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Human Body (roots)
Word Roots, suffixes, and prefixes to medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an- | not: without |
| anter- | before |
| arthro- | plaque |
| cardio- | heart |
| -cyte | cell |
| derm- | skin |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter(o)- | intestine |
| gastro- | stomach |
| hemi- | half |
| histo- | tissue |
| -ior | referring to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lexia | word |
| neur(o)- | nerve |
| -ology | study of |
| -orexia | appetite |
| osteo- | bone |
| -otomy | process of cutting |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| para- | near |
| poly- | many |
| poster- | behind |
| -opsy | view of |
| ventr- | belly side |
| -al | signifying |
| aut- | self |
| caud- | tail |
| cephal- | head |
| -crania | skull/head |
| dactyl- | finger |
| dia- | pass through |
| dist- | far |
| dorso- | back |
| dys- | abnormal |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| erythro- | red |
| -esthesia | nervous |
| hypo- | under |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| laryng- | voice box |
| leuco- | white |
| lob- | brain |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | to cut |
| peri- | about or around |
| phlebo- | vien |
| -plegic | paralysis |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| scoli- | bent |
| therm(y)- | temperature or heat |