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A&P Root Words
Root words from Anatomy & Physiology
Term | Definition |
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a- | not, without |
ab- | away from |
-ac, -al | pertaining to |
aden-, adeno- | gland |
aero-, air | oxygen |
af- | toward |
amphi- | both, around |
an- | not, without |
andro- | male |
angi-, angio- | vessel |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
-ary | associated with |
-asis, -asia | condition, state of |
auto- | self |
baro- | weight, pressure |
bene- | good, well |
bi- | twice, double |
-blast | precursor, germ |
brachi- | arm |
brady- | slow |
carcin- | cancer |
cardio- | heart |
cata- | down, break down |
caud- | tail |
-cel | little, process |
cephal-, cephalo- | head |
cerebro- | brain |
chondro- | cartilage, gristle |
-cide | kill |
circum- | around |
-clast | break |
-cle | little |
co-, com- (con) | with, together |
contra- | against, opposed |
corpus | body or mass |
costo | rib |
crani- | skull |
crino- | separate, secrete |
cysti-, cysto- | sac, bladder |
-cyte, cyto- | cell |
de- | from, away |
demi- | half |
derm- | skin |
di-, diplo- | two |
dia- | across, through, seperate |
dis- | apart |
durus- | hard |
dys- | painful, difficult, bad |