Root Words & Meaning Flashcards by Latasha Boyd | Brainscape

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ANGIO

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vessel (ex: angioplasty, angiectomy)

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VAS/O OR VASCU

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vessel (ex:vasculitis), vasculopathy)

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DERM/O

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skin (ex: dermoscopy, dermis)

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DERMAT/O

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skin (ex: dermatology, dermatitis)

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CUTANE/O

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subcutaneous skin

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PNEUM/O

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lung (ex: pneumotomy)

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PULMON/O

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lung (ex: pulmonologist)

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GEN/O

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creation, cause (ex: pathogenic)

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HYDR/O

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water (ex: hydrophobia, dehydration)

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MORPH/O

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change (ex: morphology)

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MYC/O

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fungus (ex: dermatomycosis)

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NECR/O

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death )ex: necrosis)

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ORTH/O

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straight (ex: orthodontist)

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PATH/O

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suffering, disease (pathology)

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PHAG/O

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eat (ex: aphagia)

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PLAS

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formation )ex: hyperplasia)

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PY/O

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pus (pyorrhea, pyemia)

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SCLER/O

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hard (ex: scleroderma)

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STEN/O

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narrowing (ex: stenosis)

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TROPH/O

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nourishment, development tropology, hypertrophy)

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XEN/O

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foreign (ex: xenograft)

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SCOPE

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instrument used to look (ex: arthroscope)

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METRY

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process of measuring (ex: cephalometry)

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METER

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instrument used to measure (ex: cephalometer)

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GRAPHY

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writing procedure (ex: cardiography)

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GRAPH

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instrument used to produce a record (ex: cardiograph)

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GRAM

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written record (ex: cardiogram)

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CENTESIS

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puncture (ex: amniocentesis)

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SCOPY

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process of looking (ex: arthroscopy)

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A, AY, AN

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not (ex: aphasia, anemia

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ANTI or CONTRA

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against (ex: antibiotics, contraceptives)

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DE

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down, away from (ex: dehydration)

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ANTE or PRE

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before (ex: antepartum, precondition)

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PRO

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before, on behalf of (ex: probiotic)

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RE

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again (ex: rehabilitation)

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AB

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away (ex: abduct)

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AD

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toward (ex: adrenaline)

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CIRCUM or PERI

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around (ex: circumcision, pericardium)

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DIA or TRANS

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through (ex: diagnostic, translate)

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E or EC or EX

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out (ex: evoke, ectopic, exhale

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ECTO

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outside (ex: ectoderm, exoskeleton)

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EN or ENDO or INTRA

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in, inside (ex: enema, endocrine, intravenous)