
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Hemat/o

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blood

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47
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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

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liver

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48
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Heter/o

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other, different

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Hidr/o

50
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Hist/o, histi/o

51
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Hom/o, home/o

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same, alike

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Hydr/o

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water, wet

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Hyster/o

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iatr/o

55
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ile/o

A

ileum (intestine)

56
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ili/o

A

ilium (pelvic bone)

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Intestin/o

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Jejun/o

59
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Kerat/o

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Cornea of eye, horny tissue

60
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Lacrima

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Laryng/o

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Leuk/o

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lipid/o

64
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Lith/o

A

stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

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Lymph/o

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lymph vessels

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Melan/o

67
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Men/o

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menses, menstruation

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Mening/o

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My/o

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Myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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Myring/o

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Nat/o

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Necr/o

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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

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Oophor/o

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Orchid/o, orchi/o

78
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Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

79
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Palat/o

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roof of mouth

80
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Path/o

81
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Peritone/o

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peritoneum

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Pharmac/o

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Pharyng/o

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Phleb/o

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Phren/o

86
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Pleur/o

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pleura, rib (side)

87
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Pneum/a, phenm/o

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Poli/o

A

gray matter of nervoussystem

89
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Proct/o

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rectum, anus

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Pulmon/o

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Py/o

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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

93
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Rect/o

94
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Ren/i, ren/o

95
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Sacr/o

96
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Salping/o

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fallopian tube

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Sarc/o

98
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Scapul/o

99
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Sept/o

100
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Splen/o

101
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Spondyl/o

102
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Stern/o

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Tend/o, ten/o

104
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Testicul/o

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Therm/o

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Thorac/o

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thym/o

108
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Thyr/o

A

thyroid gland

109
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Thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

110
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Tonsill/o

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Trache/o

112
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Tympan/o

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Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

114
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Ureter/o

115
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Urethr/o

116
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Vas/o

A

vas deferens

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Vas/o, ven/o

118
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Vesic/o

119
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Viscer/o

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viscera (internal organs)

120
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Xanth/o

A

red, redness

121
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Xer/o

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