Greek and Latin Roots - Anatomy and Physiology

A-

Not

Ab-

Away

Ad-

towards

Adip-

fat

Anti-

Against

Arthr-

joint

auto-

self

axill-

armpit

bi-

two

cardi-

heart

cepha-

head

cerebr-

brain

Chond-

cartilage

-cide

kill

circum-

around a circle

-cyte

cell

derm-

skin

digit-

finger

dys

difficulty

ecto- or exo-

outside

-ectomy

removal

endo-

inside

entero-

intestines

erythr-

red

foramen

hole

gastro-

stomach

gen-

produce

gloss-

tongue

-graph

recording

hema-

blood

hepa-

liver

hyper-

extreme

hypo-

low

infra-

below

inter-

between

-itis

swelling

labi-

lip

lacrim-

tear

lact-

milk

leuk- or alb-

white

macro-

large

megalo-

enlarge

mela-

black

meta-

beyond

micro-

small

myo-

muscle

nas-

nose

necr-

death

neur-

nerve

ocul-

eye

-ology

the study of

-oma

tumor

Oo-/Ovi-

egg

-opsy

examination

or(o)-

mouth

-osis

disease

oste-/Os-

bone

papill-

nipple

-paresis

slight paralysis

path-

disease

pector-

chest

peri-

around

-phage-

eat

-phile

lover

-ped-/-pod-

feet

poeisis

production of

post-

after

pre-

before

pseudo-

fake/false

psych-

mind

ptery-

wing

pulmon-

lung

pyr-

fire

quad-

four

re-

backward

rect-

straight

ren-

kidney

-scler

hardening

scoli-

twisting

-scopy

using a camera to view

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