Root Words Flashcards
1
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Ventricul/o
A
Ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
2
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Orch/o
A
Testes
3
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Mening/o
A
Meninges
4
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Ureter/o
A
Ureter
5
Q
Spondyl/o
A
Pertaining to the spine/vertebra
6
Q
Men/o
A
Menses; menstruation
7
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Throat; pharynx
8
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
9
Q
Kerat/o
A
Cornea; hard
10
Q
Tympan/o
A
Eardrum
11
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
12
Q
Salping/o
A
Relating to tubes (fallopian tubes, eustachian tubes)
13
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
14
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Granul/o
A
Small particles; granules
15
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
16
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymphatic tissue
17
Q
Lingu/o/a
A
Tongue
18
Q
Hyster/o
A
Uterus
19
Q
Cortic/o
A
Cortex
20
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine
21
Q
Prostat/o
A
Prostate
22
Q
Necr/o
A
Dead
23
Q
Dys-
A
Painful; faulty
24
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Optic/o
A
Eye; vision
25
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Audi/o
A
Hearing
26
Q
Melan/o
A
Darkness; blackness
27
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
28
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
29
Q
Ather/o
A
Fatty deposit; plaque
30
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
31
Q
Jejun/o
A
Jejunum (part of small intestine)
32
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Thyr/o
A
Thyroid gland
