root terms Flashcards

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1
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aer

A

air

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algos

A

pain

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angio

A

vessel

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arthro

A

joint

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bronchos

A

windpipe

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carcin

A

cancer

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cardi

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heart

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cerebro/cerebral

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brain

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cephal

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head

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cervical

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neck

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chroma

A

color

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cost

A

rib

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cranial

A

skull

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derma

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skin

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ectasis

A

dilation

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entera/entero

A

intestine

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fibra

A

denoting fibre

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gastro

A

stomach

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hem/hemat/haem/haemat

A

blood

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hepat/hepar

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liver

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hyster

A

uterus

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22
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Iatreia

A

treatment

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23
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leuko

A

white

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lip

A

fat

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lysis

A

dissolve

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lymph

A

clear

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macro

A

big

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meg/megal

A

great

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meningo

A

membrane covering the spinal cord and brain

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metra

A

uterus

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micro

A

small/minute

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necr/necro

A

denoting death

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nephro

A

kidney

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neur/neuro

A

nerve

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osteo

A

bone

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ovario

A

relating to egg, ovary

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pedia (from latin-pedalis)

A

children

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ped

A

foot

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penia

A

deficiency/lack of

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phago

A

eat/ingestion

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philia

A

attraction for/love of

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phlebo

A

vein

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pneumo

A

lung/air

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psycho

A

mind

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pyel

A

pelvis

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pyo

A

pus

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ren

A

kidney

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rhino

A

nose

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scopy

A

to see/examination

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sepsis

A

pathologic state caused by microorganisms

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sero

A

pertaining to serum

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toxico

A

poison

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troph

A

relating to nutrition

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vas

A

vessel

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viscero

A

internal organ

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viscos

A

sticky