A&P LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS

This includes the L/G ROOTS and definition

a-, an-

without; not

adeno-

gland

adip-

fat

aero-

air

-al, -ary, -ic

pertaining to; relating to

albi-, leuko-

white

ana-

up; again; back; apart

andro-

male; man

angi-, vaso-

blood vessel

ante-

before; forward

anti-, contra-

against; opposite

arthr-

joint

-ase

enzyme

athero-

fatty plaque

auto-

self

baro-

pressure

bi-, di-

two; double

blasto-

bud; embryonic/immature cell

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

clast-

break; destroy

co-

with; together

corpo-, soma-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-, cuti-, derm-

skin

cyto-

cell

demi-, hemi-, semi-

half

dorsi-

back

dys-

painful; difficult; abnormal

ecto-, exo-

outside; outer

encephalo-

brain

endo-

inside; within

epi-

upon; above; on

erythr-, erythro-

red

eu-

good; normal; well

-form

shape; resembling

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

producing; origin; formation

glia-

glue; supporting nerve tissue

glosso-

tongue

gluco-, glyco-

sugar; sweet

hemo-

blood

hepato-

liver

hetero-

different; other

histo-

tissue

homeo-

same; alike; similar

homo-

same; alike

hydro-

water; fluid

hyper-

over; excessive; above

hypo-

under; deficient; below

-ia

condition; state

infra-

below; beneath

inter-

between; among

intra-

within; inside

iso-

equal; same

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near

lacto-

milk

lamella, lamina, strata

layer

latero-

side

luteus

yellow

lyso-, lyto-

dissolve

macro-

large

medi-, meso-

middle

mega-

large

meta-

change

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

morpho-

shape

myo-, mysi-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-, reno-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oo-

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology

study

-oma

tumor

osteo-

bone

ot-

ear

oxy-

oxygen

para-

beside

papillae-

projection

pariet-

wall

patho-

disease

pedi-

foot

peri-

around

phago-

eat

philo-

love

phobo-

fear

physio-

nature

pleuro-

side

pneumo-, pulmono-

lung

poly-

many

pro-

before