Commonly Used General Roots
Terms
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- Acu
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Abrupt, Sudden
Ex. Acute - Adeno
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Gland
Ex. Adenoid - Adipo
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Fat
Ex. Adipose - Aero
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Air
Ex. Aerosol - Alb
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White
Ex. Albumin - Ambulo
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Walk
Ex. Ambulatory - Andro
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Male
Ex. Androgen - Angio
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Vessel
Ex. Angiogram - Arthr
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Joint
Ex. Arthritis - Bucc
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Inside of Cheek
Ex. Buccal - Canc
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Crab
Ex. Cancer - Carcin
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Crab,cancer
Ex. Carcinogen - Cardi
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Heart
Ex. Cardiology - Cereb
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Brain
Ex. Cerebrum - Chemo
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Chemitry
Ex. Chemotherapy - Chol
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Bile
Ex. Cholangiogram - Cyst
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Urinary bladder
Ex. Cystoscopy - cyt
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cell
Ex. cytology - Dactyl
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Finger
Ex. Syndactylism - Dermat
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Skin
Ex. Dermatoloty - Encephal
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Brain
Ex. Electroencphalogram - Erythro
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Red
Ex. Erythrocyte - Gastr
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Stomach
Ex. Gastric acid - Gluco
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Sugar
Ex. Glucose - Hemo
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Blood
Ex. Hematoma - Hepat
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Liver
Ex. Hepatoma - Lachry
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Tear
Ex. Lachrymal fluid - Lacto
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Milk
Ex. Lactose - Lapar
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Abdomen
Ex. Laproscope - Laryng
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Larynx (voice box)
Ex. Laryngitis - Leuko
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White
Ex. Leukemia - Lingua
- Tongue
- Mal
- Bad
- Mast, mamm
- Breast
- Melano
- Black
- Meter
- Measure
- My
- Muscle
- Nas
- Nose
- Necro
- Dead
- Nephr
- Kidney
- Ocul
- Eye
- Odont
- Shaped like a tooth
- Onc
- Tumor
- Ophthalm
- Eye
- Optic
- Eye
- Patho
- Disease
- Phleb, ven
- vein
- Procto
- Rectum
- Psych
- mind
- Ren
- kidney
- Rhino
- Nose
- Spir
- Breathing
- Thrombo
- Blood clot
- Tom, tome
- cut
- uro
- urine
- uter/o, hyster
- uterus
- vaso
- blood vessel
- xantho
- yello
- xero
- dry
- zyme
- ferment