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Unit 0: Root Words
Human A&P
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- | Not |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Adip- | Fat |
| Anti- | Against |
| Arthr- | Joint |
| Auto- | Self |
| Axill- | Armpit |
| Bi- | Two |
| Cardi- | Heart |
| Cepha- | Head |
| Cerebr- | Brain |
| Chond- | Cartilage |
| -Cide | Kill |
| Circum- | Around a circle |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| Derm- | Skin |
| Digit- | Finger |
| Dys- | Difficulty |
| Ecto- or Exo- | Outside |
| -Ectomy | Removal |
| Endo- | Inside |
| Entero- | Intestines |
| Erythr- | Red |
| Foramen | Hole |
| Gastro- | Stomach |
| Gen- | Produce |
| Gloss- | Tongue |
| -Graph | Recording |
| Hema- | Blood |
| Hepa- | Liver |
| Hyper- | Extreme |
| Hypo- | Low |
| Infra- | Below |
| Inter- | Between |
| -Itis | Swelling of |
| Labi- | Lip |
| Lacrim- | Tear |
| Lact- | Milk |
| Leuk- or Alb- | White |
| Macro- | Large |
| Megalo- | Enlargement |
| Mela- | Black |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| Micro- | Small |
| Myo- | Muscle |
| Nas- | Nose |
| Necr- | Death |
| Neur- | Nerve |
| Ocul- | Eye |
| -Ology | The study of |
| -Oma | Tumor |
| Oo-/Ovi- | Egg |
| -Opsy | Examination of |
| Or(o)- | Mouth |
| -Osis | Disease |
| Oste-/Os- | Bone |
| Papill- | Nipple |
| -Paresis | Slight paralysis |
| Path- | Disease |
| Pector- | Chest |
| Peri- | Around |
| -Phage- | Eat |
| -Phile | Lover |
| -Pod-/-Ped- | Foot |
| -Poeisis | Production of |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before |
| Psych- | Mind |
| Ptery- | Wing |
| Pulmon-/Pneumo- | Lung |
| Pyr- | Fire |
| Quad- | Four |
| Re- | Backwards |
| Rect- | Straight |
| Ren- | Kidney |
| -Scler | Hardening |
| Scoli- | Twisting |
| -Scopy | Using a camera to view |
| Sep- | Wall |
| Semi- | Partially |
| -Stalsis | Contraction |
| -Stomy | Medically created hole |
| Strat- | Layers |
| Sub- | Below |
| Super-/Supra- | Above |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Thromb- | Blood clot |
| Trans- | Across |
| Tri- | Three |
| Trich- | Hair |
| -Trophy | Nourish |
| Vas- | Tube |