Root Words Flashcards

1
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acr/o

A

extremities

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2
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aden/o

A

gland

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3
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adip/o

A

fat

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4
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adren/o

A

adrenal glands

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5
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aer/o

A

air

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6
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angi/o

A

vessel

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7
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anter/o

A

front, anterior

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8
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aort/o

A

aorta

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9
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arteri/o

A

artery

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10
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arthr/o

A

joint

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11
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audi/o

A

sound

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12
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bronchi/o

A

bronch/o bronchus

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13
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calc/o

A

calicum

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14
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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15
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cardi/o

A

heart

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16
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cephal/o

A

head

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17
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cerebr/o

A

brain, cerebrum

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18
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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19
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col/o

A

colon/o -colon

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20
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cost/o

A

ribs

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21
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crani/o

A

cranium, skull

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22
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cutane/o

A

skin

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23
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cyan/o

A

blue

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24
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cyst/o

A

bladder

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25
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cyt/o

A

cell

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26
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dent/o

A

teeth

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27
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derm/o

A

skin

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28
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dipl/o

A

double

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29
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dist/o

A

far, farthest

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30
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dors/o

A

back (of body)

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31
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encephal/o

A

brain

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32
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enter/o

A

intestine

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33
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erythr/o

A

red

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34
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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35
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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36
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gingiv/o

A

gum

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37
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gloss/o

A

tongue

38
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gluc/o, glyc/o

A

sugar, glucose

39
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hema, hemat/o, hem/o

A

blood

40
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

41
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

42
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hist/o

A

tissue

43
Q

hydr/o

A

water

44
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lapar/o

A

abdominal

45
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laryng/o c

A

larynx (voice box)

46
Q

latr/o

A

side

47
Q

leuk/o

A

white

48
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lingu/o

A

tongue

49
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lip/o

A

fat

50
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lith/o

A

stone

51
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lumb/o

A

lower back

52
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lymph/o

A

lymph

53
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melan/o

A

black

54
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mening/o

A

meninges

55
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myc/o

A

fungus

56
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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

57
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my/o

A

muscle

58
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nas/o

A

nose

59
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necr/o

A

death

60
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nephr/o

A

kidneys

61
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neur/o

A

nerve

62
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noct/o

A

night

63
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odont/o

A

teeth

64
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olig/o

A

scanty, little

65
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ophthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o

A

eye

66
Q

or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

67
Q

orth/o

A

straight

68
Q

oste/o

A

bone

69
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ot/o

A

ear

70
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pelv/o

A

pelv/i pelvis

71
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phalang/o

A

fingers and toes

72
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

73
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

74
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pleur/o

A

pleura

75
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pneum/o

A

lung

76
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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

77
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proxim/o

A

near, nearest

78
Q

py/o

A

pus

79
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radi/o

A

x-rays, radiation

80
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

81
Q

scler/o

A

hardening, white of eye

82
Q

tend/o

A

tendons

83
Q

therm/o

A

heat

84
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

85
Q

thromb/o

A

blood clot

86
Q

toxic/o, tox/o

A

poison

87
Q

trache/o

A

-trachea (windpipe)

88
Q

ur/o

A

urine

89
Q

vascul/o

A

blood vessel

90
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)