root words

35 Root Words Related to Muscles

1. Aero - Air

2. Articul - Joint

3. Bicep - Two-headed muscle

4. Cardi - Heart

5. Cervic - Neck

6. Cranio - Skull

7. Dyna - Power/Force

8. Electro - Electric

9. Endo - Within

10. Fibro - Fiber

11. Flex - Bend

12. Gastro - Stomach

13. Hyper - Excessive

14. Ili/Ilio - Hip

15. Inter - Between

16. My(o) - Muscle

17. Neuro - Nerve

18. Osteo - Bone

19. Pecto - Chest

20. Pelv - Pelvis

21. Post - After

22. Pre - Before

23. Prox - Near

24. Rhabdo - Striated muscle

25. Sacro - Flesh

26. Skeleto - Skeleton

27. Soma - Body

28. Steno - Narrow

29. Tendo - Tendon

30. Trauma - Injury

31. Trans - Across

32. Trophy - Nourishment, growth

33. Vaso - Vessel

34. Zygom - Yoke

35. Viscero - Internal organs