anatomy roots

A-

without

Ab-

away

Ad-

toward

Adip-

fat

Anti-

against

Arthr-

joint

Auto-

self

Axill-

armpit

Bi-

two

Cardi-

heart

Cepha-

head

Cerebr-

brain

Chond-

cartilage

-cide

kill

circum

around

-cyte

cell

derm-

skin

digit-

finger

dys-

difficulty

ecto-

displaced

-ectomy

removal

endo-

inside

entero-

intestine

erythr-

red

foramen

opening

gastro-

stomach

gen-

create

gloss-

tongue

-graph

recording

hema-

blood

hepa-

liver

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

under

infra-

below

inter-

between

-itis

inflammation

labi-

lip

lacrim-

tear

lact-

milk

leuk-

white

macro-

large

megalo

enlargement

mela-

black

meta-

beyond

micro-

small

myo-

muscle

nas-

nose

necr-

corpse

neur-

nerve

ocul-

eye

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

oo-/ovi-

egg

-opsy

examination

or(o)-

mouth

-osis

disease

oste-/os-

bone

papill-

nipple

-paresis

paralysis

path-

disease

pector-

chest

peri-

around

-phage-

to eat

-phile

to love

-pod-/-ped-

foot

-poeisis

creation

post-

after

pre-

before

psych-

mind

ptery-

wing

pulmon-

lung

pyr-

fire

quad-

four

re-

back

rect-

straight

ren-

kidney

-scler

hardening

scoli-

bent

-scopy

examine

sep-

wall

semi-

half

-stalsis

contraction

-stomy

medical opening

strat-

layer

sub-

below

super-

above

therm-

heat

thromb-

clot

trans-

across

tri-

three

trich-

hair

-trophy

nourishment

vas-

tubes