Root Words Flashcards by Lee Marie Goyetche

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abdomen (o)

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abdomen

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aden (0)

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gland

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adren(0)

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adrenal gland

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angi (o)

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vessel

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artery (o)

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artery (plural: arteries)

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arthr (0)

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joint

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bronch (o)

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bronchus (plural: bronchi)

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card cardi (o)

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heart

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cephal (0)

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head

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chole, chol (o)

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bile (plural: bile)

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chondr (0)

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cartilage

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col (o)

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colon, large intestine

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cost (o)

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rib

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crani (o)

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skull

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cyan (o)

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blue

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cyst (0)

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bladder, cyst

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cyt (o)

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cell

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dent (o)

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tooth (plural: teeth)

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derma

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skin (plural: skin)

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duoden (o)

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duodenum

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encephal (o)

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brain

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enter (o)

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intestines

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fibr (o)

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fibre, fibrous

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gastr (0)

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stomach

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gloss (o)

tongue

gluc (o)

sweetness, glucose

glyc (o)

sugar

gyn, gyne, gynec (o)

woman (plural: women)

hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)

blood

hepat (o)

liver

hydr (o)

water (plural: water)

hyster (o)

uterus

ile (o), ili (o)

ileum (plural: ilea)

lapar (o)

abdomen, loin or flank

laryng (o)

larynx

lith (o)

stone

mamm (o)

breast, mammary gland

mast (o)

mammary gland, breast

men (o)

menstruation

my (o)

muscle

myel (o)

spinal cord, bone marrow

necr (o)

death

nephr (0)

kidney

near (o)

nerve

ocul (o)

eye

oophor (0)

ovary (plural: ovaries)

ophthalm (o)

eye

ortho (o)

straight, normal, correct

oste( o)

bone

ot (o)

ear

ped (o)

child (plural: children) foot (plural: feet))

pharyng (o)

pharynx

phleb (o)

vein

pnea

breathing, respiration

pneum (o)

lung, air, gas

proct (o)

rectum

psych (0)

mind

pulm (o)

lung

py (o)

pus (plural: pus)

rect (o)

rectum

rhin lo)

nose

salping (o)

fallopian or uterine tube

splen (o)

spleen

sten (o)

narrow, constriction

stern (o)

sternum

stomat (o)

mouth

therm (o)

heat

thorac (o)

chest

thromb (o)

clot, thrombus (plural: thrombi)

thyr (o)

thyroid

tox (o)

poison

toxic (o)

poison, poisonous

trache (o)

trachea

ur (o)

urine, urinary tract, urination

urethr (o)

urethea

urin (0)

urine (plural: urine)

uter (o)

uterus

vas (o)

blood vessel, vas deferens

ven (o)

vein

vertebr (o)

Spine, vertebrae