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A&P Root Words
Root words from Anatomy & Physiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |