Word Roots 1-5 Flashcards by Richard Hayes

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chole-

A

bile

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colo-

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colon

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entero-

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intestine

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gastro-

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stomach

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hepato-

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liver

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hiat-

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an opening

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in-

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within

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quadr-

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one quarter

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therm-, thermo-

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heat

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-ase

A

an enzyme

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-in

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a protein

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-ose

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a carbohydrate

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atel-

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imperfect

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bronch-

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windpipe, airway

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dia-

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through

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idi-

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one’s own

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naso-

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nose

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oro-

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mouth

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pleur-

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the side, rib

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pneum

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air

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pulmo-

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lung

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re-

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back, again

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spiro-

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breathe

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-ectasis

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expansion

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-phragm

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partition

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diure-

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to urinate

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glomer-

A

ball

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juxta-

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besides, near

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mastic-

A

chew

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mictur-

A

urinate

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natri-

A

sodium

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nephro-

A

kidney

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podo-

A

foot

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pyel-

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trough or pelvis

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ren-

A

kidney

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tox-

A

poison

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uro-

A

urine

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-cide

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to kill

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-uria

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urine condition

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dent-

A

teeth

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odont-

A

tooth

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gingiv-

A

gums

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lapar-

A

flank or loins

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mal-

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abnormal

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proct-

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anus

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pulp-

A

flesh

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-phylaxis

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a guard

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-stalsis

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contractile

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-stomy

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mouth, opening

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-ectomy

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excision

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angio-

A

vessel

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corp-

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body

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cyan-

A

blue

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erythro-

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red

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ferr-

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iron

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hem-, hemato-

A

blood

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karyo-

A

body

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kino-

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to move

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leuko-

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white

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mega-

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big

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morpho-

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form

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myelo-

A

marrow

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phleb-

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a vein

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vas-

A

vessel

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-plexy

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to strike

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-poiesis

A

making

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-rrhage

A

to burst forth