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Anatomy Vocab #1
Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardio | heart |
| angio, vaso | blood vessel |
| hem, hema, hemato | blood |
| vena, phlebo | vein |
| arteria | artery |
| lympho | lymphatic (fluid) |
| bucca | cheek |
| pharyngo | pharynx |
| esophago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| hepato | liver |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| entero | intestine |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| jejuno | jejunum |
| ileo | ileum |
| laryngo | larynx |
| naso, rhino | nose |
| pulmo, pneuma, pneum | lung |
| tracheo | trachea |
| neuro | nerve |
| cerebro | brain, cerebrum |
| oculo, ophthalmo | eye, vision |
| oto | ears |
| psych, psycho | mind |
| cysto | urinary bladder |
| reni, reno, nephro | kidney |
| uro | urine, urinary organs |
| cutis, dermato | skin |
| lipo | fat |
| musculo, myo | muscle |
| osteo | bone |
| myelo | marrow |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cyto | cells |
| kinesis | movement, motion |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| oligo | deficiency |
| phobia | fear |
| pyo | pus |
| a, an, ar | without, not |
| ab | away, from |
| acro | height, outermost, tip |
| ad | toward, to |
| adeno | gland |
| aero | air |
| ambi | both |
| ante | before, forward |
| bili | bile, liver fluid |
| brachio | upper arm |
| brady | slow |
| cervico | neck |
| costo | rib |
| dorso | back |
| dys | bad, difficult |
| encephal | brain |
| eryth | red blood cell |
| ex | out, out of, away from |
| ferro | iron |
| fibro | fiber |
| fore | front |
| histo | tissue |
| hyster | uterus |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| latero | lateral, one-side |
| leuk | white blood cell |
| mal | bad, abnormal, defective |
| neo | new |
| odonto | tooth |
| para | alongside, near, beside |
| path | disease |
| ped | child, foot |
| peri | surrounding, around |
| pod | foot |
| sacro | sacrum |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| sarco | flesh |
| sclero | hard |
| steno | narrow |
| sub | under |
| super | above, excess |
| supra | above |
| syn | together, with, joined |
| tachy | fast, rapid |
| trans | across |
| algia | pain |
| centesis | puncture |
| cide | killing, destructive |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| emia | blood |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation of |
| ize | treat, affect |
| lith | stone |
| lysis | disintegration |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oid | likeness |
| oma | tumor |
| opathy | suffering, disease |
| osis | state, condition |
| ostomy | to form an opening/outlet |
| otomy | cutting into body |
| phage | eating, devouring |
| plegia | paralysis |
| rhage | excessive flow, rupture |
| uria | in the urine |
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