Anatomy and Physiology - Root Words 1-108 Quiz

tom/ectomy

Cut, cut out

sect

Cut, cut out

phys

function

cyte/cyto

cell

ex(tra)

outside

ecto

outside

intra

inside, within

endo

inside, within

hypo

less, under

hyper

more, excessive

infer-

below

super-

above

soma

body

-itis

inflammation of

med-

middle

meta

middle

inter-

between

-tonic

strength

sys/syn/sym

with, together

co(n)

together

hom(e)o-

Same, equal

equi-

Same, equal

iso-

Same, equal

stas(is)

Stay, remain

trans-

through

per-

Through, across

ante-

before

post-

after

a(n)

not, without

non

not, without

cut

skin

derm

skin

adi

fat

lip

fat

sept (greek)

poison

tox

poison

dis/dys

bad, difficult

mal

bad,difficult

mort

death

necr

death

sperm

seed

o(o)

egg

ovi

egg

zyg

union

gen

Create, make

poie

Create, make

hyster

uterus

metr

uterus

cervix

neck

mens

month

gyn-

woman

mamm-

Chest, breast

mast-

Chest, breast

lact-

milk

nat-

birth

ectop-

displaced

corp- 

body

lute-

yellow

neo-

new

pre/pro-

before

-pnea

breathing

-spir

breathing

pneum-

lung

pulmon-

lung

bronch-

airway

card

heart

erthyr-

red

leuk-

white

thromb-

clot

hem-

blood

emia

blood condition

phleb

vein

tachy

fast

brady

slow

tension

pressure

sclero

hardening

ang(i)

vessel

vaso

vessel

peri

around

circ

around

-crine

secrete, release

anti-

against

contra-

against

toc/k

birth

trop(h)

growth

melan-

black

para

beside

cortex/cortico

outer layer

pan-

all

gluc-

sugar

gly-

sugar

-ose

sugar

mega

large

macro

large

-oma

tumor

onco

tumor

epi-

on top of

multi-

many

poly-

many

nephr-

kidney