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Roots

  1. Acro-
    Extremity
  2. Aden-
    Gland
  3. Alveoli-
    Small hollow cavity
  4. Angi-
    Vessel
  5. Arthr-
    Joint
  6. Asthen-
    Weakness
  7. Bar-
    Pressure
  8. Bili-
    Bile
  9. Brachi-
    Arm
  10. Brady-
    Slow
  11. Bronch-
    Air passage
  12. Capn-
    Smoke
  13. Carcin-
    Cancer
  14. Card-
    Heart
  15. Cephal-
    Head, brain
  16. Cerv-
    Neck
  17. Chem-
    Chemical
  18. Chol-
    Bile
  19. Chondr-
    Cartilage
  20. Corp-
    Body
  21. Cortico-
    Pertaining to cortex
  22. Crani-
    Skull
  23. Crypt-
    Hidden
  24. Cusp-
    Point
  25. Cut(an)-
    Skin
  26. Cyan-
    Blue
  27. Cyst-
    Bladder
  28. Dactyl-
    Fingers, toes
  29. Dendr-
    Tree; branched
  30. Dent-
    Tooth
  31. Derm-
    Skin
  32. Diastol-
    Relax; stand apart
  33. Dips-
    Thirst
  34. Ejacul-
    To throw out
  35. Electr-
    Elecrical
  36. Enter-
    Intestine
  37. Eryth-
    Red
  38. Esthe-
    Sensation
  39. Febr-
    Fever
  40. Gastr-
    Stomach
  41. Gingiv-
    Gums
  42. Glomer-
    Wound into a ball
  43. Gloss-
    Tongue
  44. Gluc-
    Sugar, glucose
  45. Glutin-
    Glue
  46. Glyc-
    Sugar, glucose
  47. Hepat-
    Liver
  48. Hist-
    Tissue
  49. Hydro-
    Water
  50. Hyster-
    Uterus
  51. Iatri-
    Treatment
  52. Kal-
    Potassiun
  53. Kary-
    Nucleus
  54. Kerat-
    Cornea
  55. Lact-
    Milk
  56. Lapar-
    Abdomen
  57. Leuk-
    White
  58. Lig-
    To tie, bind
  59. Lip-
    Fat, lipid
  60. Lys-
    Break apart
  61. Mal-
    Bad
  62. Melan-
    Black
  63. Men-, mens-
    Monthly
  64. Muta-
    Change
  65. My-, myo-
    Muscle
  66. Myc-
    Fungus
  67. Myel-
    Marrow
  68. Nat-
    Birth
  69. Natr-
    Sodium
  70. Nephr-
    Kidney
  71. Neur-
    Nerve
  72. Noct-
    Night
  73. Ocul-
    Eye
  74. Odont-
    Tooth
  75. Onco-
    Cancer
  76. Opthalm-
    Eye
  77. Orchid-
    Testis
  78. Osteo-
    Bone
  79. Oto-
    Ear
  80. Ov-, oo-
    Egg
  81. Oxy-
    Oxygen
  82. Path-
    Disease
  83. Ped-
    Children
  84. Phag-
    Eat
  85. Pharm-
    Drug
  86. Phleb-
    Vein
  87. Photo-
    Light
  88. Physio-
    Nature of
  89. Plex-
    Twisted; woven
  90. Pneumo-
    Air, breath
  91. pneumon-
    lung
  92. pod-
    foot
  93. poie-
    make, produce
  94. presby-
    old
  95. proct-
    rectum
  96. pseudo-
    false
  97. psych-
    mind
  98. pyel-
    pelvis
  99. ren-
    kidney
  100. rhino-
    nose
  101. rigor-
    stiffness
  102. sarco-
    flesh, muscle
  103. scler-
    hard
  104. semen-
    seed; sperm
  105. sept-
    contamination
  106. sin-
    cavity, recess
  107. son-
    sound
  108. spiro-
    breath
  109. stat-, stas-
    a standing, stopping
  110. syn-
    together
  111. systol-
    contract
  112. tachy-
    fast
  113. therm-
    heat
  114. thromb-
    clot
  115. tox-
    poison
  116. troph-
    grow, nourish
  117. tympan-
    drum
  118. varic-
    enlarged vessel
  119. vas-
    vessel, duct
  120. vesic-
    bladder, blister
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Roots
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Roots Med terms Nursing 100
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