med term root words Flashcards

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  1. neur/
  2. gastr/
  3. scop/
  4. log/
  5. cardi/
  6. path/
A
  1. nerve
  2. Stomach
  3. Examine
  4. study of
  5. Heart
  6. disease
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acr/o

A

extremity, tip

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3
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aden/o

A

gland

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4
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append/o
appendic/o

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appendix

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5
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arteri/o

A

Artery

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Arthr/o

A

joint

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6
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bi/o

A

living thing, life

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cardi/o

A

heart, upper part of stomach

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crani/o

A

skull

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9
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col/o
colon/o

A

Large intestine, colon

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cyst/o

A

sac of fluid, bladder

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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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derm/o
dermat/o

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skin

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duct/o

A

carry

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enter/o

A

small intestine

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15
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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16
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gen/o

A

giving rise to, creating

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gloss/o

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glyc/o

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hem/o
hemat/o

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hepat/o

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hist/o

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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leuk/o

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lith/o
stone
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muc/o
mucus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
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neur/o
nerve
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norm/o
proper, rule
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child, infant, foot
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ren/o
kidney
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pulmon/o
lung
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secti/o
cut into
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splen/o
spleen
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tens/o
pressure
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therm/o
heat
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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ven/o
vein