Word Roots Flashcards by Nikole Squires

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adip

A

fat

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alg

A

pain

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angi

A

vessel

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arthr

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joint

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aut

A

self

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bio

A

life, living

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brachi

A

arm

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bronch

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trachea, windpipe

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capit

A

head

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cardi, cardia, cardio

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heart

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caud

A

tail

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cephal

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head

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cerebro

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brain

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chondr

A

cartilage

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crani

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skull

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cry, cryo

A

cold

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cut

A

skin

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cyt, cyto, cyte

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cell

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dactyl

A

digits

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derma, dermato

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skin

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dors

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back

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ede

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swell

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endo

A

within

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entero

A

intestine

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erythro

A

red

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gastr

A

stomach

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gloss

A

tongue

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gyn, gyne

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female, women

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hem, hemat

A

blood

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hepar, hepato

A

liver

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hist

A

tissue

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hydr

A

water

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hyster

A

uterus

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ilio

A

ilium

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lachry, lacri

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tears

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lip

A

fat

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meningo

A

membrane

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morph

A

shape

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myelo

A

spinal cord

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my

A

muscle

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necr

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corpse, death

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nepr

A

kidney

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neur

A

nerve

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oculo

A

eye

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odont

A

tooth

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ophthalm

A

eye

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oss, oste

A

bone

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oto

A

ear

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path

A

disease

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ped

A

child

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pod

A

foot

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psych

A

mind, soul

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scler

A

hard

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soma, somato

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body

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spas

A

draw, pull

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stasis, stat

A

stand still

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therap

A

treatment

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therm

A

heat

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troph

A

nurture

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tox

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poison

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trich

A

hair

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viscer

A

organ

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word root

A

subject or main part of the word

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combining form

A

for most anatomical terms it is the vowel “o”

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suffix

A

added to the end of a word root/combining form to change its meaning

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prefix

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added to the beginning of a word root to change its meaning