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CMCAnatomyRoots
Root Words
| Root Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab | Away from |
| Acro | Extremities |
| Amyl | Starch |
| Ambi | Around, on both sides |
| Ante | Before, forward |
| Bi | Two/double |
| Brachio | Arm |
| Brady | Slow |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Cervico | Neck |
| Circum | Around |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Crani | Head |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Derma | Skin |
| Dorso | Back |
| Dys | Abnormal, difficult |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Fibro | Fibre |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Fore | Before, in front of |
| Glyco | Sugar |
| Hepa | Liver |
| Hem | Blood |
| Histo | Tissue |
| Homo | Same |
| Hyper | Too much, high |
| Hypo | Under, decreased |
| Intra | Within |
| Kinesis | Motion |
| Macro | Large, big |
| Leuk | White |
| Lipo | Fat |
| Mast | Breast |
| Medio | Middle |
| Mono | Single |
| Myelo | Bone marrow, spinal chord |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Odonto | Tooth |
| Ortho | Straight, normal |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Oto | Ear |
| Para | Beside, accessory to |
| Path | Disease |
| Peri | Around |
| Phlebo | Vein |
| Photo | Light |
| Pneumo | Air, lungs |
| Pod | Foot |
| Poly | Many, much |
| Quadri | Four |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Sarco | Fresh |
| Sclero | Hard, hardening |
| Steno | Narrowing, constriction |
| Sub | Under |
| Supra | Above |
| Algia | Pain |
| Cele | Tumor, swelling |
| Cide | Killing, destructive |
| Cule | Little |
| Ectomy | Excision, surgical removal of |
| Emia | Blood |
| Thoraco | Chest |
| Thrombo | Clot (of blood) |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Trans | Across, over |
| Ism | Condition |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Oid | Likeness, resemblance |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Osis | Disease, condition of |
| Vaso | Vessel |
| Otomy | To incise |
| Phage | Ingesting |
| Phobia | Fear |
| Plasty | Plastic surgery |
| Plegia | Paralysis |
| Rhea | Excessive discharge |
| Scopy | To examine visually |