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CMCAnatomyRoots
Root Words
Root Word | Definition |
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Ab | Away from |
Acro | Extremities |
Amyl | Starch |
Ambi | Around, on both sides |
Ante | Before, forward |
Bi | Two/double |
Brachio | Arm |
Brady | Slow |
Cardio | Heart |
Cervico | Neck |
Circum | Around |
Chondro | Cartilage |
Crani | Head |
Cyto | Cell |
Derma | Skin |
Dorso | Back |
Dys | Abnormal, difficult |
Encephal | Brain |
Fibro | Fibre |
Gastro | Stomach |
Fore | Before, in front of |
Glyco | Sugar |
Hepa | Liver |
Hem | Blood |
Histo | Tissue |
Homo | Same |
Hyper | Too much, high |
Hypo | Under, decreased |
Intra | Within |
Kinesis | Motion |
Macro | Large, big |
Leuk | White |
Lipo | Fat |
Mast | Breast |
Medio | Middle |
Mono | Single |
Myelo | Bone marrow, spinal chord |
Myo | Muscle |
Nephro | Kidney |
Neuro | Nerve |
Oculo | Eye |
Odonto | Tooth |
Ortho | Straight, normal |
Osteo | Bone |
Oto | Ear |
Para | Beside, accessory to |
Path | Disease |
Peri | Around |
Phlebo | Vein |
Photo | Light |
Pneumo | Air, lungs |
Pod | Foot |
Poly | Many, much |
Quadri | Four |
Rhin | Nose |
Sarco | Fresh |
Sclero | Hard, hardening |
Steno | Narrowing, constriction |
Sub | Under |
Supra | Above |
Algia | Pain |
Cele | Tumor, swelling |
Cide | Killing, destructive |
Cule | Little |
Ectomy | Excision, surgical removal of |
Emia | Blood |
Thoraco | Chest |
Thrombo | Clot (of blood) |
Tachy | Fast |
Trans | Across, over |
Ism | Condition |
Itis | Inflammation |
Oid | Likeness, resemblance |
Oma | Tumor |
Osis | Disease, condition of |
Vaso | Vessel |
Otomy | To incise |
Phage | Ingesting |
Phobia | Fear |
Plasty | Plastic surgery |
Plegia | Paralysis |
Rhea | Excessive discharge |
Scopy | To examine visually |