Root terms Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-agra
A
excessive pain
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
painful condition, pain
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-apharesis
A
removal
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-bi
A
two, double
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-blast
A
developing cell
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling sac
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-centesis
A
puncture of a cavity
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-clasis
A
break, fracture
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-clysis
A
irrigation, washins
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-coccus
A
berry shaped
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-crit
A
to seperate
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-cyte
A
cell
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-desis
A
fusion, hindering, fixation
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-drome
A
to run
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectasis
A
expansion, dilation
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-ectomy
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excision, removal of body part
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-emosis
A
vomiting
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-emia
A
blood
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-er
one who
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-gen
forming, production, origin
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-genesis
forming, production, origin
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-genic
origin, formation
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-grade
to go
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-gram
the record made, mark
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-graphy
the process of recording
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-ia
condition
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-iasis
morbid condition
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-iatry
treatment, medicine
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-ic/ical
pertaining to
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-icle
small, minute
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-ism
condition
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-ist
one who specializes in, specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-lith
stone, calculus
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
process of study
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-lysis
dissolution, setting free
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-malacia
softening, soft
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-metry
act of measuring
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-odymia
pain
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-oid
form, shape
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-ole
small, minute
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-ology
study or science of
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-oma
tumor
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-opsy
to view
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-or
one who
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-orrhea
flow, discharge
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-osis
condition, or state
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-ous
pertaining to
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-para
to bear (offspring)
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-paresis
partial paralysis
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-pathy
disease, suffering
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-penia
deficiency, lack of decrease
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-pexy
fixation
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-phasia
speech
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-philia
attraction for
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-phobia
fear
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-physis
to grow
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-plasia
formation, growth
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-plasm
growth, formation
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-plasty
mold, shape, repair
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-plegia
paralysis
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-poiesis
formation, production
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-ptosis
downward displacement, failing
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-ptysis
spitting
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-rrhaphy
suturing in place
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-rrhage
bursting forth, rupture
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of examining, visual examination
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-sepsis
infection
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-sis
state of, condition
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-spasm
involuntary spasm
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-stalsis
constriction
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-stasis
control, constant, level, stop
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-stenosis
narrowing, structure
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-stomy
creation of an opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tome
instrument for cutting
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-tomy
process of cutting ,incision
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-toxic
poison
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-tresia
opening
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-tripsy
surgical, crushing
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-trophy
nourishment
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-ula
small, minute
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-ule
small, minute
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-y
process
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andr, andro
male
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auto
self
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bio
life
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chem, chemo
chemistry
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cyt, cyto
cell
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-blast, -blasto, -blastic
bud, germ
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-cyte, -cytic
cell
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fibr, fibro
fiber
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gluco, glycol
glucose, sugar
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gyn, gyno, gynec
female
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hetero
other, different
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hydr, hydro
water
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idio
self, one's own
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-itv
pertaining to
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karyo
nucleus
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neo
new
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-ous
pertaining to
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oxy
sharp, acute, oxygen
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pan, pant, panto
all or everywhere
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pharmaco
drug, medicine
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re
again, backward
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somat, somatico, somato
body, bodily
