Word roots and colors Flashcards by Sunhee Kim

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arteri/o

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Arteries

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Arthr/o

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Joints

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Ather/o

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Plaque, fatty substance

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Col/o

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Large intestines

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Skullbones enclosing the brain

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Enter/o

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Small intestines

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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ile/o

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Small intestines

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ili/o

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Hip bone

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Lith/o

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Stone

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pharyng/o

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Throat, pharynx

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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Pyr/o

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Fever

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Gray

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-ac,-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain and suffering

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-gram

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Record or picture

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-graph*

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Picture or record

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-graphy

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Process of recording a picture or record

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-malacia

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Abdominal suffering

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-necrosis

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Tissue death

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-ology

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Study of disease

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-oma

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Tumor, neoplasm

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-osis

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Abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

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Surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

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Surgical incision

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bursting forth (excessive amounts of fluid, discharge, or bleeding)

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-rrhaphy

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Suture or stitch

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-rrhea

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Abnormal flow or discharge of body fluids

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-scelerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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-scope*

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Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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-um

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Singular

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen