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Anatomy Root Words
including prefixes and sufixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |