PNB Roots

aden-

of or relating to a gland

adip(o)-

of or relating to fat or fatty tissue

adren-

of or relating to adrenal glands

aniso-

describes something as unequal

blast(o)-

germinate or bud

brady-

slow

cardi-

of or pertaining to the heart

(en)cephalo-

of or pertaining to the whole head

cerebro-

of or pertaining to the brain

chondro-

cartilage, gristle, granular, granule

-clast

break or broken

cortic-

cortex, outer region

crani-

of or relating to the cranium

cyto-, -cyte

cell

diplo-

twofold

dis-

apart, separation, taking apart

dys-

bad, difficult, defective, abnormal

dorso-

of or pertaining to the back

ecto-

out, outside

-emia/(h)ema-,(h)emato-

blood condition

endo-

denotes something as inside or within

epi-

on, upon

-graph

instrument used to record data or picture

hemi-

one-half

histo-

tissue

hepat(o)-

of or pertaining to the liver

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near to, alongside, or next to

lissen-

smooth

mega

enlargement, million

mes(o)-

middle

-meter

instrument used to measure or count

micro-

denoting something as small, relating to smallness

myel(o)-

of or relating to bone marrow or the spinal cord

myo-

of or relating to muscle

oligo-

having little or few

-oma

tumor, mass, fluid collection

-osis

a condition, disease, process or increase

osteo-

bone

-path(y)

disease or disorder

-phage, phago-

eating or ingestion

-plasia, -plastic

formation or development

poly-

many

sacro-

muscular, flesh-like

sinus-

of or pertaining to the sinus

somat(o)-

body, bodily

squamos-

denoting something as ‘full of scales’ or ‘scaly’

sub-

beneath, under

super-

in excess, above, superior

supra-

above, excessive

tachy-

denoting something as fast, irregularly fast

tetan-

rigid, tense

trans-

denoting something as moving or situated across or through

troph-

nourishment or development