Root Words- Unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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Abdomin

A

Belly

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2
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Acerb[o]/a

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Harsh, bitter

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3
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Acute

A

Sharp

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4
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Side
Ease

A

State of rest or wellbeing

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5
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Alert

A

Aware of surroundings

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Anter/i

A

Front

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Antrum

A

Cave

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Assur

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Secure

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Ausculta

A

Listen attentively to

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10
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Benign

A

Well-mannered

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11
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Caud

A

Tail

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12
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Charge

A

Obligation

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13
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Chondr

A

Cartilage (as in the ribs)

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14
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Chronic

A

Pertaining to time

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15
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Coron

A

Crown

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16
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Cran/i

A

Head, skull

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17
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Crino

A

Secretion

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18
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Different

A

Set apart

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19
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Dila

A

Increase in size

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20
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Dist

A

Farther away

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21
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Dors
Dorsum

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Back

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22
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Drome

A

Route, road

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23
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Endo

A

Inside

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24
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Etio

A

Cause

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25
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Febr

A

Fever

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26
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Genera

A

Ancestry

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27
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Genet

A

Birth

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28
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Gn[us]

A

Birth

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29
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Gnos

A

Knowing

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30
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Graph

A

Device used for a test or procedure

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31
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Hereditar

A

Transmitted in a family line

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32
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Horizon[t]

A

Parallel to the ground

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33
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Il[eum]

A

Flank

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34
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Infer

A

Underneath

35
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Inguin

A

Groin

36
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Later

A

To the side

37
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Lesion

A

Damage, injury

38
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Lethargic

A

Drowsy

39
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Lipid

A

Fat

40
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Local

A

Place

41
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Lumbus

A

Lower back

42
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Marked

A

Making an impression

43
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Medi

A

Toward the middle

44
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Morbid

A

Sick

45
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Mortal

A

Dead

46
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Observa

A

What is seen

47
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Occult

A

What is unseen

48
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Orient

A

Towards the east (from using a compass)

49
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Ox

A

Shortening of oxygen

50
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Palliat

A

Covering

51
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Palpa

A

Feeling with the fingers

52
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Path/o

A

Disease

53
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Pend

A

Hanging

54
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Percuss

A

Tapping

55
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Phylax

A

Protection

56
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Physi/o

A

Function (literally “nature”)

57
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Plant

A

Bottom surface of foot

58
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Port

A

Carry

59
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Posi

A

Place

60
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Poster/i

A

Behind

61
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Press

A

Pressure, dent

62
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Produc

A

Giving rise to

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Progress

A

Moving forward

64
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Prone

A

Face down, bending forward

65
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Prox/im

A

Near

66
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Ptom

A

Something that falls on you

67
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Recurr

A

Happening again

68
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Remark

A

Making a dent again

69
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Remiss

A

Diminishing, becoming less

70
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Rostr

A

Nose

71
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Rupt

A

Bursting

72
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Sagitt

A

Arrow

73
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Sequel

A

What comes next

74
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Skelet

A

Bones

75
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Stas

A

Standing still

76
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Stem

A

Standing

77
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Sterile

A

Not producing offspring

78
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Super/i

A

Toward the top

79
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Supine

A

Face up, bending backward

80
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Tens

A

Stretching, pressure

81
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Tribut

A

To pay

82
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Vascul

A

Little vessel

83
Q

Ventr

A

Belly

84
Q

Vers

A

Across