Medical terminology - structural root words - Quiz 5 Flashcards
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
3
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anter/o
A
anterior, pront
4
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calc/o
A
calcium
5
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
6
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encephala/o
A
brain
7
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gli/o
A
glue, neurological tissue
8
Q
gluc/o, glyc/o
A
sugar, sweetness
9
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mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
10
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
11
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
12
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pancreat/o
A
pancreas
13
Q
thym/o
A
thymus gland
14
Q
thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
15
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
16
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
17
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carcin/o
A
cancer
18
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
19
Q
enter/o
A
intestine
20
Q
hem/o
A
blood
21
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hepat/o
A
liver
22
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
23
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nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
24
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
A
testes
25
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poster/o
A
back (of body), behind, posterior
26
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scler/o
A
hardening
27
Q
spin/o
A
spine
28
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thromb/o
A
clot
29
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toxic/o
A
poison
