Root Words Flashcards

1
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derm/o

A

skin

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2
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dermat/o

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skin

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3
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hidr/o

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sweat, perspiration

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4
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kerat/o

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keratin, horny layer of skin

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5
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melan/o

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dark, black, melanin

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6
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onych/o

A

nail

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7
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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous gland

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8
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trich/o

A

hair

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9
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athr/o

A

joint

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10
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burs/o

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bursa, sac of fluid near joint

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11
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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12
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erg/o

A

work

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13
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fasci/o

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fascia

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14
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kin/o, kinest/o

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movement

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15
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muscul/o

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muscle

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16
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my/o

A

muscle

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17
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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18
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oste/o

A

bone

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19
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synov/i

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synovial fluid, joint or membrane

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20
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ten/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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21
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ton/o

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tone; pressure

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22
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bronch/o

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bronchus

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23
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laryng/o

A

larynx

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24
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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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25
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phren/o

A

diaphram

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26
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phrenic/o

A

phrenic nerve

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27
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pleur/o

A

pleura

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28
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pnemon/o

A

lung

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29
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pneum/o, pneumat/o

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air, gas; respiration, lung

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30
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pulm/o, pulmon/o

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lungs

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31
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rhin/o

A

nose

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32
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sept/o

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septum, partition, dividing wall

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33
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spir/o

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breathing

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34
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trache/o

A

trachea

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35
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angi/o

A

vessel

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36
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aort/o

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aorta

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37
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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

38
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arteriol/o

A

arteriole

39
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atri/o

A

atrium

40
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cardi/o

A

heart

41
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

42
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valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

43
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vas/o, vascul/o

A

vessel, duct

44
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ven/o, ven/i

A

vein

45
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ventricul/o

A

cavity, ventricle

46
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erythr/o, erythrocyt/o

A

red blood cell

47
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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

48
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immun/o

A

immunity, immune system

49
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leuk/o, leukocyt/o

A

white blood cell

50
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lymph/o

A

lymph, lymphatic system

51
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

52
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lymphangi/o

A

lymphatic vessel

53
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splen/o

A

spleen

54
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thromb/o

A

blood clot

55
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thrombocyt/o

A

platelet, thrombocyte

56
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

57
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tonsil/o

A

tonsil

58
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adren/o, adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland, epinephrine

59
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adrenocortic/o

A

adrenal cortex

60
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endocrin/o

A

endocrine glands or system

61
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hypophys/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

62
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insul/o

A

pancreatic islets

63
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parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

64
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

65
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

66
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

67
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cortic/o

A

cerebral cortex, outer portion

68
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encephal/o

A

brain

69
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gangli/o, ganglion/o

A

ganglion

70
Q

gli/o

A

neuroglia cells

71
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medull/o

A

medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section); middle, soft, marrow

72
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mening/o, meninge/o

A

meninges

73
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myel/o

A

spinal cord and bone marrow

74
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narc/o

A

stupor, numbness, sleep

75
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neur/o, neur/i

A

nervous system; nervous tissue, nerve

76
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psych/o

A

mind

77
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radicul/o

A

spinal nerve root

78
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somn/o, somn/i

A

sleep

79
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

80
Q

cochle/o

A

cochlea of inner ear

81
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corne/o

A

cornea

82
Q

dacryocyst/o

A

lacrimal sac

83
Q

lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal apparatus

84
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

85
Q

ot/o

A

ear

86
Q

phak/o, phac/o

A

lens

87
Q

retin/o

A

retina

88
Q

salping/o

A

tube, eustachian tube

89
Q

scler/o

A

sclera

90
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic cavity (middle ear) tympanic membrane