Unit 2 Root Words Flashcards by Kim Lindegren

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abdomin

A

belly

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acerb(o)/a

A

harsh, bitter

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acute

A

sharp

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aise
ease

A

state of rest or well-being

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alert

A

aware of surroundings, vigilanta

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anter/i

A

front

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antrum

A

cave

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assur

A

secure

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ausculta

A

listen attentively to

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benign

A

well-mannered

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cardio

A

heart

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caud

A

tail

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charge

A

obligation

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chondr

A

cartilage (as in the ribs)

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chronic

A

pertaining to time

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coron

A

crown

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cran/i

A

head, skull

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crino

A

secretion

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different

A

set apart

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dila

A

increase in size

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dist

A

farther away

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dors
dorsum

A

back

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drome

A

route, road

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endo

A

inside

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etio

cause

febr

fever

front

front

gastr

stomach

genera

ancestry

genet

birth

gn(us)

birth

gnos

knowing

graph

device used for a test or procedure

hereditar

transmitted in a family line

homeo

same

horizon(t)

parallel to the ground

il(eum)

flank

infer

underneath

inguin

groin

later

to the side

lesion

damage, injury

lethargic

drowsy

lipid

fat

local

place

lumb(us)

lower back

marked

making an impression

med/i

towards the middle

morbid

sick

mortal

dead

observa

what is seen

occult

what is unseen

orient

towards the east (from using a compass)

ox

shortening of oxygen

palliat

covering

palm

front surface of the hand

palpa

feeling with the fingers

path/o

disease

pend

hanging

percuss

tapping

phylax

protection

physi/o

function (literally "nature")

plant

bottom surface of the foot

port

carry

posi

place

poster/i

behind

press

pressure, dent

produc

giving rise to

progress

moving forward

prone

face down, bending forward

prox/im

near

ptom

something that falls on you

recurr

happening again

remark

making a dent again

remiss

diminishing, becoming less

rostr

nose

rupt

breaking, bursting

sagitt

arrow

scope

instrument for looking inside

sequel

what comes next

skelet

bones

stas

standing still

stem

standing

sterile

not producing offspring

super/i

towards the top

supine

face up, bending backwards

tens

stretching, pressure (cf. tendon in Unit 1)

tom

cutting

tribut

to pay

umbilic(us)

navel, belly-button

vascul

little vessel (vas+cule)

vaso

vessel

ventr

belly

vers

across