Medical Terminology Unit 1 - Roots Flashcards

1
Q

caud/o

A

tail

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2
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

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3
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

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4
Q

carc/i

A

cancer

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5
Q

blast/o

A

rapidly dividing cell, immature cell, building cell

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6
Q

bio

A

life

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7
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

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8
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

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9
Q

angi-

A

lymph or blood vessel

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10
Q

cephal/o

A

head

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11
Q

chole

A

bile

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12
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder; fluid-filled space

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13
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

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14
Q

encephal/o

A

inside the head

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15
Q

eti/o

A

cause; origin

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16
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

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17
Q

gen/o

A

cause; origin; creating

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18
Q

genetic

A

inheritance

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19
Q

hem/o

A

blood

20
Q

hemat/o

A

blood

21
Q

heapt/o

A

liver

22
Q

hydr/o

A

water

23
Q

morph/o

A

change

24
Q

musucl/o

A

muscle

25
Q

my/o

A

muscle

26
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

27
Q

necr/o

A

death

28
Q

nucle/o

A

inner part

29
Q

neur/o

A

nerve; nervous system

30
Q

orth/o

A

straight

31
Q

oste/o

A

bone

32
Q

path/o

A

disease

33
Q

ped/o

A

children

34
Q

phag/o

A

eat

35
Q

plas/o

A

formation

36
Q

py/o

A

pus

37
Q

sarc/o

A

muscle, flesh

38
Q

scler/o

A

hard; hardening

39
Q

sten/o

A

abnormal narrowing of an opening

40
Q

stoma

A

mouth

41
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

42
Q

therm/o

A

temperature

43
Q

thora, thorac/o

A

chest (including upper back)

44
Q

troph/o

A

nourishment

45
Q

trop/o

A

moving towards or acting on

46
Q

ur/o

A

urine

47
Q

valvul/o

A

valve