A&P Latin & Greek Roots Study

a-

without

adeno-

gland

aero-

air, oxygen

-al

relating to

albi-

white

an-

without

andro-

male, man

angi-

vessel

ante-

before

anti-

against, opposite

-ary

relating to

-ase

enzyme

athero-

fatty plaque

auto-

self

bi-

two

blasto-

embryo

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck, cervix

chondro-

cartilage

clast-

break, destroy

co-

with, together

contra-

against, opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-, cuti-

skin

cyto-

cell

derma-, dermato-

skin

dorsi-

back

dys-

bad, difficult, abnormal

ec-, ecto-

out, outside

encephalo-

brain

endo-

inside, within

epi-

upon, above

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

good, normal

exo-

outside, outward

-form

shape, resembling

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

produce, formation

glia-

glue, supporting cells

gluco-

sugar

glyco-

sugar

heme-, hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

different

histo-

tissue

homeo-

same, similar

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

over, excessive

hypo-

under, below

-ia

condition, state

-ic

relating to

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

-itis

swelling

juxta-

near

lacto-

milk

lamina-

layer

latero-

side

leuko-

white

lyso-, lyto-

split, break

macro-

big

medi-

middle

mega-

big

meso-

middle

meta-

change

micro-

small

mono-

one

morpho-

shape

myo-, mysi-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oo-

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

osteo-

bone

oxy-

oxygen

para-

beside

patho-

disease

pedi-

child, foot

peri-

around

phago-

consume

philo-

love

phobo-

fear

physio-

function

pneumo-

lung

poly-

many, much

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four