word roots - unit 3 Flashcards by Raegan Coughenour | Brainscape

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alges/i

A

sensitivity to pain
noun - algesia
adj - algesic

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angi/o or vas/o

A

vessel

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arteri/o

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artery
noun - artery
adj - arterial

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col/o or colon/o

A

large intestine
noun - colon
adj - colic/colonic

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crypt/o

A

hidden
noun - crypt
adj - cryptic

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enter/o

A

small intestine
noun - enteric

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essophag/o

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esophagus
noun - esophagus
adj - esophageal

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esthesi/o

A

feeling, sensation
noun - esthesia
adj - esthetic

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gingiv/o

A

gums
noun - gingiva
adj - gingival

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gloss/o or lingu/o

A

tongue
noun - glossa

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gynec/o

A

woman, women

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hem/o or hemat/o

A

blood

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hyster/o or uter/o

A

uterus

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kinesi/o

A

movement, motion
noun - kinesia
adj - kinesic

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mast/o or mamm/o

A

breast

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my/o

A

muscle

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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olig/o

A

small amount

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oophor/o

A

ovary

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orchid/o or orch/o or orchi/o

A

testicles
noun - orchid

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas
noun - pancreas
adj - pancreatic

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phleb/o or ven/o

A

vein
adj - venous

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pneum/o

A

air

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pneumon/o

A

lung

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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

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rect/o

A

rectum
noun - rectum
adj - rectal

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salping/o

A

fallopian tube

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scler/o

A

hardening, hard

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splen/o

A

spleen
noun - spleen
adj - splenic

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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ureter/o

A

ureter
noun - ureter
adj - ureteral

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urethr/o

A

urethra
noun - urethra
adj - urethral

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ur/o

A

urine
noun - uria
adj - uric