More Roots/ Prefixes/ Suffixes C Flashcards by Rhi Bowen | Brainscape

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Cac/o

A

Bad/ill/abnormal

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Calcane/o

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Calcaenus (heel bone)

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Calc/i/o

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Calcium/lime/heel

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Calic-

Calyc-

A

Calyx (a cup shaped organ or cavity)

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Calor/i

A

Heat

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Canth/o

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Canthus (corner of the eye)

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Capit/o

A

Head

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-capnia

A

Condition of carbon dioxide

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Caps-

A

Container

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Carb/o

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Carbon/bicarbonate

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Cari/o

A

Rot or decay of teeth

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Carp/o

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Carpal (wrist bones)

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Cary/o

A

Nucleus

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Cat/a

A

Down/negative/against

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Caud/o

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Tail/towards the tail/the lower part of the body

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Caus-

Caut-

A

Burn/corrosive

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Cav-

A

Hollow

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Celi/o

Cel/o

A

Hollow/abdomen

“/celum

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Cement/o

A

Cementum of a new tooth

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Cen/o

A

New/empty/common

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Cerat/o

Kerat/o

A

Horny/epidermis/cornea

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Cer/o

Cerumin/o

A

Wax

“/cerumen

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-chalasis

A

Slackening/loosening

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-chezia

A

Condition of defaecation, especially of foreign substances

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Chrys/o

A

Gold

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Chyl/e/o

A

Chyle, lymphatic fluid formed by lacteals in the intestine, a product of digestion

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Cirs/o

A

Varicose vein/varix

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Cis-

A

On the near side

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-cis-

A

Cut/kill

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Cistern/o

A

Cistern/enclosed space (sub arachnoid space)

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-clasia

A

Condition of breaking

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-clast

A

Cell that breaks/ instrument that breaks

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Clavic/o
Clavicul/o
Cleid/o

A

Clavicle

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-cle

A

Small

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Clin/o

A

Bend/incline

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Clon/o

A

Clone of cells

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-clonus

A

Violent action

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-clysis

A

Infusion/injection/irrigation

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Coccid/i

A

Type of parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia

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Cocc/i/o

A

Coccus, a berry shaped bacterium

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Coccyg/o

A

Coccyx

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-coel

Coel/o

A

Hollow/abdomen

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Col-

A

With/together

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Coni/o

A

Dust

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Copr/o

A

Faeces

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-cortex-

A

Outer part/bark

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Cox/o

A

Hip/hip joint

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-crine

Crin/o

A

Secrete

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-crit

A

Seperate/device for measuring cells

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Crur/o

A

Leg

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Cubit/o

A

Elbow

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Culd/o

A

Cul-de-sac/Douglas pouch/recto-uterine pouch

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-cule

A

Small

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Cune/i

A

Wedge (shape)

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Cycl/o

A

Ciliary body/circle

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Cyes/i/o

-cyesis

A

Pregnancy

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Cyll/o

A

Deformity

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Cyrt/o

A

Curved/abnormal curvature

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Cyn/o

A

Dog

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-cytosis

A

Condition of cells, usually an abnormal increase

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Cortex

A

Outermost portion of an organ

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Cystocele

A

The bladder prolapses into the wall of the vagina

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Choledocholithiasis

A

Condition of stones in the gallbladder duct

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Cholelithiasis

A

Condition of stones in the gallbladder