Root Words Flashcards
1
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abdomen/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, top
3
Q
acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
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aden/o
A
gland
5
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adip/o
A
fat
6
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amni/o
A
amnion
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
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axill/o
A
armpit
11
Q
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
13
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
14
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
15
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
16
Q
cephal/o
A
head
17
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
18
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chem/o
A
drug, chemical
19
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
20
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chron/o
A
time
21
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cis/o
A
to cut
22
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col/o
A
colon (large intestine)
23
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crin/o
A
to secrete
24
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
25
cyt/o
cell
26
derm/o or dermat/o
skin
27
electr/o
electricity
28
encephal/o
brain
29
enter/o
intestines
30
erythr/o
red
31
gastro/o
stomach
32
glycol/o
sugar
33
gnos/o
knowledge
34
gynec/o
woman, female
35
hem/o or hemat/o
blood
36
hepat/o
liver
37
hydr/o
water, fluid
38
iatr/o
treatment, physician
39
inguin/o
groin
40
isch/o
to hold back
41
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
42
larygn/o
larynx
43
leuk/o
white
44
log/o
study of
45
lymph/o
lymph
46
mamm/o
breast
47
mast/o
breast
48
morph/o
shape, form
49
muc/o
mucus
50
my/o
muscle
51
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
52
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
53
nephr/o
kidney
54
neur/o
nerve
55
neutr/o
neutrophil
56
nucle/o
mucleus
57
onc/o
tumor
58
ophthalm/o
eye
59
oste/o
bone
60
ot/o
ear
61
path/o
disease
62
ped/o
child
63
peritone/o
peritoneum
64
phag/o
to eat, swallow
65
phleb/o
vein
66
plas/o
formation, development
67
pleur/o
pleura
68
pneumon/o
lungs
69
psych/o
mind
70
pulmon/o
lungs
71
radi/o
x-rays
72
rect/o
rectum
73
ren/o
kidney
74
rhin/o
nose
75
sarc/o
flesh
76
sect/o
to cut
77
spleen/o
spleen
78
staphyl/
clusters
79
strepto/o
twisted chains
80
thorac/o
chest
81
thromb/o
clot
82
tonsil/o
tonsils
83
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
84
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
85
ven/o
vein
