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Cardiology - what is root

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Cardi is root, it studys disorders of the heart and circulatory system

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Pericardium - root and meaning

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Cardi is root, it is double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels

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Cardiac Arrest - root and meaning

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Cardi is root, sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump

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Cardiologist - root and meaning

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Cardi is root, a doctor with special training and skill in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

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Gastroscopy - root and meaning

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Gastr is root, it is an examination of the oesophagus (gullet or food pipe), stomach and duodenum (upper part of the small bowel)

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Gastroenterology- root and meaning

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Gastr is root, it is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders

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Gastritis - root and meaning

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Gastr is root, a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach.

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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white

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Gray

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leukocytopenia - root, suffix and meaning

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Root words - Leuk and cyto Suffix -penia(decrease) decrease white cells

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Electrocardiogram- root, suffix and meaning

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Root words - electr, cardi Suffix- Gram

Display of persons heartbeat

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abdomin/o

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abdominal

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acr/o

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extremities

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17
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aden/o

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gland

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18
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adip/o

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fat

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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-stone

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adren/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air

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angi/o

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vessel

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anter/o

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front, anterior

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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29
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audi/o

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sound

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30
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lumb/o

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lower back

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31
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lymph/o

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lymph

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mening/o

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meninges

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33
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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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my/o

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muscle

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bronchi/o

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bronch/o bronchus

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nas/o

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nose

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38
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calc/o

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calicum

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nephr/o

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carcin/o

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neur/o

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cardi/o

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noct/o

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cephal/o

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odont/o

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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olig/o

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scanty, little

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chondr/o

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ophthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o

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col/o, colon/o

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or/o, stomat/o

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cost/o

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orth/o

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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oste/o

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cutane/o

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ot/o

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pelv/o,-

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pelv/i pelvis

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cyst/o -

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phalang/o

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fingers and toes

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cyt/o

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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dent/o

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phleb/o

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derm/o

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pleur/o

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dipl/o

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pneum/o

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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encephal/o

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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enter/o

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py/o

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radi/o

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x-rays, radiation

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esophag/o

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rhin/o

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scler/o

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hardening, white of eye

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gingiv/o

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therm/o

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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thorac/o

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hema, hemat/o, hem/o -

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toxic/o, tox/o

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hepat/o

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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ur/o

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hidr/o

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hist/o

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (backbone

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hydr/o

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lapar/o

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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latr/o

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