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Unit 0: Root Words
Human A&P
Term | Definition |
---|---|
A- | Not |
Ab- | Away |
Ad- | Towards |
Adip- | Fat |
Anti- | Against |
Arthr- | Joint |
Auto- | Self |
Axill- | Armpit |
Bi- | Two |
Cardi- | Heart |
Cepha- | Head |
Cerebr- | Brain |
Chond- | Cartilage |
-Cide | Kill |
Circum- | Around a circle |
-Cyte | Cell |
Derm- | Skin |
Digit- | Finger |
Dys- | Difficulty |
Ecto- or Exo- | Outside |
-Ectomy | Removal |
Endo- | Inside |
Entero- | Intestines |
Erythr- | Red |
Foramen | Hole |
Gastro- | Stomach |
Gen- | Produce |
Gloss- | Tongue |
-Graph | Recording |
Hema- | Blood |
Hepa- | Liver |
Hyper- | Extreme |
Hypo- | Low |
Infra- | Below |
Inter- | Between |
-Itis | Swelling of |
Labi- | Lip |
Lacrim- | Tear |
Lact- | Milk |
Leuk- or Alb- | White |
Macro- | Large |
Megalo- | Enlargement |
Mela- | Black |
Meta- | Beyond |
Micro- | Small |
Myo- | Muscle |
Nas- | Nose |
Necr- | Death |
Neur- | Nerve |
Ocul- | Eye |
-Ology | The study of |
-Oma | Tumor |
Oo-/Ovi- | Egg |
-Opsy | Examination of |
Or(o)- | Mouth |
-Osis | Disease |
Oste-/Os- | Bone |
Papill- | Nipple |
-Paresis | Slight paralysis |
Path- | Disease |
Pector- | Chest |
Peri- | Around |
-Phage- | Eat |
-Phile | Lover |
-Pod-/-Ped- | Foot |
-Poeisis | Production of |
Post- | After |
Pre- | Before |
Psych- | Mind |
Ptery- | Wing |
Pulmon-/Pneumo- | Lung |
Pyr- | Fire |
Quad- | Four |
Re- | Backwards |
Rect- | Straight |
Ren- | Kidney |
-Scler | Hardening |
Scoli- | Twisting |
-Scopy | Using a camera to view |
Sep- | Wall |
Semi- | Partially |
-Stalsis | Contraction |
-Stomy | Medically created hole |
Strat- | Layers |
Sub- | Below |
Super-/Supra- | Above |
Therm- | Heat |
Thromb- | Blood clot |
Trans- | Across |
Tri- | Three |
Trich- | Hair |
-Trophy | Nourish |
Vas- | Tube |