Roots Flashcards

1
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cephal/o

A

head

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2
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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3
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cis/o

A

to cut

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4
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crin/o

A

to secrete

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5
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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6
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cyt/o

A

cell

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7
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derm/o or dermat/o

A

skin

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8
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electr/o

A

electricity

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9
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encephal/o

A

brain

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10
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enter/o

A

intestines

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11
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erythr/o

A

red

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12
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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13
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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14
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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15
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gynec/o

A

woman, female

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16
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hemat/o or hem/o

A

blood

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17
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

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18
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iatr/o

A

treatment, physician

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19
Q

leuk/o

A

white

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20
Q

log/o

A

study of

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21
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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22
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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23
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

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24
Q

opthalm/o

A

eye

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25
Q

Oste/o

A

bone

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26
Q

path/o

A

disease

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27
Q

ped/o

A

child

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28
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psych/o

A

mind

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29
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radi/o

A

x-rays

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30
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ren/o

A

kidney

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31
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rhin/o

A

nose

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32
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sarc/o

A

flesh

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33
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sect/o

A

to cut

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34
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thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

35
Q

ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

36
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

37
Q

acr/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

38
Q

acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

39
Q

aden/o

A

gland

40
Q

adip/o

A

fat

41
Q

amni/o

A

amnion

42
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

43
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

44
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

45
Q

axill/o

A

armpit

46
Q

bi/o

A

life

47
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

48
Q

bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

49
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

50
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

51
Q

chem/o

A

drug, chemical

52
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

53
Q

chron/o

A

time

54
Q

col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

55
Q

hydr/o

A

water, fluid

56
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

57
Q

isch/o

A

to hold back

58
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

59
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

60
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

61
Q

mamm/o or mast/o

A

breast

62
Q

morph/o

A

shape, form

63
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

64
Q

my/o

A

muscle

65
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

66
Q

necr/o

A

death (of cells or whole body)

67
Q

neutr/o

A

neutrophil

68
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

69
Q

ot/o

A

ear

70
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

71
Q

phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

72
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

73
Q

plas/o

A

formation, development

74
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

75
Q

pneumon/o or pulmon/o

A

lungs

76
Q

rect/o

A

rectume

77
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

78
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters

79
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

80
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

81
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

82
Q

trache/o

A

trachea

83
Q

ven/o

A

vein