root words Flashcards by Chloe McInnes

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acr (o)

A

extremity, peak

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aden

A

gland

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adipo

A

fat

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andr (o)

A

male

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angi (o)

A

blood vessel

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ankyl

A

crooked, fusion

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arthr (o)

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joints

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bili

A

bile

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bi (o)

A

life

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blast

A

embryonic state of development or the creator of a type of cell

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brachi (o)

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arm

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brady

A

slow

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calc (i)

A

heel

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carcin (o)

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cancer

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caud

A

tail

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chem (o)

A

chemical

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chol (e)

A

bile

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chondr (o)

A

cartlidge

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cut

A

skin

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cyan

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blue

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cyt (o)

A

cell

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derm

A

skin

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dors (i) (o)

A

back

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erythr (o)

A

red

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fasci

A

bundle

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febri

A

fever

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fil

A

threadlike

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galact (o)

A

milk

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ger (o) or geront (o)

A

aging

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haeme (a) (o) or haemato

A

blood

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hist (i) (o)

A

tissue

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hydro

A

water

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hyster (o)

A

uterus

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ile (o)

A

ilieum

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ischi (o)

A

hip

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jejun (o)

A

jejunum

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kerat (o)

A

horny tissue, cornea

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kine (t) (o)

A

movement

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labio

A

lips, labia

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lact (o)

A

milk

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leuk (o)

A

white

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lip (o)

A

fat

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lith (o)

A

stone

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melan (o)

A

black

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meno

A

menses

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my (o)

A

muscle

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myc (o)

A

fungus

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myel (o)

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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myx

A

mucus

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neur (o)

A

nerve, nervous system

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onc (o)

A

tumor

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orchi (o)

A

testes

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oste (o)

A

bone

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paed or ped

A

child

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path (o)

A

disease

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pharmaco

A

drugs

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phot (o)

A

light

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plasm (o)

A

liquid part of blood - plasma

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pod (o)

A

foot

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pyel (o)

A

kidney

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pyr (o)

A

burning or fever

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sarc (o)

A

flesh

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scler (o)

A

hard

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soma or samat(o)

A

body

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sten (o)

A

narrow

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tachy

A

rapid, fast

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therm (o)

A

heat

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thromb (o)

A

clot

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ur (o)

A

urinary, urine