root words Flashcards by Karen Duran

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a(n)

A

without

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algia

A

pain

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angi(o)

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vessel

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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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ather(o)

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fatty plaque

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atrio

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atria

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blast

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build

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brady

A

slow

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cardio

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heart

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ceph

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head

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cerebro

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brain

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chole

A

gallbladder

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chondro

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cartilage

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clast

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degrade

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contra

A

opposes

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coron(o)

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heart

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crit

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count

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cyano

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blue

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cyte/o

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cell

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ectomy

A

surgical removal

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emia

A

blood condition

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entero

A

inside

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erythro

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red

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endo

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within/inside

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exo

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outside

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fibro

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fibrous

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gastric

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stomach

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globin

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globular

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hepa/hepat

A

liver

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hem(o)

A

blood

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hemat(o)

A

blood

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histo

A

tissue

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hyper

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excessive, more, above

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hypo

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deficient, less, below

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intra

A

within

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ipsi

A

same

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isch(o)

A

deficient/blockage

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iso

A

same

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itis

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inflammation

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lateral

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side

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leuko

A

white

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meter

A

measurement

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megaly

A

enlarged

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myo

A

muscle

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ologist

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specialist

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ology

A

study of

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oma

A

tumor

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osis

A

condition

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osteo

A

bone

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penia

A

deficient

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peptic

A

stomach

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peri

A

around

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phleb(o)

A

vein

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plasty

A

surgery

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pleura(o)

A

lungs

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pnea

A

breath,respiratory

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renal

A

kidney

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rrhexus

A

rupture

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sclerosis

A

hardening

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scope

A

instruments

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sep, septiv

A

toxicity

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sphygm(o)

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pulse

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stenosis

A

narrowing,constriction

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tachy

A

rapid

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thromb(o)

A

clot

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tophic

A

nourishment

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valv(o)

A

valve

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vas(o)

A

vessel

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ben(o)

A

vein

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ventricul(o)

A

ventricle