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Root Words Flashcards

1
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acro

A

extremity

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ambi

A

both

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3
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bio

A

life

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4
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cephalo

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head

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cordo

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cord

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encephalo

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brain

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7
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karyo

A

cell’s nucleus

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8
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lemma

A

rind

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9
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lord

A

bending

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ment

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mind

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11
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metr

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to measure

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12
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scop

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to examine

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13
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spondylo

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vertebra

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tendo

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tendon

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tentori

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tentorium, tent

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16
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ulno

A

elbow

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vago

A

wandering

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18
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stomato

A

mouth

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19
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dento

A

teeth

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20
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glosso/linguo

A

tongue

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21
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gingivo

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gums

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encephalo

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brain

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23
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gastro

A

stomach

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24
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entero

A

intestine

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25
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colo

A

large intestine

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procto

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anus/rectum

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hepato

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liver

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28
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nephro/rene

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kidney

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29
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orchido

A

testis

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30
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oophoro

A

ovary

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31
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hystero/metro

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uterus

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32
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salpingo

A

uterine tubes

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33
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dermo

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skin

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34
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masto/mammo

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breast

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35
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osteo

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bones

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36
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cardio

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heart

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37
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cysto

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bladder

38
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rhino

A

nose

39
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phlebo/veno

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veins

40
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pneumo/pulmo

A

lung

41
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hemo/emia

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blood

42
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aden/o

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gland

43
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lip/o

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fat

44
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my/o

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muscle

45
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lymph/o

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lymph tissue

46
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carcin/o

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malignant

47
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osteo/o

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bone

48
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cardi/o

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heart

49
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brady

A

slow

50
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tachy

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fast

51
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angi/o

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vessel

52
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cephal/o

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head

53
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encephal/o

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inside the head (brain)

54
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mening/o

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membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

55
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myel/o

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spinal cord

56
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neur/o

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nerve

57
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dys

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difficult, painful, abnormal

58
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

59
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emes/o

A

vomit

60
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lith/o

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stone

61
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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

62
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laryng/o

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larynx, “voice box”

63
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trache/o

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trachea, “windpipe”

64
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bronch/o

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lung air passageways

65
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pne/u

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breath, air, lung

66
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pulmo

A

lung

67
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hydro

A

water

68
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pyel/o

A

renal collecting ducts

69
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ur/o

A

urine

70
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olig/o

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scanty, less than normal

71
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orchid/o

A

testes

72
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test/o

A

testes

73
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balan/o

A

head of the penis

74
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andro/o

A

male

75
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prostat/o

A

prostate

76
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vas/o

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vessel, duct

77
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salping/o

A

uterine tube

78
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colp/o

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vagina

79
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oophor/o

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ovary

80
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men/o

A

menstruation

81
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momm/o, mast/o

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breast

82
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coitus

A

intercourse

83
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part/o

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labor/birth/delivery

84
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toc/o

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labor/birth/delivery

85
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

86
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arthr/o

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joint

87
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

88
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ten/o

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tendon (binds muscle to bone)

89
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tendin/o

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tendon (binds muscle to bone)

90
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ligament/o

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ligament (binds bone to bone)

91
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burs/o

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bursa, “bag”, shock absorber between tendons and bones

DPT Med Term (4 decks)

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