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Anatomy Root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | Absence or Lack |
| Angi- | Vessel |
| Arthr-, Arthro- | Joint |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Bronch- | Windpipe |
| Cardi-, Cardio- | Heart |
| Cephal- | Head |
| Cyt-, Cyto- | Cell |
| Crani-, Cranio- | Skull |
| Ect-, Ecto- | Out, Outside, Away From |
| Epi- | Over, Above |
| Exo- | Outside, Outer Layer |
| Extra- | Outside, Beyond |
| Gastr-, Gastro- | Stomach |
| Hem-, Hemo- | Blood |
| Hepat- | Liver |
| Hist- | Tissue |
| Hyper- | Excess |
| Hypo- | Below, Deficient |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within, Inside |
| Iso- | Equal, Same |
| Leuk-, Leuko- | White |
| Lip-, Lipo- | Fat, Lipid |
| Macr-, Marco- | Large |
| Mes-, Meso- | Middle |
| Nephr-, Nephro- | Kidney |
| Neur-, Neuro- | Nerve |
| Ocul-, Oculo- | Eye |
| Odont-, Odonto- | Teeth |
| Osteo- | Bone |
| Path-, Patho- | Disease, Sickness |
| Peri- | Around |
| Post- | After |
| Pseud-, Pseudo- | False |
| Super-, Supra- | Above |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Visc-, Viscero- | Interal Organs |
| -algia | Pain in a certain part |
| -blast | Bud or Germ |
| -emia | In the blood |
| -gen | To be produced |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -ectomy, -tomy | Cutting |
| -logy, -ology | Study of |
| -lysis | Loosening or Breaking |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Abnormal Increase in Production |
| -stasis | Standing Still |