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word roots Flashcards

1
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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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nephr/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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ren/o

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kidney

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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kerat/o

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horny, hard, cornea

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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10
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ot/o

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ear, hearing

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera, white of eye, hard

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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bone

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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crani/o

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skull

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18
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cost/o

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rib

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optic/o, opt/o

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eye, vision

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20
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thorac/o

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chest

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21
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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23
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ankly/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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24
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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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pulm/o, pulmon/o

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lung

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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lung, air

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pleur/o

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pleura, side of the body

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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laryng/o

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larynx, throat

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30
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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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31
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vagin/o

A

vagina

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32
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uter/o

A

uterus

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33
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salping/o

A

uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachian) tube

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34
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orch/o, orchid/o

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testicles, testis, testes

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35
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oophor/o, ovari/o

A

ovary

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36
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ov/o

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egg

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37
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metr/o, metri/o

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uterus

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38
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men/o

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menstruation, menses

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39
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hyster/o

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uterus

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40
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colp/o

A

vagina

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41
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neur/i, neur/o

A

nerve, nerve tissue

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42
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mening/o

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meninges, membranes

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43
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encephal/o

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brain

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44
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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45
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my/o

A

muscle

46
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fasci/o

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fascia, fibrous band

47
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splen/o

A

spleen

48
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aden/o

A

gland

49
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xer/o

A

dry

50
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ungu/o

A

nail

51
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seb/o

A

sebum

52
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hidr/o

A

sweat

53
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derm/o, dermat/o

A

skin

54
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cutane/o

A

skin

55
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onc/o

A

tumor

56
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carcin/o

A

cancerous

57
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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

58
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pyr/o

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fever, fire

59
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py/o

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pus

60
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path/o

A

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

61
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myc/o

A

fungus

62
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melan/o

A

black, dark

63
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lip/o

A

fat, lipid

64
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leuk/o

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white

65
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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

66
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hist/o

A

tissue

67
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erythr/o

A

red

68
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cyt/o

A

cell

69
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cyan/o

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blue

70
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coron/o

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coronary, crown

71
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cervic/o

A

neck, cervix

72
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cephal/o

A

head

73
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albin/o

A

white

74
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adip/o

A

fat

75
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

76
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

77
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gonad/o

A

sex gland

78
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adren/o

A

adrenal glands

79
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

80
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hepat/o

A

liver

81
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gastr/o

A

stomach

82
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

83
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enter/o

A

small intestine

84
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proct/o

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anus and rectum

85
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col/o, colon/o

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colon, large intestine

86
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

87
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radi/o

A

radiation, x-rays

88
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ech/o

A

sound

89
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ven/o

A

vein

90
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thromb/o

A

clot

91
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phleb/o

A

vein

92
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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood, pertaining to the blood

93
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card/o, cardi/o

A

heart

94
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ather/o

A

plaque, fatty substance

95
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arteri/o

A

artery

96
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aort/o

A

aorta

97
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angi/o

A

pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

98
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physi/o

A

nature

99
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ventr/o

A

belly side of the body

100
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py/o

A

pus

101
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burs/o

A

bursa

102
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kyph/o

A

bent, hump

103
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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

104
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lumb/o

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lumbar, lower back

105
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scoli/o

A

curved, bent

106
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synovi/o, synov/o

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

107
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clon/o

A

violent action

108
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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue, fiber

109
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kinesi/o, kines/o

A

movement

110
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tax/o

A

coordination, order

111
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ton/o

A

tone, stretching, tension

Medical Terminology - Leo Lion (11 decks)

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