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Human Phys Roots #1
root words, verbs, prefixes for anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous, audit | hearing |
| acr | extremity |
| aden | gland |
| alg | pain |
| angi | vessel |
| arthr | joint |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| blast | germ, immature |
| blephar | eyelid |
| brachi | arm |
| bronch | trachea, windpipe |
| bucc | cheek |
| capit | head |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardi, cardia, cardio | heart |
| cephal, cep | head |
| cerebro | brain |
| chole | bile, gall bladder |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cor | heart |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| cut | skin |
| cyst | sac, bladder |
| derma | skin |
| dura | hard |
| enter | intestines |
| erythr | red |
| gastr | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| glycol | sugar |
| gyn | female |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| hepar, hepat | liver |
| hist, histio | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| hyster | uterus |
| ischi | hip |
| kines | motion |
| labi | lip |
| lacri | tears |
| leuko | white |
| lingu | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lumb | lower back |
| macul | spot, blotch |
| malign | bad, harmful |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| meningo | membrane |
| myel | marrow |
| my, myo | muscle |
| necro | corpse, dead |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| ocul | eye |
| odont | teeth |
| onco | mass, tumor |
| oo | egg |
| opthalm | eye |
| or | mouth |
| osm | odor, sense of smell |
| os, osseo, osteo | bone |
| ot | ear |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| patho | disease |
| pelv | basin |
| phag | to eat |
| phleb | vein |
| phren | diaphragm |
| pilo | hair |
| pneumo | lung, air |
| pod | foot |
| procto | anus, rectum |
| pulmon | lung |
| ren | kidney |
| rhin | nose |
| sclera | hard |
| sep, septic | toxic condition |
| soma, somato | body |
| sten | narrow |
| stasis, stat | stand still |
| tegument | skin, covering |
| therm | heat |
| thromb | clot, lump |
| vas | vessel, duct |
| zyg | joined |