Unit 1 Word Roots Flashcards by Natalie Bridges | Brainscape

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Afferent

A

Going Towards

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Bio

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Life

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Blast

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Rapidly Dividing Cells

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Carc/i/in/ino

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Cancer

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Card/i/io

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Heart

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Caud/o

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tail

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Cephal/o

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head

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Chole

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Bile

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Constrict
Sten/o

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Narrowing

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Dilate

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Opening

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Efferent

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Going away from

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Eti/o

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How something came to be

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Enceph/a/alo

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Inside the head

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gen/o

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Cause
Origin

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Genetic

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Inheritance

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Hem/o/ato

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Idio

A

Private
Distinct

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Morph/o

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Change

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Muscul/o
My/o

A

Muscle

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Myc/o

A

Fungus

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Necr/o

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Dead

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Neur/o

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Nervous System

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Ost/e/eo

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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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Children

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Phag/o

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Eating

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Plas/o

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Formation

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Py/o

A

pus

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Sarc/o

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Flesh
Muscle

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Scler/o

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Hard

Q

Stom/a/t

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Mouth

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Therm/o

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Temperature

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Troph/o

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Nourishment

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Trop/o

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Moving Towards
Acting On

Q

Ur

A

Urine

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Valv/ulo

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Valve