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Anatomy Latin Roots
Latin root words in science
Question | Answer |
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A | without |
Alba | white |
Amyl | starch |
Ante | before |
Anti | against |
Ase | enzyme |
Auto | self |
Bi | two |
Bio | life |
Brachio | arm |
Carbo | carbon |
Cardio | heart |
Carn | meat |
Cata | breakdown |
Chemo | chemical |
Chloro | green |
Chromo | color |
Chron | time |
Cide | killing |
Co | together |
Contra | against |
Cyte | cell |
Dactyl | fingers & toes |
Derm | skin |
Di | two |
Dis | away from |
Dorso | back |
Dys | abnormal |
Eco | house |
Ecto | outer |
Endo | inner or within |
Epi | upper |
Exo | outer |
Extra | outside of |
Gastro | stomach |
Genesis | beginning |
Geo | earth |
Glyco | sugar |
Graph | picture |
Gymno | naked |
Hemi | half |
Hemo | blood |
Hepa | liver |
Herb | plant |
Hetero | other |
Histo | tissue |
Homo | same |
Hydro | water |
Hyper | above normal |
Hypo | below normal |
Inter | between |
Intra | within |
Ism | condition |
Iso | same |
Itis | inflammation |
Ivorous | eating |
Ize | to treat |
Karyo | nucleus |
Latero | side |
Leuk | white |
Lysis | breakdown |
Macro | big |
Mal | bad |
Mega | large |
Meta | change |
Micro | small |
Mobile | move |
Mono | one |
Morph | shape |
Multi | many |
Myo | muscle |
Neo | new |
Nephro | kidney |
Neuro | nerve |
Noct | night |
Nomen | name |
Non | not |
Oculo | eye |
Odonto | tooth |
Ology | study |
Omni | all |
Oo | egg |
Opathy | disease |
Ortho | straight |
Ose | sugar |
Osis | disease |
Osteo | bone |
Ova | egg |
Para | beside |
Pathos | disease |
Ped | child |
Phage | to eat |
Phile | to love |
Phobia | fear |
Photo | light |
Phyll | color |
Plasm | living |
Plast | factory |
Pneumo | lungs |
Pod | foot |
Poly | many |
Post | after |
Pre | before |
Pro | first |
Pseudo | false |
Pyro | heat or fever |
Reno | kidney |
Retro | backward |
Saccharide | sugar |
Sarco | fresh |
Sci | to know |
Scopy | to examine |
Sperm | seed |
Sub | under |
Super | above |
Sym | together |
Synthesis | to make |
Tachy | fast |
Thermo | temperature |
Thesis | statement |
Trans | across |
Tri | three |
Troph | to eat |
Uni | one |
Vi | life |
Zygo | fertilization |