Root Word Terms - #1-50 Flashcards
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a-:
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anemia: red blood cells become deficient
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ab-:
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ABduction: moving the limb AWAY from the body
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abdomin:
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around the belly
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary:
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myocardial infarction: pertains to heart muscle blockage
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acu:
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acupuncture: breaking the skin with small needles
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ad-:
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adduction: limb moves toward the body
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aden:
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adenoma: non cancerous tumor pertaining to the gland
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adip:
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fat
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aer:
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air
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albin:
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albino: white
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-algesia:
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pain; sensitivity
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-algia:
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pain
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ambi:
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both
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amni:
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of the fetal sac
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an-:
A
anemia
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andr:
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male
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angi:
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angiogram: vessel picture
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ante-:
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antenatal: before birth
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antero:
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before; in front of
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anti-:
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against
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arter:
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blood vessel
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arthr:
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arthritis in the joint
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auto-:
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autobiography
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axill
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armpit
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bi-:
two
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bio-:
life
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-blast:
immature; embryonic
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blephar:
eyelid
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brachi
arm
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brady-:
slow
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bronch:
"branches" of the lungs
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bucc:
cheek
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carcin:
cancer
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cardi:
heart
--
cardiac arrest: heart stops
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carp
wrist
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caud:
tail
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-cele:
protrusion: something that protrudes; a bump
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-centesis:
puncture to withdraw fluid
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cephal:
head
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cerebr:
of the brain
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cervic:
neck
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chem:
chemistry or drug
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cholr:
green
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cholecyst:
gall bladder
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chondr:
cartilage
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chrom:
color
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chron:
time
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-cide:
kill
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circum-:
around
--
circumcised: cutting of extra skin around a males genitals
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celi:
abdomen
