Word Roots Flashcards by Beatriz Valencia

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adip

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fat (adipose)

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aer

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air (aerobic)

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angi

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vessel (angiogram)

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arteri

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artery (arteriosclerosis)

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arthr

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joint (arthritis)

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bar

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weight (bariatric)

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bili

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bile (bilirubin)

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bronch

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bronchus (bronchitis)

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bucc

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cheek (buccal)

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carcin

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cancer (carcinogenic)

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cardi

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heart (electrocardiogram)

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cephal

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head (cephalic)

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chondr

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cartilage (osteochondritis)

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coron

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crown/circle (coronary)

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crani

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skull (cranial)

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crin

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to secrete (endocrine)

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cry

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cold (cryoglobulin)

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cubit

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elbow (entecubital)

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cutane

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skin (percutaneous)

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cyan

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blue (cyanotic)

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cyst

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bladder (cystosis)

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cyt

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cell (cytology)

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cyte

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cell (erythrocyte)

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derm

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skin (dermis)

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dermat

skin (dermatitis)

encephal

brain (encephalitis)

enter

intestines (enteritis)

erythr

red (erythrocyte)

esophag

esophagus (esophagitis)

estr

female (estrogen)

fibrin

fiber (fibrinolysis)

gastr

stomach (gastrointestinal)

gluc

sugar/glucose (glucose)

glyc

sugar/glucose (glycolysis)

hem

blood (hemolysis)

hemat

blood (hematology)

hepat

liver (hepatitis)

hist

tissue (histology)

kerat

hard/cornea (keratinized)

later

side (lateral)

leuk

white (leukocyte)

lip

fat (lipemia)

melan

black (melanoma)

morph

form (morphology)

my

muscle (myalgia)

myel

bone marrow / spinal cord (osteomyelitis)

nat

birth (natal)

necr

death (necrosis)

nephr

kidney (nephritis)

neur

nerve (neurology)

onc

tumor (oncologist)

oste

bone (osteoporosis)

ox

oxygen (hypoxia)

path

disease (pathogen)

ped

child (pediatric)

phag

eat/swallow (phagocytic)

phleb

vein (phlebotomy)

pneumon

air/lung (pneumonia)

prandi

meal (postprandial)

pub

pubic (suprapubic)

pulmon

lung (pulmonary)

ren

kidney (renal)

scler

hard (sclerotic)

sphygm

pulse (sphygmomanometer)

squam

flat/scale (squamous)

thorac

chest (thoracic)

thromb

clot (thrombosis)

tox

poison (toxicology)

ur/urin

urine (urinalysis)

vas

vessel (vascular)

ven

vein (venipuncture)

viscer

organ (visceral)