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Anatomy Root words
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | Absence or Lack |
Angi- | Vessel |
Arthr-, Arthro- | Joint |
Brady- | Slow |
Bronch- | Windpipe |
Cardi-, Cardio- | Heart |
Cephal- | Head |
Cyt-, Cyto- | Cell |
Crani-, Cranio- | Skull |
Ect-, Ecto- | Out, Outside, Away From |
Epi- | Over, Above |
Exo- | Outside, Outer Layer |
Extra- | Outside, Beyond |
Gastr-, Gastro- | Stomach |
Hem-, Hemo- | Blood |
Hepat- | Liver |
Hist- | Tissue |
Hyper- | Excess |
Hypo- | Below, Deficient |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Within, Inside |
Iso- | Equal, Same |
Leuk-, Leuko- | White |
Lip-, Lipo- | Fat, Lipid |
Macr-, Marco- | Large |
Mes-, Meso- | Middle |
Nephr-, Nephro- | Kidney |
Neur-, Neuro- | Nerve |
Ocul-, Oculo- | Eye |
Odont-, Odonto- | Teeth |
Osteo- | Bone |
Path-, Patho- | Disease, Sickness |
Peri- | Around |
Post- | After |
Pseud-, Pseudo- | False |
Super-, Supra- | Above |
Tachy- | Rapid |
Therm- | Heat |
Visc-, Viscero- | Interal Organs |
-algia | Pain in a certain part |
-blast | Bud or Germ |
-emia | In the blood |
-gen | To be produced |
-itis | Inflammation |
-ectomy, -tomy | Cutting |
-logy, -ology | Study of |
-lysis | Loosening or Breaking |
-oma | Tumor |
-osis | Abnormal Increase in Production |
-stasis | Standing Still |