Word roots, General Flashcards

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1
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aden/o

A

gland

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2
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al

A

pertaining to

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3
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arche/o

A

first, beginning

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4
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cancer/o, carcin/o

A

cancer

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5
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chlor/o

A

green

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6
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chrom/o

A

color

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7
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cyan/o

A

blue

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8
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cyt/o

A

cell

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9
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cyte

A

cell

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dia

A

through, complete

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11
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dys

A

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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12
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epitheli/o

A

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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13
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erythr/o

A

red

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14
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eti/o

A

cause (of disease)

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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16
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gen

A

substance or agent that produces or causes

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17
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genesis

A

origin, cause

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18
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genic

A

producing, originating, causing

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19
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gno/o

A

knowledge

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20
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hist/o

A

tissue

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21
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hyper

A

above, excessive

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22
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hypo

A

below, incomplete, deficient

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23
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iatr/o

A

physician, medicine (also means treatment)

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ic

A

pertaining to

25
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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lei/o

A

smooth

27
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leuk/o

A

white

28
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lip/o

A

fat

29
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logist

A

one who studies & treats (specialist, physician)

30
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logy

A

study of

31
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megaly

A

enlargement

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melan/o

A

black

33
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meta

A

after, beyond, change

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my/o

A

muscle

35
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neo

A

new

36
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neur/o

A

nerve

37
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oid

A

resembling

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oma

A

tumor, swelling

39
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onc/o

A

tumor, mass

40
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organ/o

A

organ

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osis

A

abnormal condition

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ous

A

pertaining to

43
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path/o

A

disease

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pathy

A

disease

45
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plasia

A

condition of formation, development, growth

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plasm

A

growth, substance, formation

47
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pro

A

before

48
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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

49
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

50
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sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

51
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sis

A

state of

52
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somat/o

A

body

53
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stasis

A

control, stop, standing

54
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system/o

A

system

55
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

56
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xanth/o

A

yellow