Root Words

A-

without

Ab-

to take away

Ad-

to take in

Adie-

fat

Anti-

opposite, or preventing

Arthr-

joint or a bone

Auto-

about yourself or, about itself

Axill-

armpit

Bi-

two

Cardi-

heart

Cepha-

head

Cerebr-

brain

Chond-

cartilage

-cide

kill

Circum-

around

-cyte

cell

Derm-

skin

Digit-

fingers

Dys-

difficult

Ecto- or exo-

outside

-Ectomy

removal

Endo-

inner

Erythr-

red

Foramen-

hole

Gastro-

stomach

Gen-

produce

Gloss-

tongue

-graph

recording

Hema-

Blood

Hepa-

liver

Hyper-

extremely

Hypo-

low

Infra-

below

Inter-

between-

-Itis

swelling

Labi-

lip

Lacrim-

tears

Lact-

milk

Leuk- or Alb-

white

Macro-

large

Megalo-

enlargement

Mela-

black

Meta-

beyond

Micro-

small

Myo-

muscle

Nas-

nose

Necr-

death

Neur-

nerve

ocul-

eye

-Oma

tumor

Oo-/Ovi-

eggs

-Opsy

Examination of

Orcol-

mouth

-Osis

disease

Oste-/Os-

Bone

Papill-

nipple

-paresis

slight damage

Path-

disease

Pector-

chest

Peri-

around

-Phage-

eat

-Phile

love

-Pod-/-Ped-

foot

-Poesis

production of

Post-

after

Pre-

before

Psych-

mind

Ptery-

wing

Pulmon-

lung

Pyr-

fire

Quad-

four

Re-

backwards

Rect-

straight

Ren-

kidney

-scler

hardening

Scoli-

twisting

-scopy

camera

Sep-

wall

Semi-

partially

-stalsis

contraction

-stomy

medically created hole

strat-

layers

Sub-

below

Super-/Supra-

Above

Therm-

heat

Thromb-

clot

Trans-

across

Tri-

three

Trich-

hair

Trophy-

nourish

vas-

tubes