Anat & Phys Latin and Greek Roots

a-

not, without, lack of

adeno-

gland

aero-

air

-al

pertaining to

albi-

white

an-

not, without, lacking

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

infront of

anti-

against

-ary

a place for

-ase

enzyme/catalyst

athero-

paste

auto-

self

bi-

two, double

blasto-

bud/sprout

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

crab

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

clast-

break, destroy

co-

together

contra-

against, opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

rib, side

cutane-, cuti-

skin

cyto-

hollow vessel

derma-, dermato-

skin

dorsi-

back

dys-

bad, impaired

ec-, ecto-

outer

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within

epi-

upon, over, above

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

good, well

exo-

external

-form

shape

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

creation, birth

glia-

glue

gluco-

sweet

glyco-

sweet

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

other

histo-

tissue

homeo-

similar

homo-

identical

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

infra-

below

inter-

between, among