anatomy - greek & latin root words

a-

negative

ab-

away from

acro-

high

ad-

near, toward

alb-

white

ana-

up

angio-

vessel

ante-

before

anti-

against

aqua-

water

arthro-

joint

-ase

enzyme

auto-

self

baro-

pressure

bi-

two

bio-

life

blast-

sprout

brachi-

srm

bronchi-

windpipe

carb-

carbon

cardio-

heart

carn-

flesh

cata-

down

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-

color

chron-

time

-cide

kill

circum-

around

-clast

destroy

co-

with, together

contra-

against

cranio-

skull

cyan-

blue

cyst-

bag, capsule

-cyte

cell

dactyl-

fingers

dent-

teeth

derm-

skin

di-

two

dis-

absence of

dys-

ill, bad

eco-

environment

ecto-

outer

ectomy-

removal

edema-

swelling

emia-

blood

juxta-

near

karyo-

nucleus

kera-

hardness

kin-

motion

lact-

milk

laryng-

larynx

latero-

side

leuko-

white

liga-

bond

-logy

study of

patho-

disease

ped, pod

-foot

peri-

around

phago-

eat

phil-

love

phobia-

fear of

photo-

light

phyto-

plant

plas-

growth

pneu-

lungs

en-

in

endo-

within

entero-

intestine

epi-

upon

erythro-

red

eu-

true

exo-

out

extra-

beyond

fore-

in front of

-fuge

to drive away

lysis-

disintegration

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large

melan-

black

mer-

part (unit)

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

meter-

measure

micro-

small

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pronto-

first

pseudo-

false

pter-

wing

psych-

mind

pulmo-

lung

renal-

kidney

-rhea

discharge

gastro-

stomach

-gen

origin