Introductory medical root terms
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| ADENO | Gland
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| CALCULI | Stone
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| CELE | Tumor, Cyst Hernia
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| CYTO | Cell
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| GLYCO | Sweet, Sugar
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| HOMEO, HOMO | Same, Similar, Like
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| LINGUA | Tongue
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| LIP | Fat
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| LITH | Stone
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| MADARO | Falling hair, falling
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| PSYCH | Mind
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| PYO | Pus
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| RADI | Rays
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| THERMIC | Heat
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| ARTHRO | Joint
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| CARPO | Wrist
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| CHONDRO | Musculoskeletal
Cartilage
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| COSTA | Musculoskeletal
Rib
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| CRANIO | Musculoskeletal
Skull
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| DACTYL | Musculoskeletal
Finger
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| ILI | Musculoskeletal
Hip
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| MANUS | Hand
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| MYEL | Bone Marrow
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| MYO | Musculoskeletal
Muscle
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| ORTHO | Straighten
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| OSTEO | Musculoskeletal
Bone
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| PEDI | Foot
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| SPONDYL | Musculoskeletal
Vertebra
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| CUTIS | Integumentary
Skin
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| DENT | Integumentary
Teeth
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| DERMA | Integumentary
Skin
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| HAPSIA | Touch
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| ODONT | Integumentary
Teeth
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| ONCO | Integumentary
Tumor
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| ONYCHIA | Nail Beds
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| PEDICULAR | Lice, like little feet
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| PRURIGO | Itching
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| PSORA | Integumentary
Itch
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| SARCO | Integumentary
Flesh
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| SCLERO | Integumentary
Hard
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| SQUAMA | Integumentary
Scaly
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| TRICHO | Hair
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| CHOLE | Bile, Gall Bladder
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| COLON | Digestive
Large Intestine
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| EMESIS | Digestive
Vomiting
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| ENTERO | Intestine
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| GASTRO | Digestive
Stomach
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| GLOSSO | Digestive
Tongue
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| HEPAT | Liver
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| ILE | Digestive
Ileum
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| LAPARO | Digestive
Abdomen
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| MYXO | Mucus
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| PROCTO | Anus, Rectum
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| PYLORO | Pylorus, Gate Keeper
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| STOMA | Digestive
Opening, Mouth
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| VISCERO | Body Organs
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| ANGIO | Vessel
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| AORTAL | Cardiovascular
Aorta, Main Artery
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| ARTERIO | Artery
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| CARDIO | Heart
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| EMBOLI | Cardiovascular
Vessel Obstruction
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| EMIA | Blood
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| HEMA, HEMO | Cardiovascular
Blood
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| PHLEB | Vein
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| THROMBO | Blood Clot
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| VARICO | Cardiovascular
Varicose Veins
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| VASO | Cardiovascular
Blood Vessels
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| VENA | Cardiovascular
Vein
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| VENTRICU | Cardiovascular
Heart Cavity
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| ATRIA | Cardiovascular
Atrium, Auricle, Heart Chamber
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| BRONCHO | Respiratory
Bronchi, Airway
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| CILI | Respiratory
Hairlike processes
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| ECTASIS | Respiratory
Expansion
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| LARYNGO | Respiratory
Larynx, Voice Box
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| NASO | Respiratory
Nose
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| ORO | Respiratory
Mouth
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| OXY | Respiratory
Oxygen, Keen
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| PECTOR | Respiratory
Breast, Chest
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| PLEURA | Respiratory
Rib side, Rib side of lungs
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| PNEUMO | Respiratory
Lungs
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| PTYSIS | Respiratory
To spit
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| PULMO | Respiratory
Lungs
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| RHIN | Respiratory
Nose
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| TRACHEO | Respiratory
Trachea, Windpipe
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| CREATININE | Urinary
waste material in urine
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| CYSTO | Urinary
Bladder
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| GLOMERULO | Urinary
Nephron part, little ball
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| NEPHRO | Urinary
Kidney
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| PERITONEO | Urinary
Lining of the abdominal organs
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| PYELO | Urinary
Pelvis
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| RENI | Urinary
Kidney
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| URETERO | Urinary
Ureter, tubes that pass urine from kidney to bladder
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| URETHRO | Urinary
Urethra, tubes that pass urine from bladder out of body
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| URI | Urinary
Urine
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| URIC | Urinary
Pertaining to urine
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| URINA | Urinary
Urine
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| URO | Urinary
Urine
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| BULBO | Reproductive
Bulb-like, bulbo urethral gland
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| CERVI | Reproductive
Neck, uterus
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| GALACTO | Milk
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| GENITO | Reproductive
Reproductive system
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| HYSTER | Reproductive
Uterus
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| LACTIN | Reproductive
Milk
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| MAST | Reproductive
Breast
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| METR | Reproductive
Uterus
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| NATAL | Reproductive
Born
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| OOPHORO | Reproductive
Ovary
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| ORCHIDO | Reproductive
Testicle
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| OVA, OVI, OVO | Reproductive
Egg
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| SALPING | Reproductive
Tube, Fallopian
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| SPERMA, SPERMATO | Reproductive
Seed
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| VAS | Reproductive
Duct, Vessel
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| PEDIA | Reproductive
Child
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| AUDIO | Neurosensory
Sound
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| CEREBRO | Neurosensory
Brain
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| ENCEPHALO | Neurosensory
Brain
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| ESTHESIA | Neurosensory
Sensation
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| MEDULLA | Neurosensory
Brain middle
Medulla oblongata controls respiration, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, swallowing
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| MENINGO | Neurosensory
Membranes, spinal cord
top between the two halves
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| NEURO | Neurosensory
Nerves
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| OCCIPUT | Neurosensory
Back of skull
Occipital lobe allows the viewing of images in motion
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| OCULO | Neurosensory
Eye
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| OPHTHALMO | Neurosensory
Eye
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| OTO | Neurosensory
Ear
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| PARIETES | Neurosensory
Parietal, wall part
Back middle of brain that receives info from skin, joints, muscles, organs
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| PONS | Neurosensory
Bridges
Located on top of (superior to) medulla oblongata
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| TEMPORA | Neurosensory
Temporal
Located near the ears
Controls hearing, balance, emotion
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