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Anatomy Root Words
root words
root | meaning |
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mal | bad |
melan | black |
men,mens,menstru | month(ly) |
muta | change |
my,myo | muscle |
myc | fungus |
myel | marrow` |
nat | birth |
natri | sodium |
nephr | nephron,kidney |
neuro | nerve |
noct,nyct | night |
ocul | eye |
odont,dent | tooth |
onco | cancer |
ophthalm | eye |
orchid | testis |
osteo | bone |
oto | ear |
ov,oo | egg |
oxy | oxygen |
path | disease |
ped | children |
phag | eat |
pharm | drug |
phleb | vein |
photo | light |
physio | nature(function)of |
plex | twisted, woven |
pneumo | air,breath |
pod | foot |
poie | make, produce |
presby | old |
proct | rectum |
pseudo | false |
psych | mind |
pyel | pelvis |
ren | kidney |
rhino | nose |
rigor | stiffness |
sarco | flesh,muscle |
sclera | hard |
semen,semin | seed,sperm |
sept | contamination |
sin | cavity,recess |
son | sound |
spiro,spire | breathe |
stat,stas | a standing, stopping |
syn | together |
systol | contract,stand together |
tachy | fast |
therm | heat |
thromb | clot |
tox | poison |
troph | grow,nourish |
tympan | drum |
varic | enlarged vessel |
vas | vessel,duct |
vesic | bladder, blister |
acro | extremity |
aden | gland |
alveol | small hollow cavity |
angi | vessell |
arthro | joint |
asthen | weakness |
bar | pressure |
bili | bile |
brachi | arm |
brady | slow |
bronch | air passage |
capn | smoke |
carcin | cancer |
card | heart |
cephal | head,brain |
cerv | neck |
chem | chemical |
chol | bile |
chondr | cartilage |
corp | body |
cortico | pertaining to cortex |
crani | skull |
crypt | hidden |
cusp | point |
cut(an) | skin |
cyan | blue |
cyst | bladder |
cyt | cell |
dactyl | fingers,toes (digits) |
dendr | tree,branched |
derm | skin |
diastole | relax; stand apart |
dips | thirst |
ejacul | to throw out |
electr | electrical |
enter | intestine |
eryth | red |
esthe | sensation |
febr | fever |
gastr | stomach |
gingiv | gums |
glomer | wound into the ball |
gloss | tongue |
gluc,glyc | glucose,sugar |
glutin | glue |
hepat | liver |
hist | tissue |
hydro | water |
hyster | uterus |
iatr | treatment |
kali | potassium |
kary | nucleus |
kerat | cornea |
lact | milk, milk production |
lapar | abdomen |
leuk | white |
lig | to tie, bind |
lip | lipid (fat) |
lys | break apart |