Medical Terminology Review-Roots Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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aden/o
A
gland
3
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angi/o
A
vessel
4
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arteri/o
A
artery
5
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ather/o
A
fatty plaque
6
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aur/i or aur/o
A
ear
7
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aut/o
A
self
8
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bi/o
A
life
Note: bi is two and bi/o is life
9
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
10
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burs/o
A
cavity
11
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carcin/o
A
cancer
12
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cardi/o
A
heart
13
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celi/o
A
abdominal
14
Q
cephal/o
A
head
15
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cerebr/o
A
brain
16
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chol/o
A
gall or bile
17
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
18
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col/o
A
colon
19
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cry/o
A
freezing/cold
20
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cyan/o
A
blue
21
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cyst/o
A
bladder or sac
22
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cyt/o
A
cell
23
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derm
derma- dermat- dermot- dermo-
A
skin
24
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dist/o
A
away
away from the point of attachment of a body part
25
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encephal/o
A
brain
26
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enter/o
A
intestine
27
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erythr/o
A
red
28
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gastr/o
A
stomach
29
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gynec/o
A
woman/female
30
Q
hem/o or hemat/o
A
blood
31
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hepat/o
A
liver
32
Q
hyster/o
A
uterus
33
Q
lapar/o
A
abdominal wall
34
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later/o
A
side
35
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leuk/o
A
white
36
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lith/o
A
stone or calculus
37
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lob/o
A
lobe
38
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mamm/o or mast/o
A
breast
39
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meat/o
A
opening
40
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melan/o
A
black