Root Words (Intro to Med Term) Flashcards by Cailee Meyers

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Aden

A

Gland

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Adip

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Fat

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Aer

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Air/Gas

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Angi

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Vessel/Channel (Blood or lymph)

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Append, Appendic

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Appendix

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Arteri

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Artery

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Arthr

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Joint

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Bacteri

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Bacteria

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Blast

A

Primitive Germ Cell

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Blephar

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Eyelid

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Bronchi

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Bronchial Tube

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Bucc

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Cheek

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Carcin

A

Cancer

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Cardi

A

Heart

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Carp

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Carpus/Wrist Bones

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Cephal

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Head

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Cerebr

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Brain/Cerebrum

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Cervic

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Neck/Neck of an organ

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Cheil

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Lip

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Chir

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Hand

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Cholangi

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Bile Vessel

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Chole

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Bile/Gall

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Cirrh

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Yellow

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Cis

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Cut

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Col

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Colon

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Cost

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Ribs

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Crani

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Head/Cranium

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Cutane

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Skin

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Cyan

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Blue

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Cyst

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Bladder/Cyst/Sac

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Cyt

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Cell

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Dacry

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Tear

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Dactyl

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Fingers/Toes

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Derm,Dermat

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Skin

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Diaphor

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Sweat

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Dipl

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Double

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Dips

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Thirst

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Doch

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Duct

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Edemat

A

a swelling

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Encephal

A

Brain

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Episi

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Vulva

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Erythem

A

Flushed/Redness

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Erythr

A

Red

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Esthesi

A

Feeling

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Eti

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Cause

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Gastr

A

Stomach

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Glauc

A

Sugar

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Gloss

A

Tongue

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Gnos

A

Knowledge

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Herni

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Hernia

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Hemangi

A

Blood Vessels

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Hepat

A

Liver

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Hidr

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Sweat

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Hydr

A

Water

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Idi

A

Individual/Self

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Intestin

A

Intestine

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Isch

A

Hold Back/Suppress

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Later

A

Side

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Lept

A

Thin/Slender

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Leuk

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White/Colorless

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Lip

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Fat

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Lith

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Stone

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Med

A

Middle

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Men

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Menstruation/Menses

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Morph

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Shape/Form

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Muscul

A

Muscle

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My

A

Muscle

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Nas

A

Nose

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Nat

A

Birth

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Nephr

A

Kidney

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Neur

A

Nerve

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Norm

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Rule, Order, Normal

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Olig

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Scanty

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Onc

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Mass/Tumor

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Oste

A

Bone

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Phag

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Eat/Swallow

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Proxim

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Near

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Py

A

Pus

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Pyr

A

Fever

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Ren

A

Kidney

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Rhin

A

Nose

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Schiz

A

Split

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Scler

A

Hard/Relationship to sclera

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Somat

A

Body

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Splen

A

Spleen

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Steat

A

Fat

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Trache

A

Trachea/Windpipe

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Xer

A

Dry