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root words

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Root Word
Definitions
Example
abdomin/o   abdomen   abdominal  
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acr/o   extremities   acromegaly  
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aden/o   gland   adenocarcinoma  
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adenoid/o   adenoids   adenoidectomy  
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adip/o   fat   adipose  
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aer/o   air   aerobic  
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alb/o   white   albino  
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albumin/o   albumin   albuminemia  
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amni/o   amnion   amniotic  
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amyl/o   starch   amylase  
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angi/o   vessel   angiogram  
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ankyl/o   crooked or fused   ankylosing  
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anter/o   anterior/before   anterolateral  
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aort/o   aorta   aortic  
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append(ic)/o   appendix   appendicitis  
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arteri/o   artery   arteriovenous  
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arthr/o   joint   arthroplasty  
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articul/o   joint   articulation  
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atel/o   imperfect   atelectasis  
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ather/o   yellow, fatty plaque   atheroma  
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aur/i   ear   auricle  
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bil/i   bile   biliary  
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blast/o   embryonic form   blastoma  
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blephar/o   eyelid   blepharitis  
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brachi/o   arm   brachiocephalic  
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brachy   short   brachyesophagus  
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bronch(i)/o   windpipe   bronchospasm  
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bucc/o   cheek   buccal  
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burs/o   bursa   bursectomy  
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calc/i   calcium   calcification  
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calcane/o   heel   calcaneocuboid  
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carcin/o   cancer   carcinoma  
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cardi/o   heart   cardiomyopathy  
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carp/o   carpus/wrist   carpometacarpal  
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caud/o   tail   caudal  
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cec/o   cecum   cecal  
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cephal/o   head   cephalad  
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cerebr/o   brain   cerebral  
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cervic/o   neck   cervicothoracic  
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chlor/o   green   chlorophyll  
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