Roots! Flashcards

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1
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Extremity

A

acro

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Gland

A

aden-

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Small Hollow, Cavity

A

alveoli-, sin-

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Vessel, Duct

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angi-, vas

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Joint

A

arthr-

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Weakness

A

asthen-

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Pressure

A

bar-

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8
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Bile

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bili-, chol-

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Arm

A

brachi-

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Slow

A

brady -

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11
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Air Passage

A

bronch-

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Calcium, Limestone

A

calc-

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Smoke

A

capn-

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14
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Cancer

A

carcin-, onco-

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15
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Heart

A

card-

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16
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Head, Brain

A

cephal-

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17
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Neck

A

cerv-

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18
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Chemical

A

chem-

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19
Q

Cartilage

A

chondr-

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20
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Color

A

chrom-

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21
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Body

A

corp-

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22
Q

Pertaining to Cortex

A

cortico-

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23
Q

Skull

A

crani-

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24
Q

Hidden

A

crypt-

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25
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Point

A

cusp-

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26
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Skin

A

cut(an)-

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27
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Blue

A

cyan-

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28
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Bladder

A

cyst-

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29
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Cell

A

cyt-

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30
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Fingers, Toes, Digits

A

dactyl-

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31
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Tree, Branched

A

dendr-

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32
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Tooth

A

dent-, odont-

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33
Q

Relax, Stand Apart

A

diastol-

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34
Q

Thirst

A

dips-

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35
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To Throw Out

A

ejacul-

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36
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Electrical

A

electr-

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37
Q

Intestine

A

enter-

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38
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Red

A

eryth(r)

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39
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Sensation

A

esthe-

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40
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Stomach

A

gastr-

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41
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To Bear, Carry

A

gest-

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42
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Gums

A

Gingiv-

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43
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Wound into a Ball

A

glomer-

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44
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Tongue

A

gloss-

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45
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Glucose, Sugar

A

gluc-, glyc-

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46
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Glue

A

glutin-

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47
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Liver

A

hepat-

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48
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Tissue

A

hist-

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Water

A

hydro-

50
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Uterus

A

hyster-, metr-

51
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Treatment

A

iatr-

52
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Potassium

A

kal-

53
Q

Nucleus

A

kary-

54
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Cornea

A

kerat-

55
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To Move, Divide

A

kin-

56
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Milk, Milk Production

A

lact-

57
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Abdomen

A

lapar-

58
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White

A

leuk-

59
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To Tie, Bond

A

lig-

60
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Lipid (Fat)

A

lip-

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Break Apart

A

lys-

62
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Bad

A

mal-

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Black

A

melan-

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Month, Monthy

A

men-, mens-, menstru-

65
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Change

A

muta-

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Muscle, Flesh

A

my-, myo-, sarco-

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Fungus

A

myc-

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Marrow

A

myel-

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Mucus

A

myx-

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Birth

A

nat-

71
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Sodium

A

natr-

72
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Nephron, Kidney

A

nephr-

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Nerve

A

neur-

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Night

A

noct-, nyct-

75
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Eye

A

ocul-, ophthalm-

76
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Testis

A

orchid-

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Bone

A

osteo-

78
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Ear

A

oto-

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Egg

A

ov-, oo-

80
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Oxygen

A

oxy-

81
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Disease

A

path-

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Children

A

ped-

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Eat

A

phag-

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Drug

A

pharm-

85
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Vein

A

phleb-

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Light

A

photo-

87
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Nature (Function) of

A

physio-

88
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Drink

A

pino-

89
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Twisted, Woven

A

plex-

90
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Air, Breath

A

pneumo-, spiro-, -spire

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Lung

A

pneumon-

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Foot

A

pod-

93
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Make, Produce

A

poie,

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Axis, Having Poles

A

pol-

95
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Old

A

presby-

96
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Rectum

A

proct-

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False

A

pseud-

98
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Mind

A

psych-

99
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Pelvis

A

pyel-

100
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Pus

A

pyo-

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Heat, Fever

A

pyro-, therm-

102
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Nose

A

-rhino

103
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Stiffness

A

rigor-

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Hard

A

scler-

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Seed, Sperm

A

semen-, semin-

106
Q

Contamination

A

sept-

107
Q

Greek Σ or Roman S

A

sigm-

108
Q

Sound

A

son-

109
Q

A Standing, Stopping

A

stat-, stas-

110
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Together

A

syn-

111
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Contract

A

systol-

112
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Fast

A

tachy-

113
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Clot

A

thromb-

114
Q

A Cut, Slice

A

tom-

115
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Poison

A

tox-

116
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Grow, Nourish

A

troph-

117
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Drum

A

tympan-

118
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Enlarged Vessel

A

varic-

119
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Blister

A

vesic-

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Volume

A

vol-