Anatomy Terms 1-40

WVHS Donahue '24-'25

a-, an-

without, lacking

adeno-

gland

aero-

air

albi-

white

-algia

pain

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

before

-ase

enzyme

-athero

fatty plaque

-auto

self

bi-

both

blasto-

seed, embryo

brachi-

arm

-brady

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

clast-

to break

co-

joint

contra-

against, opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-, cuti-, derma-, dermato-

skin

cyto-

cell

dorsi-

back

ecto-

outside

-ectomy

act of cutting out

-emia

flow, loose, slack

encephalo-

brain

endo-

inner, within, absorbing

epi-

on, over, upon, before, after

eryth-, erythrio

red, reddish

dys

ill, bad, abnormal, painful