Roots Flashcards

1
Q

A-, an-

A

Absence or lack

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2
Q

Angi-

A

Vessel

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3
Q

Arthr-, arthro

A

Joint

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4
Q

Brady

A

Slow

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5
Q

Bronch-

A

Air passage

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6
Q

Cardi-, cardio-

A

Heart

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7
Q

Cephal-

A

Head

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8
Q

Cyt-, cyto-

A

Cell

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9
Q

Crani-, cranio-

A

Skull

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10
Q

Ect-, ecto-

A

Outside, away from

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11
Q

Epi-

A

Above, on

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12
Q

Exo-

A

Outside, outside layer

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13
Q

Extra-

A

Outside, beyond

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14
Q

Gastr-, gastro-

A

Stomach

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15
Q

Hem-, hemo-

A

Blood

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16
Q

Hepat-

A

Liver

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17
Q

Hist-

A

Tissue

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18
Q

Hyper-

A

Excess

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19
Q

Hypo-

A

Under, below

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20
Q

Inter-

A

Between

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21
Q

Intra-

A

Within

22
Q

Iso-

A

Equal, same

23
Q

Leuk-, leuko

A

White

24
Q

Lip-, lipo

A

Fat

25
Q

Macr-, macro

A

Large

26
Q

Mes-, meso-

A

Middle

27
Q

Nephr-, nephro-

A

Kidney

28
Q

Neur-, neuro-

A

Nerve

29
Q

Ocul-, oculo-

A

Eye

30
Q

Odont-, odonto-

A

Tooth

31
Q

Osteo-

A

Bone

32
Q

Path-, patho-

A

Disease

33
Q

Peri-

A

Around

34
Q

Post-

A

After

35
Q

Pseud-, pseudo-

A

False

36
Q

Super-, supra-

A

Above, upon

37
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

38
Q

Therm-

A

Heat

39
Q

Visc-, viscero-

A

Organ

40
Q

-algia

A

Pain in a certain part

41
Q

-blast

A

Germ, bud

42
Q

-emia

A

Condition of the blood

43
Q

-gen

A

An agent that initiates

44
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

45
Q

-ectomy, -tomy

A

Cutting out, surgical removal

46
Q

-logo, -ology

A

The study of

47
Q

-lysis

A

Loosening, breaking down

48
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

49
Q

-osis

A

Condition of

50
Q

-stasis

A

Arrest, function