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Roots Flashcards

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Arth/o

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Joint

Ex: arthritis
Arthr - itis
Joint - inflammation
Inflammation of the joint

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Cardi/o

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Heart

Ex: cardiovascular
Cardio - vascul- ar
Heart - vessel - pertaining to
Pertaining to the vessel of the heart

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

Ex: enterology
Entero - logy
Small intestine - study of
The study of the small intestines

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

Ex: Gastroenterology
Gastro - entero - logy
Stomach - intestine - study of
The study of the intestine and stomach

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Hepat/o

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Liver

Ex: hepatitis
Hepat - itis
Liver - inflammation
Inflammation of the liver

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Neur/o

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Nerve

Ex: neurologist
Neuro - logist
Nerve - specialist
A specialist of the nerve

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Hem/o

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Blood

Ex: Hemoglobin
Hemo - globin
blood - protein
Protein in blood

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My/o

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Muscle

Ex: Myocardium
Myo - card - ium
muscle - heart - tissue/structure
The tissue/structure of the heart muscle

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

Ex: Musculoskeletal
musculo - skelet - al
muscle - skeleton - pertaining to
pertaining to the skeleton and muscle

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Angi/o

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Vessel

Ex: Angioplasty
Angio - plasty
vessel - reconstruction
reconstruction of the vessel

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Vas/o

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Vessel

Ex: Vasectomy
Vas - ectomy
vessel - removal
Removal of the vessel

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Derm/o

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Skin

Ex: Dermoid
derm - oid
skin - resembling
resembling the skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

Ex: Dematology
Dermato - logy
skin - study of
the study of the skin

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Cutane/o

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Skin

Ex: Subcutaneous
sub - cutane - ous
beneath - skin - pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin

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Pneum/o

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Lung

Ex: pneumotomy
pneumo - tomy
lung - incision
an incision to the lung

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Pneumon/o

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Lung

Ex: Pneumonia
pneumon - ia
lung - condition
condition of the lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

Ex: Cardiopulmonary
cardio - pulmon - ary
heart - lung - pertaining to
pertaining to the lung and heart

18
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Gen/o

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Creation/cause

Ex: pathogenic
Patho - gen - ic
Disease - creation/cause - pertaining to
Pertaining to the creation/cause of a disease

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Hydr/o

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Water

Ex: hydrophobia
Hydro - phobia
Water - fear
The fear of water

20
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Morph/o

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Change

Ex: morphology
Morpho - logy
Change - study of
The study of change

21
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Myc/o

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Fungus

Ex: dermatomycosis
Dermato - myc - osis
Skin - fungus - condition
Condition of fugus in the skin

22
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Necr/o

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Death

Ex: Necrosis
Necr - osis
death - condition
the condition of death

23
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Orth/o

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Straight

Ex: Orthodontist
Ortho - dont - ist
straight - teeth - specialist

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Path/o

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Suffering, disease

Ex: Pathology
Patho - logy
suffering/disease - study of
the study of suffering or disease

25
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Phag/o

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Eat

Ex: Aphagia
A - phag - ia
not - eat - condition
the condition of not eating

26
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Plas/o

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Formation

Ex: Hyperplasia
Hyper - plas - ia
under/low - formation - condition
the condition of under/low formation

27
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Py/o

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Pus

Ex: Pyorrhea
Pyo - rrehea
pus - excess flow
an excess flow of pus

28
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Scler/o

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Hard

Ex: Scleroderma
sclero - derma
hard - skin
Skin that is hard

29
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Sten/o

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Narrowing

Ex: stenosis
sten - osis
narrowing - condition
the condition of narrowing

30
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Troph/o

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Nourishment, development

Ex: Trophology
Tropho - logy
nourishment/development - study of
the study of nourishment and development

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Xen/o

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Foreign

Ex: Xenograft
xeno - graft
foreign - transplant?

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