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Internal Root Words Flashcards

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Acanth/Acantho

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Spinous/with spikes

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Are/aero

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Pertaining to gasses

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Alge/Algo/Albion

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Relating to pain

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Andro

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;Masculine

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Bronch/Bronchi/Broncho

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Pertaining to the bronchi (of the lungs)

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Bronchiol/Bronchio

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Pertaining to the bronchioles (small airways that branch off of the bronchi)

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Carcin/Carcino

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Pertaining to Cancer

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Cardi/Cardio

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Pertaining to the Heart

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Cellul/Cellulo

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Pertaining to Cells

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Cerebell/Cerebello

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Pertaining to the Cerebellum of the Brain

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Cerebr/Cerberi/Cerbero

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Pertaining to the Cerebrum of the Brain

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Chol/Chole

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Pertaining to Bile

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13
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Chrom/Chromo

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Color

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Col/Colo

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Pertaining to the Colon

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Cost/Costo

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Pertaining to the Ribs

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Cry/Cryo

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Meaning cold

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Cutane/Cutaneo

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Pertaining to the Skin

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Cyan/Cyano

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Meaning blue in color

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Cysti/Cyst/Cysto

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Pertaining to Cysts

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20
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Dipl/Diplo

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Meaning double

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Crypt/Crypto

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Meaning hidden

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22
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Duoden/Duodeno

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Pertaining to the Duodenum

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Enter/Entro

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Pertaining to the intestine

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Eryth/Erythro

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Meaning red in color (tip for remembering name of red blood cells as its an erythrocyte)

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Fibr/Fibro

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Pertaining to Fibers

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Galact/Galacto

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Pertaining to milk

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Glyc/Glyco

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Pertaining to Sugar

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Gynec/Gyneco

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Female

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29
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Hemat/hemato

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Blood

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30
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Hepat/hepato/hepatic

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Pertaining to the liver

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Heter/hetero

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Meaning different/dissimilar

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32
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Hist/Histo/Histio

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Pertaining to tissue

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Hom/homo/home/homeo

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Hydr/hydro

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Meaning water

35
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Latr/Latro

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Meaning treatment

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Jejun/jejuno

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Pertaining to the jejunum , the mid part of the small intestine

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Kerat/kerato

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Pertaining to the eyes cornea

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Laryng/laryngo

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Pertaining to the larynx

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Leul/Leuko

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Meaning white in color (tip to remember white blood cells - leukocytes)

40
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Lip/lipo/lipid/lipido

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Pertaining to fat

41
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Lith/litho

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Pertaining to stones that can build in the kidneys or gallblatter *Build up of calcium carbonate

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Lymph/Lympho

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Pertaining to Lymphocyte , Lymph nodes, and Lymph cells

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Melan/Melano

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Meaning Black in color (tip for remembering melanocytes )

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Meaning/Meningo

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Pertaining to Meninges

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My/Myo

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Pertaining to muscles

46
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Myel/myelo

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Pertaining to the spine’

Pertaining to bone marrow

47
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Myring/myringo

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Pertaining to the ear drum

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Necr/necro

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Death, or deconstruction

49
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Nephr/nephro

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Pertaining to the kidneys

50
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OSS/Ossea/ossi/ost/osteo

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Pertaining to bones

51
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Palat/palato

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Pertaining to the palate [ the roof of the mouth ]

52
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Path/patho

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Meaning disease , pathology is the study of diseases

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Periton/peritone

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Pertaining to the peritoneum

54
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Pharmo/pharmac/pharmaco

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Pertaining to drugs

55
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Pharyng/pharyngo

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Pertaining to the pharynx

56
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Phleb/phlebo

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Pertaining to veins

57
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Phrenology/phreno

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Pertaining to the diaphrgam

58
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Pleur/pleuro

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Pertaining to the pleura

59
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Pneum/pneuma/pneumo/pneumato

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Pertaining to the lungs

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Poli/polio

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Meaning gray in color

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Proct/procto

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Pertaining to the rectum

62
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Pulmon/pulmono

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Pertaining to the lungs

63
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Pyel/pyelo

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Pertaining to the pelvis

Pertaining to the kidneys

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Rect/recto

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Pertaining to the rectum

65
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Sacr/sacro

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Pertaining to the sacrum

66
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Sarc/sarco

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Pertaining to the flesh

67
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Sept/septo

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Meaning contamination

68
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Splen/spleno

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Pertaining to the spleen

69
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Spondyl/spondylo

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Pertaining to the vertebrae

70
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Ten/tend/tendo/teno

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Pertaining to the tendon

71
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Testicul/testiculo

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Pertaining to the testis

72
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Therm/thermo

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Meaning heat

73
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Thyr/thyro

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Pertaining to the thyroid gland

74
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Tonsill/tonsillo

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Pertaining to the tonsils

75
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Trache/tracheo

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Pertaining to the trachea

76
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Tympan/tympano

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Pertaining to the ear drum

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Ur/urge/urea/ureo/urin/urino/uro

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Pertaining to urine

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Vesic/vesico

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Pertaining to the bladder

79
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Viscer/viscero

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Pertaining to the viscera - inner organs

80
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Xanth/xantho

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Yellow I’m color

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