Root Words #1 Flashcards by Catie Anglea

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gland

A

aden-

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small hollow, cavity

A

alveol-

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vessel

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angi-

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joint

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arthr-

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weakness

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asthen-

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pressure

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bar-

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bile

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bili-

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arm

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brachi-

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slow

A

brady-

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air passage

A

bronch-

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calcium; limestone

A

calc-

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smoke

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capn-

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cancer

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carcin-

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heart

A

card-

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head, brain

A

cephal-

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neck

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cerv-

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chemical

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chem-

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bile

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chol-

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cartilage

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chondr-

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color

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chrom-

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body

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corp-

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pertaining to cortex

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cortico-

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skull

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crani-

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hidden

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crypt-

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point

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cusp-

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skin

A

cut(an)-

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blue

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cyan-

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bladder

A

cyst-

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cell

A

cyt-

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fingers, toes (digits)

A

dactyl-

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tree; branched

A

dendr-

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tooth

A

dent-

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skin

A

derm-

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relax; stand apart

A

diastol-

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thirst

A

dips-

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to throw out

A

ejacul-

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electrical

A

electr-

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intestine

A

enter-

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red

A

eryth(r)-

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sensation

A

esthe-

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fever

A

febr-

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stomach

A

gastr-

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to bear, carry

A

gest-

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gums

A

gingiv-

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wound into a ball

A

glomer-

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tongue

A

gloss-

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glucose, sugar

A

gluc-

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glue

A

glutin-

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sugar (carbohydrate); glucose

A

glyc-

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liver

A

hepat-

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tissue

A

hist-

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water

A

hydro-

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uterus

A

hyster-

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treatment

A

iatr-

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potassium

A

kal-

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nucleus

A

kary-

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cornea

A

kerat-

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to move; divide

A

kin-

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milk; milk production

A

lact-

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abdomen

A

lapar-

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white

A

leuk-

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to tie, bind

A

lig-

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lipid (fat)

A

lip-

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break apart

A

lys-

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bad

A

mal-

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black

A

melan-

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month (monthly)

A

men-, mens-, (menstru-)

Q

uterus

A

metr-

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extremity

A

acro-