Root Words 1-3 Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

A

without, absent

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ab-

A

from

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ad-

A

to, toward

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adip-

A

fat

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af-

A

toward

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-al

A

pertaining to

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alba-

A

white

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8
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allo-

A

other

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ana-

A

up

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10
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ante-

A

before

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arthro-

A

joint

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12
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-asis

A

state, condition

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13
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baro-

A

pressure

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14
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bi-

A

two

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bio-

A

life

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16
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-blast

A

growth

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17
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burs-

A

bag, sac

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18
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carcin-

A

cancer

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19
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cervic-

A

neck

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20
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chondro-

A

cartilage

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21
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circum-

A

around

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22
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-clast

A

to break

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23
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coel-

A

cavity

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24
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contra-

A

against

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25
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cortic-

A

rind or bark

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26
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cost-

A

rib

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27
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cranio-

A

skull

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28
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cribr-

A

sieve

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29
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cut-

A

skin

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30
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cyt-, cyto-

A

a hollow cell

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31
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derm-

A

skin

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32
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di-

A

twice

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33
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dis-

A

apart, away

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34
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dys-

A

bad, disordered

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35
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ef-

A

away, from

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36
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emmetro-

A

in proper measure

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37
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endo-

A

inside

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38
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epi-

A

upon, over

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39
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exo-

A

outside

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40
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fil-

A

thread

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41
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-genic

A

to produce

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42
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genicula-

A

knee like structure

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43
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gran-

A

grain

44
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hetero-

A

other

45
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histo-

A

tissue

46
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homeo-

A

unchanging

47
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hyal-, hyalo-

A

glass

48
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hydro-

A

water

49
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hyo-

A

U shaped

50
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hyper-

A

above

51
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hypo-

A

under

52
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-ia

A

state or condition

53
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-ineum

A

discharge

54
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infra-

A

beneath

55
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ipsi-

A

itself

56
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iso-

A

equal

57
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-itis

A

inflammation

58
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kerato-

A

horn

59
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lacun-

A

space, hollow

60
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lip-, lipo-

A

fat

61
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lith-

A

stone

62
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-lysis

A

break down, cut

63
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macro-

A

large

64
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-malacia

A

softening

65
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melan-

A

dark

66
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meso-

A

middle

67
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meta-

A

after, beyond

68
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micro-

A

small

69
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myo-

A

muscle

70
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necr-

A

corpse

71
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-oid

A

form, resemblance

72
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oligo-

A

little, few

73
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-ology

A

study of

74
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-oma

A

swelling

75
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orb-

A

a circle

76
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ortho-

A

straight, correct

77
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osteo-

A

bone

78
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-ostium

A

door, opening

79
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para-

A

beyond

80
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path-

A

disease

81
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per-

A

through, throughout

82
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peri-

A

around

83
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physio-

A

nature

84
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-plasia

A

formation

85
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-plasm

A

fluid

86
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platy-

A

flat

87
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post-

A

after

88
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pre-

A

before

89
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pro-

A

before, first

90
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pseudo-

A

FALSE

91
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pterygo-

A

wing

92
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retro-

A

behind

93
Q

sarco-

A

flesh

94
Q

-scope

A

to view

95
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-sect

A

to cut

96
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-septic

A

putrid

97
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stasis-

A

standing still

98
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sten-

A

a narrowing

99
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stylo-

A

stake, pole

100
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sub-

A

below

101
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super-

A

above or beyond

102
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supra-

A

on the other side

103
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syn-

A

together

104
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-tomy

A

to cut

105
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trans-

A

through

106
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-trophy

A

nourishing

107
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-tropic

A

turning