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Medical Terms, common roots

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Term
Definition
Arth/o AR-throh   joint   show
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cardi/o KAR-dee-oh   heart   show
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enter/o EN-ter-oh   small intestine   show
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gastr/o GAS-tro   show  
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hepat/o he-PAH-toh   show  
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neur/o NUR-oh   nerve   show
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hem/o HEE-moh   show  
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show blood    
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my/o MAI-oh   muscle   show
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muscul/o MUS-kyoo-loh   show  
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show vessel (most commonly refers to blood vessel, but can also refer to other types of vessels as well)    
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vas/o VAS-oh   vessel   show
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vascul/o VAS-skyoo-loh   vessel   show
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derm/o   show  
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dermat/o der-MAH-toh   show  
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cutane/o   show  
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pneum/o NOO-moh   show  
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show lung    
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pulmon/o PUL-maw-noh   show  
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show creation, cause    
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hydr/o HAI-droh   show  
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show change    
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myc/o MAI-koh   show  
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necr/o NEH-kroh   death   show
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orth/o OR-thoh   show  
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show suffering, disease    
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phag/o FAY-goh   eat   show
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show formation    
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py/o PAI-oh   show  
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scler/o   hard   show
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show narrowing    
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troph/o TROH-foh   nourishment, development   show
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xen/o ZEE-noh   show  
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