Health Science A&P Latin Terminology

Aut/o

self

sub

below

pro-

after, forward, for, on behalf of

pre-

before, prior to

muta

change

multi-

many

mono

one

mirco

small

medial

middle

macro

large

logy

study of

-itis

inflammation

hypo

below

hyper

above

homeo

same

gyn(eo)-

woman

grav-

heavy

gonad

s e x organs

glyc(o)

sugar

gastr-

stomach

epi-

upon

endo

within

-emia

blood

dors(o)

back

dorm

sleep

di,bi,duo

two

derm

skin

den, don

teeth

cyte

cell

cyan/o

blue

cutane

skin

co-/con-

together/with

cil, pil

hair

chondr(o)

cartilage

caud-

tail

cata

break down

cardia

heart

carcin/o

cancer

call

hard

calci/o

calcium

bio

life

arthr(o)

joints

anti-

against

ante-

before, prior to

andr/o

male

ad-

toward

ab-

away from

a-, an-

Lack of, not, without

.scopy

to view

pseud(o)

false

exo

outer

meso

middle

hist(o)

tissue

poly

many

.pathy

disease

.action

process or indicates a process

dys-

abnormal

therm/o

heat or indicates heat

tech(o)

art, skill

integume

covering

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening

-opsy

viewing

-orrhea

flow

para-

access

per

through

phag(o),-

eating or swallowing

-plasty

surgical repair