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Word roots, General Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

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al

A

pertaining to

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arche/o

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first, beginning

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cancer/o, carcin/o

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cancer

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chlor/o

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green

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chrom/o

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color

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyt/o

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cell

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cyte

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cell

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dia

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through, complete

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dys

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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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epitheli/o

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epithelium. Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissues line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body.

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erythr/o

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red

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

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fibr/o

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fiber

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gen

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substance or agent that produces or causes

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genesis

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origin, cause

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genic

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producing, originating, causing

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gno/o

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knowledge

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hist/o

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tissue

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hyper

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above, excessive

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hypo

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below, incomplete, deficient

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iatr/o

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physician, medicine (also means treatment)

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ic

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pertaining to

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kary/o

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lei/o

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leuk/o

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lip/o

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logist

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one who studies & treats (specialist, physician)

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logy

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megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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meta

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after, beyond, change

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my/o

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neo

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neur/o

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oid

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resembling

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oma

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tumor, swelling

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onc/o

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tumor, mass

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organ/o

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osis

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abnormal condition

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ous

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pertaining to

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path/o

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pathy

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plasia

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condition of formation, development, growth

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plasm

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growth, substance, formation

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pro

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped, striated

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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sis

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somat/o

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stasis

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control, stop, standing

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system/o

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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xanth/o

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