common root words - medical terminology

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Cyst/o

Bladder

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Abdomin/o

Abdomen

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Aden/o

Gland

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Cyt, cyt/o

Cell

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Adhes

Stuck to

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Dem

People

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Adren/o

Adrenal gland

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Derm/o or Dermat/o

Skin

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Aise

Comfort (French root)

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Dipl/o

Double

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Alveol/o

Alveolus

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Duoden

Duodenum

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Angi/o

Vessel, vascular

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Edema

Swelling

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Arteri/o

Artery

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Electr/o

Electricity

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Arthr/o

Joint

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Eme

To vomit

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Ather/o

Fatty / fatty deposit

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Encephal/o

Brain

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Audi/o

To hear

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Enter/o

Intestine

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Axill

Armpit

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Epididym/o

Epididymis

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Esophag/o

Esophagus

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Bio

Life

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Bronch/i, Bronch/o

Bronchus

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Eti/o

Cause

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Erythr/o

Red

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Cardi/o

Heart

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Cellul/o or Cyt/o

Cell

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Fibr, Fibr/o, Fibrin/o

Fibers

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Cerebr/i or Cerebr/o

Cerebrum

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Gastr, gastr/o

Stomach

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Cephal/o

Head

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Gen, gene, genet

Formation, produce

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Chem/o

Chemical

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Gingiv, gingiv/o

Gums

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Chol/e

Bile

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Gynec/o

Female

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Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

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Hem, hem/o, heamt, hemat/o

Blood

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Hepat, hept/o

Liver

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Chondr/i or Chondr/o

Cartilage

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Heter/o

Other or different

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Chym

Juice

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Hidr, hidr/o

Sweat

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Cis

To cut

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Hist/o

Tissue

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Col/o

Colon

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Hom/o

Same or alike

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Conjuctiv/o

Conjuctiva

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Hydr, hydr/o

Water

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Cost/o

Rib

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Hyster, hyster/o

Uterus or womb

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Cry/o

Cold

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Cutane/o

Skin

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Infect

To infect

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Cyan/o

Blue

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Rect/o

Rectum

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Lapar/o

Abdomen

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Laryng, larng/o

Larynx

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Ren/o

Kidney

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Rhin/o

Nose

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Leuk, leuk/o

White

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Lith, lith/o

Stone

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Sacr, sacr/o

Sacrum

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Lip, lip/o

Fat

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Sarc/o

Flesh

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Scapul, scapula/o

Scapula

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Lymph, lymph/o

Lymph vessels

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Sept

Putrefaction, infection

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Melan, melan/o

Black

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Splen/o

Spleen

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Mening, meningi/o, mening/o

Membrane, Meninges

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Spondyl/o

Vertebra

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Men/o

Menses or menstruation

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Stern/o

Sternum

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Myel, myel/o

Bone marrow or spinal cord

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My/o

Muscle

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Tend/o, ten/o

Tendon

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Testicul/o

Testis

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Nat, nat/o

Birth or new

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Therm/o

Heat

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Necr/o

Death

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Thorac/o

Chest

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Nephr, nephr/o

Kidney

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Thromb/o

Clot

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Neur/o

Nerve

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Tuss

Cough

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Norm

Rule

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Ur, ur/o

Urine

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Onc/o

Tumor

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Urethr/o

Urethra

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Orexis

Appetite

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Ureter/o

Ureter

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Ophthalm, ophthalm/o

Eye

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Vas, vas/o

Vessel

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Oste, Oste/o

Bone

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Ven/o

Vein