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Phys. root words
Word roots for Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | absence or without |
| anti | against |
| ase | suffix for enzymes |
| auto | self |
| bi or di | two |
| brady | slow |
| cardio | heart |
| cephalo | head |
| cerebro | brain |
| contra | against |
| -crine | a secretion |
| crypt | hidden |
| cutan | skin |
| -cyte or cyto | cell |
| de | without, lacking |
| dys | difficult, faulty |
| -elle | small |
| endo | inside or within |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside |
| epi | over |
| erythro | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| -gen, -genic | produce |
| gluco, glyco | sugar or sweet |
| hemo | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above or excess |
| hypo | beneath or deficient |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| -itis | inflammation |
| kali | potassium |
| leuko | white |
| lipo | fat |
| lumen | inside of a hollow tube |
| -lysis | split apart or rupture |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| multi | many |
| myo | muscle |
| oligo | little or few |
| patho | disease |
| para | near or close |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | before |
| pseudo | false |
| re | again |
| retro | backward or behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | below |
| super | above, on top of |
| tachy | rapid |
| trans | across or through |
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