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Medical Terminology > Roots Ch.1 > Flashcards

Roots Ch.1 Flashcards

1
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Arthr/o

A

Joint

ex: arthritis

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Cardi/o

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Heart

ex: cardiology

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3
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Enter/o

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Small intestine

ex: enteropathy

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

ex: gastritis

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5
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

ex: hepatitis

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Neur/o

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Nerve

ex: neurology

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Hem/o

A

Blood

ex: hemorrhage

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Hemat/o

A

Blood

ex: hematoma

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My/o

A

Muscle

ex: myocardial

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10
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Muscul/o

A

Muscle

ex: muscular

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Angi/o

A

Vessel (most commonly a blood vessel, can also be other type of vessel)

ex: angioplasty

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Vas/o

A

Vessel (most commonly a blood vessel, can also be other type of vessel)

ex: vasectomy

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Vascul/o

A

Vessel (most commonly a blood vessel, can also be other type of vessel)
ex: Vasculitis

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Derm/o

A

Skin

ex: dermis

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Dermat/o

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Skin

ex: dermatology

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Cutane/o

A

Skin

ex: subcutaneous

17
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Pneum/o

A

Lung

ex: pnuemotomy

18
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Pneumon/o

A

Lung

ex: pneumonia

19
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Pulmon/o

A

Lung

ex: cardiopulmonary

20
Q

Gen/o

A

Creation, cause

ex: pathogenic

21
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Hydr/o

A

Water

ex: dehydration

22
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Morph/o

A

Change

ex: morphology

23
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Myc/o

A

Fungus

ex: dermatomycosis

24
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Necr/o

A

Death

ex: necrosis

25
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Orth/o

A

Straight

ex: orthodontist

26
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Path/o

A

Suffering, disease

ex: pathology

27
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Phag/o

A

Eat

ex: aphagia

28
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Plas/o

A

Formation

ex:hyperplasia

29
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Py/o

A

Pus

ex: pyemia

30
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Scler/o

A

Hard

ex: scleroderma

31
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Sten/o

A

Narrowing

ex: stenosis

32
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Troph/o

A

Nourishment, development

ex: hypertrophy

33
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Xen/o

A

Foreign

ex: xenograft

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