Root Words Flashcards by Kayden Masin

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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Adredn/o

Adrenal/o

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Adrenal glands

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Gonado/o

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Sex gland

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Thyr/o

Thyroid/o

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Thyroid glad

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Albion/o

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White

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervix/o

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Neck, cervix (neck of the uterus)

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Coron/o

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Coronary,crown

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lip/o

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Fat, lipid

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Melan/o

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Black,dark

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Path/o

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Disease,suffering,feeling,emotion

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyr/o

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Fever,fire

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Sacr/o

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Flesh(connective tissue)

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Seb/o

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Sebum

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Ungu/o

A

Muscle

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Xer

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Dry

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Aden

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Gland

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Splen

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Spleen

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Fasci

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Fascia,fibrous band

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My

A

Muscle

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Ten
Tend
Tendin

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Tendon, stretch out, extend,strain

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Encephal

A

Brain

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Mening

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Meninges,membranes

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Neur/I/o

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Nerve nervous tissue

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Hyster

A

Uterus

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Men

A

Menstruation,menses

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Oo

Ov/i/o

A

Ovary

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Salping

A

Uterine
Tube
Auditory tube

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Uter

A

Uterus

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Bronch

Bronchio

A

Bronchial tube

Bronchus

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Laryng

A

Larynx, voice box

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Pharyng

A

Throat,pharynx

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Pleur

A

Pleura,side of the body

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Pneum

Pneumon

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Lung, air

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Pulm

Pulmon

A

Lung

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Trache

A

Trachea,windpipe

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Ankly

A

Crooked, bent,stiff

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Arthr

A

Joint

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Chrondr

A

Cartilage

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Cost

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Rib

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Crani

A

Skull

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Myel

A

Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Oss
Ost
Oste

A

Bone

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Spondyl

A

Vertebrae,vertebral column,backbone

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Retin

A

Retina

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Scler

A

Sclera, white of the eye, hard

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Tympan

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Tympanic membrane, eardrum

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Cyst

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Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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Lith

A

Stone, calculus

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Nephr

A

Kidney

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Pyel

A

Renal pelvis, bowl of the kidney

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Ren

A

Kidney

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Ureter

A

Ureter

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Urethr

A

Urethra

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Enter/o

A

Small intestine