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Anatomical Terms
Roots, Suffixes, and Combining Form
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aer- | Air- |
| arter- | artery |
| arthro- | joint |
| bio- | life |
| -blast | germ |
| Broncho- | windpipe |
| Cardi-, cardio-, -cardia | heart |
| cerebr- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| Chondro- | cartilage |
| Cranio- | skull |
| Cyt-, Cyto- | A hollow cell |
| derm- | skin |
| end-, endo- | within |
| epi- | on |
| hemo- | blood |
| hemi- | one-half |
| histo- | tissue |
| hyper- | above |
| hypo- | under |
| inter- | between |
| iso- | equal |
| leuk-,leuko | white |
| lyso-,lysis-, -lyze | a loosening |
| myo- | muscle |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neur-, neuri-, neuro-, | nerve |
| -ology | the study of |
| ost-,osteo-, osteo-, | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| peri- | around |
| phago- | to eat |
| phot-,photo- | light |
| physio- | nature |
| pre- | before |
| pulmo- | lung |
| retro- | backward |
| sarco- | flesh |
| scler-,sclero- | hard |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above |
| vas- | vessel |