Root Words

Aden/Adeno

Gland

Adren

Toward the kidney

Af

Toward

Alb

White

Aliment

Nourish

Amphi

On both sides

Angi

Vessel

Aort

Great artery

Ap/Api

Tip

Aqua/Aque

Water

Areola

Open space

Arrect

Upright

Arthr/Arthro

Joint

Ax/Axi/Axo

Axis

Baro

Pressure

Basal

Base

Bili

Bile

Brachi

Arm

Brady

Slow

Broncho

Bronchus

Bucco

Cheek

Capill

Hair

Caput

Head

Carcin

Cancer

Cardi/Cardio

Heart

Cata

Down

Caud

Tail

Cephal

Head

Cerebro

Brain

Cervic/Cervix

Neck

Chiasm

Crossing

Chole

Bile

Chondr

Cartilage

Circum

Around

Cochlea

Snail shell

Contra

Against

Cutic

Skin

Cyan

Blue

Cyst

Sac

Derm

Skin

Dia

Through

Dialys

Separate

Diastol

Stand apart

Diure

Urinate

Duc/Duct

Lead

Ectop

Displaced

Edem

Swelling

Ef

Away

Ejac

To shoot forth

Embol

Wedge

Enceph

Brain

Endo

Within

Entero

Intestine

Epi

Above

Erythr

Red

Eu

Well

Excret

Separate

Ferr

Iron

Folli

Bag

Foram

Opening

Gam/Gamet

Married

Gastr

Stomach

Glauc

Gray

Glom

Ball

Glosso

Tongue

Gluco/Glyco

Sugar

Gon/Gono

Seed/offspring

Gust

Taste

Hema/hemato/hemo

Blood

Hemi

Half

Hepat

Liver

Hetero

Different/other

Hist

Tissue

Holo

Whole

Humor

A fluid

Hyal

Clear

Hydr/Hydro

Water

Hyster/hystero

Uterus/womb

Ile

Intestine

Im

Not

Inter

Between

Intercal

Insert

Intra

Within/inside

Juxta

Near/close to

Karyo

Kernal nucleus

Kilo

Thousand

Leuko

White

Lingua

Tongue

Lip/lipo

Fat

Lith

Stone

Lumen

Light

Lut

Yellow

Lymph

Water

Mal

Bad/abnormal

Mamm

Breast

Mast

Breast

Mater

Mother

Medi

Middle

Medull

Marrow

Meio

Less