Common Root Words
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| abdomin- | abdomen
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| acou- | hear
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| aden- | gland
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| adip- | fat
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| alb- | white
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| alges- | pain
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| andr- | male
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| angi- | vessel
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| aorta | large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart
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| aqua- | water
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| arteri- | artery
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| arthr- | joint
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| asphyxia | lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness
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| asthen- | weak
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| audi- | to hear
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| bi- | life; also two
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| bronch- | windpipe
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| bucc- | cheek
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| bursa | pouch or sac
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| callus | hard, thick skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture
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| carcin- | cancer
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| cardi- | heart
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| carotid | great arteries of the neck
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| carp- | wrist
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| cent- | a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100
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| cente- | to puncture (a body cavity)
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| cephal- | head
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| cervic- | neck
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| chol- | bile
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| chondr- | cartilage
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| cili- | eyelid
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| cleid(o)- | clavicle
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| cubitus | elbow
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| cyan- | blue
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| cycl- | circle or cycle
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| cyst- | bladder
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| cyt- | cell
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| derm(at)- | skin
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| digit | finger or toe
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| ede- | swelling
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| enter- | intestine
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| erythr- | red
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| esthe- | sensation or perception
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| febr- | fever
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| -flex- | bend
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| foramen | opening
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| fract- | break
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| gastr- | stomach
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| gest- | carry, produce, congestion
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| glyc(y)- | sweet
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| gno- | know
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| -gram | something written or recorded
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| graph- | write, record
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| gyn(ec)- | female
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| hem(at)- | blood
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| hepat(ic)- | liver
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| heter- | other, different
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| hom- | the same
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| humerus | the bone in the upper arm
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| hydr- | water
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| idi- | separate, distinct
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| iod(o)- | iodine
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| lact- | milk
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| leuk- | white
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| lingu- | tongue
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| mal- | abnormal
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| medi- | middle
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| mega- | large
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| melan- | black
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| men- | month
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| mening- | membrane, usually refers to the meninges
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| myel- | marrow or spinal cord
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| my- | muscle
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| nephr- | kidney
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| neur- | nerve
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| ocul- | eye
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| ophthalm- | eye
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| ost(e)- | bone
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| ot- | ear
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| ov- | egg
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| palpate | to examine by touch
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| path- | disease
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| ped- | child or foot
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| percuss | to examine by striking
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| phag- | eat
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| pharyng- | throat
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| photo- | light
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| pleur- | rib, side
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| pneum(at)- | breath
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| pneumo(n)- | lung
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| pod- | foot
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| pseud- | false
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| psych- | mind
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| pto- | fall
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| ptyal- | saliva
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| pur-, py- | pus
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| pyr- | fire
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| quadr-, quar-, quat- | four
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| radius | the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a line from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge
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| ren- | kidney
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| retina | inner nerve-containing layer of the eye
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| rhin- | nose
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| sangui(n)- | blood
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| scer- | hard
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| sebum | a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
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| sect- | cut
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| sepsis | the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; also the toxic condition caused by such presence
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| sept- | wall, divider; also seven
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| serum | the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
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| sinus | cavity, channel or hollow space
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| som(a)- | body
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| spir- | coil
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| stasis | slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
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| stature | height
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| stern(o)- | sternum (breastbone)
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| stoma | any small opening in the surface of the body, such as a pore; also, the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces
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| tach(y)- | rapid
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| tact- | touch
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| tetra- | four
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| thorac- | chest
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| tom- | cut
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| toxic- | poisonous
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| trich- | hair
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| ur- | urine
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| varic- | varicose vein
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| vas- | vessel
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| vertigo | a disordered sensation in which one's own body or the surroundings are perceived as moving or spinning
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| viscer- | internal organs
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| viscous | sticky
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| xen- | foreign (material)
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| xer- | dry
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