Medical Root Words Flashcards by Derrick Chuong | Brainscape

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Gastro/O-

A

Stomach

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Lith/O-

A

Stone

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Intestin/O-

A

Intestine

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Abdonmin/O-

A

Abdomen

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Arteri/O-, Arter/O-

A

artery

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Brachi/O-

A

arm

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bronch/O-, bronchi/O-

A

bronchus

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Carcin/O-

A

cancer

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cardi/O-

A

heart

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col/O-, colon/O-

A

colon

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cyt/O-, -cyte (root, suffix)

A

Cell

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derm/O-, dermat/O-

A

skin

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Encephal/O-

A

brain

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Bucc/O-

A

cheek (facial)

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Neur/O-

A

nerve

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Oculo, opthalmo, opti, orbit

A

eye (oculo refers to movement, opathalmo refers to condition)

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Oto

A

Ear

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Pulmo

A

Lung

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Thorac/O-

A

Chest, Thorax

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Viscero/O-

A

Internal organs, viscera

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Histo/O-, histio

A

Tissue

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Hepat/O-

A

liver

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Nephro

A

Kidney

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Onco

A

Tumor

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Osteo

A

Bone

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Cranio

A

Skull

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Adipo

A

Fat

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adren/O-

A

adrenal gland

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Chondri-

A

cartilage

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Arthro/articulo

A

Joint

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Cephalo

A

Head

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Pneumo

A

lung

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Cerebello

A

Cerebellum

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Cysto

A

bladder

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duodeno

A

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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Laryngo

A

Larynx

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Lympho

A

lymph

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muscul/O-, my/O-

A

muscle

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Nas/O-

A

nose

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Angi/O-

A

blood vessel

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hem-,hema, hemato, hemo-

A

blood

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hyster/O-

A

uterus

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mas/O-

A

breast