Roots Flashcards by Jennifer Link

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gen/o

A

creation, cause

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hydr/o-

A

water

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myc/o

A

fungus

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necr/o

A

death

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orth/o

A

straight

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path/o

A

suffering, disease

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phag/o

A

eat

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plas/o

A

formation

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py/o

A

pus

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scler/o

A

hard

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sten/o

A

narrowing

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troph/o

A

nourishment, development

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xen/o

A

foreign

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morph/o

A

change

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adip/o

A

Fat

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lip/o

A

Fat

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steat/o

A

Fat

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cutane/o

A

Skin

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derm/o

A

Skin

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dermat/o

A

Skin

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pil/o

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Hair

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trich/o

A

Hair

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hidr/o

A

Sweat

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squam/o

A

Scale

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onych/o

A

Nail

Q

ungu/o

A

Nail

Q

seb/o

A

Oil

Q

sebace/o

A

Oil

Q

kerat/o

A

Hardness

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Xer/o

A

Dryness

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crypt/o

A

Hidden

Q

leuk/o

A

White

Q

erythr/o

A

Red

Q

xanth/o

A

Yellow

Q

melan/o

A

Black

Q

oste/o

A

Bone

Q

crani/o

A

Head, skull

Q

cervic/o

A

Neck

Q

cost/o

A

Rib

Q

lumb/o

A

Lower back

Q

brachi/o

A

Arm

Q

carp/o

A

Wrist

Q

femor/o

A

Femur (thigh bone)

Q

tibi/o

A

Tibia (shin bone)

Q

tars/o

A

Ankle

Q

chondr/o

A

Cartilage

Q

arthr/o

A

Joint

Q

burs/o

A

Bursa

Q

muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

A

Muscle

Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendon/o

A

Tendon

Q

kinesi/o

A

Movement

Q

ur/o, urin/o

A

Urine

Q

nephr/o, ren/o

A

Kidney

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ureter/o

A

Ureter

Q

cyst/o, vesic/o

A

Urinary bladder