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Roots words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| adip | fat |
| aer | air |
| bucc | check |
| brady | slow |
| cardi | heart |
| Cerebr | brain |
| Chol | Bile |
| Cyst | uninary bladder, cyst |
| cyt | cell |
| dermat | skin |
| Encephal | brain |
| Gastr | stomach |
| gluc | sugar |
| Hem | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| mast, mamm | breast |
| melano | black |
| my | muscle |
| nas/ rhin | nose |
| nephr/ ren | kidney |
| ocul, ophthalm, optic | eye |
| leuk | white |
| Lapar | abdomen |
| lingua | tongue |
| necro | dead |
| odont | shaped like a tooth |
| oste | bone |
| Ot | ear |
| path | disease |
| phleb, ven | vein |
| proct | rectum |
| psych | mind |
| thromb | blood clot |
| tom/ tome | cut |
| tox/ toxi | poisonous |
| ur | urine |
| uter | uterus |
| vas | blood vessel |
| xanth | yellow |
| zyme | ferment |
| alb | white |
| andr | male |
| angi | vessel |
| arthr | joint |
| carcin | cancer |
| dactyl | finger/toe |
| erythr | red |
| hydr | water |
| lact | milk |
| laring | larynx |