Roots Flashcards by Alliyah Evangelista

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o or dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o or hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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opthalm/o

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eye

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Oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

A

vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

A

joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

A

life

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cardi/o

A

heart

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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

A

time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

A

groin

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isch/o

A

to hold back

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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

A

larynx

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lymph/o

A

lymph

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mamm/o or mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

A

mucus

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

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neutr/o

A

neutrophil

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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ot/o

A

ear

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

A

vein

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plas/o

A

formation, development

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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pneumon/o or pulmon/o

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lungs

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rect/o

A

rectume

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splen/o

A

spleen

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staphyl/o

A

clusters

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strept/o

A

twisted chains

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thorac/o

A

chest

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

A

trachea

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ven/o

A

vein