Medical Terminology - Root Words Flashcards

1
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stomato

A

mouth

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2
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dento

A

teeth

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3
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glosso/linguo

A

tongue

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gingivo

A

gums

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5
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encephalo

A

brain

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gastro

A

stomach

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entero

A

intestine

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colo

A

colon (large intestine)

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procto

A

anus/rectum

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10
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hepato

A

liver

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11
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nephro/rene

A

kidney

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12
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orchido

A

testis

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13
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oophoro

A

ovary

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14
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hystero/metro

A

uterus

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15
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salpingo

A

fallopian tubes

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16
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dermo

A

skin

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17
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masto/mammo

A

breast

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18
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osteo

A

bones

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19
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cardio

A

heart

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20
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cysto

A

bladder

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21
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rhino

A

nose

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22
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phlebo/veno

A

veins

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23
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pneumo/pulmo

A

lung

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24
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hemo/emia

A

blood

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25
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optico

A

eye, vision

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26
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laparo

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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27
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myo

A

muscle

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28
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thoraco

A

chest

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29
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esophago

A

esophagus

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30
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melano

A

black, dark

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31
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artero/arterio

A

artery

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32
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thyro

A

thyroid

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33
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cervico

A

neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

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34
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vagino/colpo

A

vagina

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35
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tracheo

A

trachea

36
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pyelo

A

renal pelvis

37
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histo

A

tissue

38
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fascio

A

fascia

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neuro

A

nerve, nerve tissue

40
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chondro

A

cartilage

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cutaneo

A

skin

42
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pancreato

A

pancreas

43
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carcino

A

cancerous

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onco

A

tumor

45
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ankylo

A

crooked, bent, stiff

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lipo

A

fat, lipid

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cephalo

A

head

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uretero

A

ureter

49
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oo/ovo

A

egg

50
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cholecysto

A

gallbladder

51
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urethro

A

urethra

52
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albino/leuko

A

white

53
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meningo

A

meninges

54
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arthro

A

joint

55
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duodeno

A

duodenum

56
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teno/tendo

A

tendon

57
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spondylo

A

vertebrae, vertebral column

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angio

A

blood or lymph vessels

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gonado

A

sex gland

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oto

A

ear, hearing

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myringo/tympano

A

tympanic membrane

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athero

A

plaque, fatty substance

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adipo

A

fat

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litho

A

stone, calculus

65
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erythro

A

red

66
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spleno

A

spleen

67
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cyto

A

cell

68
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adeno

A

gland

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pharyngo

A

pharynx

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adreno

A

adrenal glands

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pyro

A

fever, fire

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meno

A

menstruation, menses

73
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myelo

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

74
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cyano

A

blue

75
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sigmoido

A

sigmoid colon

76
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cranio

A

skull

77
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broncho

A

bronchial tube, bronchus

78
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retino

A

retina

79
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xero

A

dry

80
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laryngo

A

larynx

81
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sclera

A

sclera of eye, hard

82
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thrombo

A

clot

83
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patho

A

disease, suffering, emotion

84
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costo

A

rib

85
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natal

A

birth

86
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thermo

A

heat

87
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