Medical root words Flashcards
1
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
2
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Aden/o
A
Gland
3
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Anter/o
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Front
4
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Arteri/o
A
Artery
5
Q
Audi/o
A
Hearing
6
Q
Bio
A
Life
7
Q
Brachi/o
A
Arm
8
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Bronch/i, bronch/o
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Bronchus
9
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Carcin/o
A
Cancer
10
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Cardi/o
A
Heart
11
Q
Col/o
A
Colon
12
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
13
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Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
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Skin
14
Q
Dors/i, Dors/o
A
Back or posterior
15
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
16
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Gastr/o
A
Stomach
17
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Hemat/o
A
Blood
18
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Hist/o, histi/o
A
Tissue
19
Q
Intestin/o
A
Intestine
20
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen, loin or flank
21
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph vessels
22
Q
My/o
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Muscle
23
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Neur/o
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Nerve
24
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Ocul/o
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Eye
25
Ophthalm/o
Eyes
26
Optic/o, opt/o
Seeing, sight
27
Or/o
Mouth
28
Ot/o
Ear
29
Path/o
Disease
30
Pharmac/o
Drug
31
Pulmon/o
Lungs
32
Sept/o
Infection
33
Thorac/o
Chest/thorax
34
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
35
Trachel/o
Neck or necklike
36
Trich/o
Hair or hairlike
37
Ventr/i, ventr/o
Front of body
38
Viscer/o
Viscera (internal organs)
39
Gynec/o
Female
40
a/an
not, without
41
sub
beneath
42
supra
above, excessive
43
poly
much or many
44
micro
small, in minute quantities
45
endo
within, inside
46
circum
around
47
uni
one
48
bi
two
49
pre
before
50
post
after
51
itis
inflammation
52
otomy
to make an incision or cut into
53
ectomy
surgical removal
54
ology
a subject of study
55
pathy
disease
56
stenosis
abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body
