Vocabulary Development: Anatomical and Histological Word Roots

Vocabulary flashcards covering common prefixes, roots, and combining forms used in anatomy and histology, along with their definitions and examples.

a-

Without (example: avascular)

apo-

From (example: apocrine)

cardium

Heart (example: pericardium)

chondros

Cartilage (example: perichondrium)

dendron

Tree (example: dendrites)

desmos

Ligament (example: desmosome)

glia

Glue (example: neuroglia)

histos

Tissue (example: histology)

holos

Entire (example: holocrine)

hyalos

Glass (example: hyaline cartilage)

inter-

Between (example: interstitial)

krinein

To secrete (example: exocrine)

lacus

Pool (example: lacunae)

meros

Part (example: merocrine)

neuro

Nerve (example: neuron)

os

Bone (example: osseous tissue)

peri-

Around (example: perichondrium)

phagein

To eat (example: macrophage)

pleura

Rib (example: pleural membrane)

pseudes

False (example: pseudostratified)

sistere

To set (example: interstitial)

soma

Body (example: desmosome)

squama

Plate or scale (example: squamous)

vas

Vessel (example: vascular)