Word Parts - Anatomy

a-, an-

Not, without

and-, andro-

male

ant-, anti-

against

ante-

before

anthr-, anthro-

joint

aut-, auto-

self

bi-

two

blast-

immature form

brady-

slow

brachi-

upper arm

carcino-

cancer

card-, cardio-

heart

contra-

against

cyto-, -cyte

cell

derm-, dermo-

skin

\-ectomy

remove surgically

\-emia

blood-related

end-, endo-

inside

eryth-, erythro-

red

ex-, exo-

outside

\-gen

create

gyn-, gyno-, gyne-

female

hemo-, hemato-

blood

hepo-, hepato-

liver

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydr-, hydro-

water

hyper-

above, over

hypo-

below, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

itis-

inflammation

leuko-

white

micro-

very small

mono-

one

multi-

many

myo-

muscle

neuro-

nerve

path-, patho-

disease

\-otomy

cutting

peri-

around, surrounding

phag-, phago-

eat

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

quad-

four

scler-, sclero-

stiff, hardened

steno-

narrow

sub-

under

super-, supra-

above, over

sym-, syn-

with

tachy-

fast

thermo-

heat

vaso-, vascular

(blood) vessel