Medical root words Flashcards by Bobbie johnson | Brainscape

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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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Aden/o

A

Gland

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Anter/o

A

Front

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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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Audi/o

A

Hearing

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Bio

A

Life

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Brachi/o

A

Arm

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Bronch/i, bronch/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

A

Colon

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

A

Skin

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Dors/i, Dors/o

A

Back or posterior

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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Hemat/o

A

Blood

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Hist/o, histi/o

A

Tissue

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Intestin/o

A

Intestine

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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen, loin or flank

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Lymph/o

A

Lymph vessels

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My/o

A

Muscle

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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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Ocul/o

A

Eye

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Ophthalm/o

A

Eyes

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Optic/o, opt/o

A

Seeing, sight

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Or/o

A

Mouth

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Ot/o

A

Ear

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Path/o

A

Disease

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Pharmac/o

A

Drug

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Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

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Sept/o

A

Infection

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Thorac/o

A

Chest/thorax

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Thyr/o

A

Thyroid gland

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Trachel/o

A

Neck or necklike

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Trich/o

A

Hair or hairlike

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Ventr/i, ventr/o

A

Front of body

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Viscer/o

A

Viscera (internal organs)

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Gynec/o

A

Female

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a/an

A

not, without

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sub

A

beneath

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supra

A

above, excessive

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poly

A

much or many

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micro

A

small, in minute quantities

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endo

A

within, inside

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circum

A

around

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uni

A

one

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bi

A

two

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pre

A

before

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post

A

after

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itis

A

inflammation

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otomy

A

to make an incision or cut into

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ectomy

A

surgical removal

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ology

A

a subject of study

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pathy

A

disease

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stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body