Lesson 3: Set 4 Root Words Flashcards

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1
Q

Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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2
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Acu/

A

Sudden, sharp

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3
Q

Adip/o

A

Fat tissues

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4
Q

Angi/o

A

Vessel containing fluid

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5
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Auto/

A

Self

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6
Q

Axill/o

A

Armpit

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7
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Bi/

A

Two

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8
Q

Carcin/o

A

Cancer of gland tissue

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9
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Cerebr/o

A

Brain

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10
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Chem/o

A

Chemical, drug

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11
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Cis/o

A

Cut

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12
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Con/

A

With

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13
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Contra/

A

Opposite, against

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14
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Cost/o

A

Rib

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15
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Electr/o

A

Electrical activity

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16
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Gynec/o

A

Female

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17
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iatr/o

A

Treatment

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18
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Klept/o

A

Steal

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19
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Laryng/o

A

Voice box, larynx

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20
Q

Mandibul/o

A

Lower jaw

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21
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Maxill/o

A

Upper jaw

22
Q

Meta/

A

Change, beyond

23
Q

Nat/o

A

Birth, born

24
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Nect/o

A

Bind

25
Q

Ox/o

A

Oxygen

26
Q

Poly/

A

Many

27
Q

Sarc/o

A

Non-gland tissue, flesh

28
Q

Son/o

A

Sound, ultrasound

29
Q

Sym/

A

Together with

30
Q

Syn/

A

Together with

31
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Trans/

A

Across

32
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Ultra/

A

Beyond, higher

33
Q

Vit/o

A

Living, alive

34
Q

/blast

A

Undifferentiated, original

35
Q

/drome

A

Run

36
Q

/fusion

A

Pour, bond

37
Q

/genesis

A

Creating

38
Q

/malacia

A

Softening

39
Q

/mania

A

Excessive preoccupation, obsession

40
Q

/oma

A

Tumor, mass

41
Q

/partum

A

Labor, delivery

42
Q

/penia

A

Lack of, poor, decrease

43
Q

/plasty

A

Restore by surgery

44
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/stoma

A

Body opening (to the outside)

45
Q

/stomy

A

Surgically created body opening

46
Q

/therapy

A

Treatment

47
Q

/tome

A

Cutting instrument

48
Q

/tomy

A

Cut or slice

49
Q

/trophic

A

Relating to growth or development

50
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/trophy

A

Growth or development by size or nourishment