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Anatomy Root Words
including prefixes and sufixes
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
angi/o | vessel |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o | skin |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | sugar |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
leuk/o | white |
mamm/o | breast |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
oste/o | bone |
phag/o | to swallow |
path/o | disease |
rhin/o | nose |
a, an | without |
acro | extremities |
brady | slow |
dia | through |
dys | difficult |
electro | electric |
endo | within |
epi | upon or over |
hyper | above normal |
hypo | below normal |
macro | large |
micro | small |
peri | around |
tachy | fast |
algia | pain |
cyte | cell |
ectomy | surgical removal of |
gram | a recording |
graphy | the process of recording |
ist | one who specializes |
itis | inflammation of |
logist | one who studies |
logy | study of |
sis, osis | disease or condition of |
otomy | cutting into |
ostomy | surgically forming an opening |
megaly | enlargement of |
pathy | disease |
phobia | fear of |
plasty | surgical repair |
penia | decrease or lack of |
scope | instrument to view or examine |
A | anatomy and physiology |