Root words for the anatomy quiz

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a-, an-

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-, ex-, ecto-

outer, outside

epi-

over, above

exo-

outside

extra-

beyond (outside)

gastr, gastro

stomach, belly

hem-, hemo

blood

hepat

liver

hist

tissue

hyper

excessive

hypo

under, below

inter

between

intra-

within, inside

iso

equal, same

leuk, leuko

white

lip, lipo

fat

macr, macro

large

mes-, meso-

middle

nephr/nephro

kidney

neur, neuro

nerve

ocul-, oculo-

eye

odont, odonto

tooth

osteo

bone

path, patho

disease

peri-

around

post-

after

pseud-, pseudo-

wrong, false

super-, supra-

above, beyond

tachy-

fast, rapid

therm

heat

visc, viscero

organ

-algia

pain

-blast

germ, bud

-emia

blood

-gen

original, production

-itis

inflammation

-ectomy, -tomy

to cut out or remove

-logy, -ology

study of

-lysis

destruction

-oma

tumor

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-stasis

standing still