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Unit 2 Root Words Flashcards

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1
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abdomin

A

belly

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acerb(o)/a

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harsh, bitter

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acute

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sharp

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aise
ease

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state of rest or well-being

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alert

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aware of surroundings, vigilanta

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anter/i

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front

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antrum

A

cave

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assur

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secure

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ausculta

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listen attentively to

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benign

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well-mannered

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cardio

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heart

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caud

A

tail

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charge

A

obligation

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14
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chondr

A

cartilage (as in the ribs)

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15
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chronic

A

pertaining to time

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coron

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crown

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cran/i

A

head, skull

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18
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crino

A

secretion

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19
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different

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set apart

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dila

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increase in size

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dist

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farther away

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dors
dorsum

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back

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drome

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route, road

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24
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endo

A

inside

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25
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etio

A

cause

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febr

A

fever

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27
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front

A

front

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28
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gastr

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stomach

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29
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genera

A

ancestry

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30
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genet

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birth

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31
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gn(us)

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birth

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32
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gnos

A

knowing

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33
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graph

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device used for a test or procedure

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34
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hereditar

A

transmitted in a family line

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35
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homeo

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same

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horizon(t)

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parallel to the ground

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il(eum)

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flank

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38
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infer

A

underneath

39
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inguin

A

groin

40
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later

A

to the side

41
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lesion

A

damage, injury

42
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lethargic

A

drowsy

43
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lipid

A

fat

44
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local

A

place

45
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lumb(us)

A

lower back

46
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marked

A

making an impression

47
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med/i

A

towards the middle

48
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morbid

A

sick

49
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mortal

A

dead

50
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observa

A

what is seen

51
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occult

A

what is unseen

52
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orient

A

towards the east (from using a compass)

53
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ox

A

shortening of oxygen

54
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palliat

A

covering

55
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palm

A

front surface of the hand

56
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palpa

A

feeling with the fingers

57
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path/o

A

disease

58
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pend

A

hanging

59
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percuss

A

tapping

60
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phylax

A

protection

61
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physi/o

A

function (literally “nature”)

62
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plant

A

bottom surface of the foot

63
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port

A

carry

64
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posi

A

place

65
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poster/i

A

behind

66
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press

A

pressure, dent

67
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produc

A

giving rise to

68
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progress

A

moving forward

69
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prone

A

face down, bending forward

70
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prox/im

A

near

71
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ptom

A

something that falls on you

72
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recurr

A

happening again

73
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remark

A

making a dent again

74
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remiss

A

diminishing, becoming less

75
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rostr

A

nose

76
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rupt

A

breaking, bursting

77
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sagitt

A

arrow

78
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scope

A

instrument for looking inside

79
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sequel

A

what comes next

80
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skelet

A

bones

81
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stas

A

standing still

82
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stem

A

standing

83
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sterile

A

not producing offspring

84
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super/i

A

towards the top

85
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supine

A

face up, bending backwards

86
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tens

A

stretching, pressure (cf. tendon in Unit 1)

87
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tom

A

cutting

88
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tribut

A

to pay

89
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umbilic(us)

A

navel, belly-button

90
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vascul

A

little vessel (vas+cule)

91
Q

vaso

A

vessel

92
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ventr

A

belly

93
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vers

A

across

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