Anatomy Terminology: Word Parts

a-

not

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

af-

toward

-al

character of

alb/o

white

-algia

pain

an-

without

ana-

apart

anti-

against

-ar

pertaining to

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

bi-

two

cardi/o

heart

centi-

1/100

-ceps

heads

cerebr/o

brain

chlor/o

green

coel/o

hollow

con-

together

cortic/o

outer region

cyan/o

blue

cyst

cyst

cyt/o

cell

de-

down from

delt/o

triangular

derm/o

skin

di-

two

dis-

apart

dors/o

back (of body)

duct

to carry

ecto-

outside

ef-

away from

endo-

inside

enter/o

intestine

epi-

upon

erythr/o

red

ex-

out of

gastr/o

stomach

-gen

producer

-genesis

production

glob/o

round

hem/o

blood

hemi-

half

hepat/o

liver

hetero-

different

hexa-

six

homo-

same

hydr/o

water

hyper-

above/beyond

hypo-

below

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ical

character of

in-

into

infra-

under

inter-

between

intra-

within

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

kilo-

1000 units

lat/o

wide

later/o

side

leuk/o

white

-logist

someone who studies

-logy

study of

lun

crescent shape

lute/o

yellow

-lysis

break down

macro-

large

medi/o

middle

mega-

large

melan/o

black

meso-

middle

micro-

small

milli-

1/1000

mono-

one

morph/o

change form

my/o

muscle

neo-

new

neur/o

nerve

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

omni-

all

-osis

condition

oste

bone

-ous

mature of

pari-

around

-phage

eat

-philic

loving

-phobic

fearing

physi/o

function

-plasm

formation

platy-

flat

-plegia

paralysis

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before