Lesson 3: Set 4 Root Words Flashcards by Kally Shar

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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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Acu/

A

Sudden, sharp

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Adip/o

A

Fat tissues

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Angi/o

A

Vessel containing fluid

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Auto/

A

Self

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Axill/o

A

Armpit

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Bi/

A

Two

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Carcin/o

A

Cancer of gland tissue

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Cerebr/o

A

Brain

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Chem/o

A

Chemical, drug

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Cis/o

A

Cut

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Con/

A

With

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Contra/

A

Opposite, against

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Cost/o

A

Rib

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Electr/o

A

Electrical activity

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Gynec/o

A

Female

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iatr/o

A

Treatment

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Klept/o

A

Steal

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Laryng/o

A

Voice box, larynx

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Mandibul/o

A

Lower jaw

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Maxill/o

A

Upper jaw

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Meta/

A

Change, beyond

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Nat/o

A

Birth, born

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Nect/o

A

Bind

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Ox/o

A

Oxygen

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Poly/

A

Many

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Sarc/o

A

Non-gland tissue, flesh

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Son/o

A

Sound, ultrasound

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Sym/

A

Together with

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Syn/

A

Together with

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Trans/

A

Across

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Ultra/

A

Beyond, higher

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Vit/o

A

Living, alive

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/blast

A

Undifferentiated, original

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/drome

A

Run

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/fusion

A

Pour, bond

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/genesis

A

Creating

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/malacia

A

Softening

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/mania

A

Excessive preoccupation, obsession

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/oma

A

Tumor, mass

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/partum

A

Labor, delivery

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/penia

A

Lack of, poor, decrease

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/plasty

A

Restore by surgery

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/stoma

A

Body opening (to the outside)

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/stomy

A

Surgically created body opening

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/therapy

A

Treatment

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/tome

A

Cutting instrument

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/tomy

A

Cut or slice

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/trophic

A

Relating to growth or development

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/trophy

A

Growth or development by size or nourishment