A&P Root Words

Cephalic

Head

Olecranon

Elbow

Manus

Hand

Pedal

Foot/feet

a-, an-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

preceding

anti-

against

circum-, circa-

around

co-, con-

with

contra, counter

against

de-

reverse

di-

two

dia-

through

ec-, ecto-, ex-

outside

end-, em-, en-

inside

epi-

over

ecto-, exo-

outer layer

extra-

beyond

hemi-

half

hetero-

different

homeo-, homo-

same

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

deficient

in-, im-

negation

inter-

among

intra-

within

infra-, infer-

below

iso-

equal

macro-

large

mal-

bad

medi-, meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

mega-

great

micro-

small

mono-

one

mill(i)-

one-thousandth

oligo-

few

omni-

all

para-

beside

peri-

around

poly-

many

pre-, pro-

before

-philic, philo-

like

-phobic

fear

post-

after

pseudo-

false

quatr-, quadro

four

retro-

backward

re-

again

semi-

half

sub-

beneath

super-

over

supra-

above

sym-, syn-

together

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

excess

the cell body of a neuron, containing the nucleus.

Perikaryon

Red blood cells

Erythrocytes

White blood cells

Leukocytes

Everything in nucleus, except nucleolus

Chromatin

Outer layer of cell

Plasma membrane