Roots Flashcards

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1
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gen/o

A

creation, cause

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2
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hydr/o-

A

water

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3
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myc/o

A

fungus

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4
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necr/o

A

death

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5
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orth/o

A

straight

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6
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path/o

A

suffering, disease

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7
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phag/o

A

eat

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8
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plas/o

A

formation

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9
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py/o

A

pus

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10
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scler/o

A

hard

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11
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sten/o

A

narrowing

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12
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troph/o

A

nourishment, development

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13
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xen/o

A

foreign

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14
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morph/o

A

change

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15
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adip/o

A

Fat

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16
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lip/o

A

Fat

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17
Q

steat/o

A

Fat

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18
Q

cutane/o

A

Skin

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19
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derm/o

A

Skin

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20
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dermat/o

A

Skin

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21
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pil/o

A

Hair

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22
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trich/o

A

Hair

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23
Q

hidr/o

A

Sweat

24
Q

squam/o

A

Scale

25
Q

onych/o

A

Nail

26
Q

ungu/o

A

Nail

27
Q

seb/o

A

Oil

28
Q

sebace/o

A

Oil

29
Q

kerat/o

A

Hardness

30
Q

Xer/o

A

Dryness

31
Q

crypt/o

A

Hidden

32
Q

leuk/o

A

White

33
Q

erythr/o

A

Red

34
Q

xanth/o

A

Yellow

35
Q

melan/o

A

Black

36
Q

oste/o

A

Bone

37
Q

crani/o

A

Head, skull

38
Q

cervic/o

A

Neck

39
Q

cost/o

A

Rib

40
Q

lumb/o

A

Lower back

41
Q

brachi/o

A

Arm

42
Q

carp/o

A

Wrist

43
Q

femor/o

A

Femur (thigh bone)

44
Q

tibi/o

A

Tibia (shin bone)

45
Q

tars/o

A

Ankle

46
Q

chondr/o

A

Cartilage

47
Q

arthr/o

A

Joint

48
Q

burs/o

A

Bursa

49
Q

muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

A

Muscle

50
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendon/o

A

Tendon

51
Q

kinesi/o

A

Movement

52
Q

ur/o, urin/o

A

Urine

53
Q

nephr/o, ren/o

A

Kidney

54
Q

ureter/o

A

Ureter

55
Q

cyst/o, vesic/o

A

Urinary bladder