Root Words Flashcards
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acou-
A
hear
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adip-
A
fat
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alb-
A
white
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alges-
A
pain
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andr-
A
male
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aorta
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large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart
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aqua-
A
water
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asphyxia
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lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness
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asthen-
A
weak
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audi-
A
to hear
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bronch-
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windpipe
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bucc-
A
cheek
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bursa
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pouch or sac
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callus
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hard, thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture
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carcin-
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cancer
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carotid
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great arteries of the neck
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carpus
A
wrist
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cent-
A
a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100
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cente-
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to puncture (a body cavity)
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cili-
A
eyelid
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cleid(o)-
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clavicle
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cubitus
A
elbow
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cycl-
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circle or cycle
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digit
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finger or toe
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ede-
swelling
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-esthesi(o)-
pertaining to sensation or perception
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febr-
fever
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flex
bend
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foramen
opening
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fract-
break
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gest-
carry, produce, congestion
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gno-
know
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-gram
something written or recorded
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graph-
write, record
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humerus
the bone in the upper arm
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idi-
separate, distinct
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iod(o)-
iodine
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lact-
milk
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lingu-
tongue
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men-
mouth
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ocul-
eye
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ov-
egg
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palpate
to examine by touch
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ped-
child or foot
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percuss
to examine by striking
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phot-
light
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pleur-
rib, side
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pod-
foot
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pto-
fall
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ptyal-
saliva
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pyr-
fire
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radius
the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a line from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge
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ren-
kidney
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retina
inner nerve-containing layer of the eye
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sangui(n)-
blood
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sebum
a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
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sect-
cut
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sepsis
the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence
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sept-
wall, divider; also seven
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serum
the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
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sinus
cavity, channel, or hollow space
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som(a)-
body
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spir-
coil
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stasis
slowing or stopping of the normal flow of fluid, such as blood
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stature
height
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stern(o)-
sternum (breastbone)
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stoma
any small opening on the surface of the body, such as a pore; also, the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces
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tact-
touch
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tetra-
four
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tom-
cut
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toxic
poisonous
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trich-
hair
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ur-
urine
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varic-
varicose veins
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vertigo
a disordered sensation in which one’s own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving
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viscer-
internal organs
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viscous
sticky
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xen-
foreign (material)
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xer-
dry
