Anatomy Practical Root Words

Azygos

Not paired

Celiac

Of the Abdomen

Corona

an encircling structure

Cuspis

a tapering structure

Gastr

of the stomach

Hepato

of the liver

Luna

moon

luna

moon

papill

a projection

pulmo

of the lungs

ren

of the kidney

semi

half

sept

a wall

tunica

a covering or coat

vas or vascul

vessel

angul

an angle

bucc

the check

cleid

clavical

depressor

depresses (pulls down) an object

di

two

gast

belly

hyoid

refers to the hyoid bone

labii

lip

levator

lifts (pulls up) an object

masseter

a chewer

mastoid

refers to the mastoid process

ocul

eye

omo

shoulder

orbicularis

circular

ori

mouth

stern

sternum (breastbone)

temporalis

refers to the temporal fossa of a skull

thyro

refers to the thyroid cartilage

zygomaticus

refers to zygomatic bone

chest

pectoral

armpit

axilla

arm

brachium

forearm

antebrachium

wrist

carpus

hand

manus

fingers

digiti manus

thumb

pollex

acromion

extremity of the shoulder

bi

two

brev

short

capitulum

little head

ceps

head

clavius

refers to clavicle

coracoid

like a ravens beak

delt

triangular

glenoid

like a socket

hamatum

hooked

infra

inferior

inter

between

lat

broad/wide

longus

long

luna

crescent

meta

beyond

olecranon

elbow

pisiform

pea shaped

profund

deep

rhomb

parallelogram

scapho

boat-like

serr

a saw (serrated)

spinatus

refers to spine of scapula

sub

below

teres

round (cylindrical)

trapez

quadrilateral

tri

three

triquet

triangular (three corner

trochea

like a pulley

abdomen

abdominis

breast bone

sternum

chest

thoracic

loin (area of back b/t thorax and pelvis)

lumbar

neck

cervical

rib

costa

alba

white

atlas

Greek god who held up the heavens

auricular

ear-like

axis

axle

dens

tooth-like

erector

to raise up

inter

between

linea

line

manubrium

handle-like structure

oblique

in an oblique plane

psoas

the loin

quad

four-sided

rect

straight

spinae

refers to spine (veterbral column)

sterno

breast

transversus

in a transverse plane

xiph

sword

hip

coxa

buttocks

gluteal

thigh

femoris

knee

genu

leg

crus

calf

sura