Greek and Latin Roots

A-

not

Ab-

away

Ad-

toward

Adip-

fat

Anti-

against

Arthr-

joint

Auto-

self

Axill-

armpit

Bi-

2

Cardi-

heart

Cepha-

head

Cerebr-

brain

Chond-

cartilage

-Cide

kill

Circum-

around a circle

-Cyte

cell

Derm-

skin

Digit-

finger

Dys-

difficult

Ecto- or Exo-

outside

-Ectomy

removal

Endo-

inside

Entero-

intestine

Erythr-

red

Foramen

hole

Gastro-

stomach

Gen-

produce

Gloss-

tongue

-Graph

recording

Hema-

blood

Hepa-

liver

Hyper-

extreme

Hypo-

low

Infra-

below

Inter-

between

-Itis

swelling of

Labi-

lip

Lacrim-

tears

Lact-

milk

Leuk- or Alb-

white

Macro-

large

Megalo-

enlargement

Mela-

black

Meta-

beyond

Micro-

small

Myo-

muscle

Nas-

nose

Necr-

death

Neur-

nerve

Ocul-

eye

-Ology

the study of

-Oma

tumor

Oo- or Ovi-

egg

-Opsy

examination of

Or(o)-

mouth

-Osis

disease

Oste- or Os-

bone

Papill-

nipple

-Paresis

slight paralysis

Path-

disease

Pector-

chest

Peri-

around

-Phage

eat

-Phile

lover

-Pod- or -Ped-

foot

-Poeisis

production of

Post-

after

Pre-

before

Psyche-

mind

Ptery-

wing

Pulmon-

lung

Pyr-

fire

Quad-

4

Re-

backwards

Rect-

straight

Ren-

kidney

-Scler

hardening

Scoli-

twisting

-Scopy

using a camera to view

Sep-

wall

Semi-

partially

-Stalsis

contraction

-Stomy

medically created hole

Strat-

layers

Sub-

below

Super- or Supra-

above

Therm-

heat

Thromb-

clot

Trans-

across

Tri-

3

Trich-

hair

-Trophy

nourish

Vas-

tubes