Anatomy & Physiology - Latin & Greek Roots (Video Notes)

VOCABULARY flashcards covering Latin & Greek roots and their meanings from the video notes.

a-

without, lack of

adeno-

a gland

aero-

air, of the air

-al

relating to; pertaining to

albi-

off, away

an-

without, lack of

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

before; forward

anti-

against

-ary-

relating to; pertaining to (adj.)

-ase

enzyme suffix

athero-

fatty plaque/deposit

auto-

within, self

bi-

two

blasto-

bud, germ

brachi-

arm; upper arm

brady-

Slow

carcino-

Cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

Cartilage

clast-

smash, break

co-

with, together

contra-

against, opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

of a rib

cutane-, cuti-

Skin

cyto-

Cell

derma-, dermato-

Skin

dorsi-

Back

dys-

difficult, bad

ec-, ecto-

out from, outer

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within

epi-

Upon, on

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

well, good

exo-

outside

-form

expressing; resemble; forming (having the form of)

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

produce, origin

glia-

glue

gluco-

Sugar, Sweet

glyco-

Sugar, carbohydrates

hem i-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

different, other

histo-

tissue

homeo-

Same

homo-

human

hydro-

water

hyper-

Over, above, excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficiency

-ia

expressing condition

-ic-

pertaining to, related

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between