Anatomy 100 root words

vaso

vessel

lympho

lymph

glossa

tongue

bucca

cheek

cardio

heart

hemia/emia

blood

arteria

artery

stomato

mouth

phlebo

vein

ano/procto

anus

pharyngo

pharynx

esophago

esophagus

gastro

stomach

hepato

liver

tomy

to cut into/surgical incision

ectomy

surgical removal

rhino

nose

laryngo

larynx

tracheo

trachea

ovario

ovary

itis

inflammation

pulmo/pneuma/pluero

lungs

olf

smell

neuro

nerve

cerebro

brain

oculo

eye

oto

ear

cysto

bladder

nephro

kidney

uro

urine

crani/cephalo

head

recto/procto

rectum

cervico

neck/cervix

thoraco

chest

abdomino

abdomen

dorsum

back

dermato

skin

lipo

fat

myo

muscle

osteo

bone

myelo

marrow

chondro

cartilage

cyto

cell

gene

origin, formation of

kinesis

movement, motion

oligo

small amount, few

pyo

pus

ize

treatment

a

without or not

pnea

breathing

trich

hair

psych

mind

aero

air

ambi

around, on both sides

ante

before, in front of

anti

against

bi

double or both

oma

tumor

brachio

arm

brady

slow

arthr

joints

co

together

contra

against, opposite

costo

ribs

dys

abnormal, difficult

vagino

vagina

eryth

red

phobia

fear

fore

before, in front of

entero

intestine

necro

dead or corpse

hyper/super

too much, high, increased

hypo

under, decreased, low

gingiva

gums

ostomy

to form an opening/outlet

latero

side

peri/circum

around

poly

many, much

orchido

testicle

syn

together

tachy

fast

dento

teeth

algia

pain

cide

killing, destructive

histo

tissue

pod/ped

foot

macro

large, big

mal

bad, poor

mast

breast

rhea

discharge, flow

reno

kidney

ped

child

osis/pathi/pathy/ism

disease, condition

plegia

paralysis

pyro

fever, heat

retro

backward

sarco

flesh

sclero

hard, hardening

sub

under

photo

light