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Anatomy Root Words

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a-/an-   not, absence, lack  
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ab-   away from  
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acr-   tip, peak, extremity  
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ad-   to, toward  
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adeno-   gland  
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alb-   white  
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-algia   pain  
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ambi-, amphi-   both sides, both kinds  
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ana-   apart  
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ante-   before, preceeding  
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anti-   against, inhibiting  
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anthro-   joint  
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auto-   self  
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axillary   armpit  
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bi-   two  
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bio-   life  
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blast-, -blast   germ, seed  
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brachi-   arm  
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brady-   slow  
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bronchi-   windpipes  
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bucco-   cheek  
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cauda-   tail  
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cephalo-, cranio-   head  
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cerebro-   brain  
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chloro-   green  
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chole-   bile  
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chondro-   cartilage  
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chromo-   color  
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circum-   around  
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co-, con-   with, together  
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coel-   hollow  
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contra-   against, opposite  
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cost-   rib  
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crypt-   hidden, obscure  
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cyto-, -cyte   cell  
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cyst-   bladder, sac  
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de-, des-   from, lost  
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dent-   tooth  
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derm-   skin  
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dextro-   right side  
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di-, diplo-   twice, double  
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dia-   through, between  
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-duct   lead  
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e-, ec-, ex-, ef-   out of, from  
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ecto-   outside of  
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-ella   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-ium   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-olus   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-olum   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-culus   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-culum   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-cule   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-cle   dimunitives, i.e. indicate the structure is small  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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en-, em-, endo-   in, inside  
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entero-   intestine  
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epi-   over, upon  
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eu-   well, good, true  
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ex-, extra-   beyond body walls, additional  
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-fer-, -ferent   carry  
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fil-   hair  
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gastr-   stomach  
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gen-, gene-   producing, coming to be  
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glob-   ball  
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-glosso-   tongue  
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haplo-   simple, single  
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hema-, hemato-, hemo-   blood  
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hemi-   half  
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hepato-   liver  
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hetero-   different, other  
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histo-   tissue  
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holo-   whole, entire  
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homeo-   same, alike  
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humor   body fluid  
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hydro-   water  
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hyper-   excessive, above  
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hypo-   beneath, deficient  
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idio-   unknown  
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im-/in-   not or within  
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infra-   below  
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inguinal   groin  
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inter-   between  
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intra-, intro-   within, into  
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iso-   same, equal  
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-itis   inflammation  
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kerat-   cornea or horny tissue  
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lact-   milk  
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leuco-, leuk-   white  
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lev-   left side  
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lipo-   fat  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   break up  
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melan-   black  
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macro-, megalo-   large  
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-malacia   softening  
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media   middle  
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mental, mentum   chin  
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meso-   in the middle  
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meta-   subsequent to, after  
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micro-   small  
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mito-   thread, filament  
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mono-   single part  
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mort-   death  
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-morph-   form, shape  
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myo-   muscle  
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necro-   dead  
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nema-   thread  
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neo-   new, recent  
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nephro-   kidney  
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neuro-   nerve  
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nom-, -onomy   name  
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o-   egg, ova  
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oo-   egg, ova  
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ov-   egg, ova  
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ovar-   egg, ova  
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oophor-   egg, ova  
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-oid   resembles  
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oligo-   few  
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-oma   tumor  
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ortho-   straight  
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-osis   abnormal state  
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osse-   bone  
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ost-   bone  
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osteo-   bone  
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-ostomy   surgery creating opening  
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-otomy   cutting operation  
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-tomy   cutting operation  
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-ectomy   cutting operation  
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para-   beside, near  
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pariet-   wall  
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path-   disease  
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-pathy   disease  
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ped-   child  
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-penia   deficiency  
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peri-   around  
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phago-   eat  
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-phile   affinity for, love  
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phleb-   vein  
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-phobia   fear  
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photo-   light  
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-phragm   membrane  
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pilus   hair  
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-plasty   reconstruction surgery  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre-   before  
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pro-   before  
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procto-   rectum, anus  
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proto-   first  
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pseudo-   false  
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psych-   mind  
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-ptosis   downward displacement  
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pulmo-   lung  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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-rhage, -rhea   flow  
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re-, retro-   again, turn back, turn again  
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ren-   kidney  
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rhin-   nose  
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sapro-   dead  
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sarc-   flesh, muscular substance  
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scler-   hard  
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semi-   half  
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septa-   wall  
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septic-   presence of pathogens  
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soma-, somato-   body  
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-stasis   stop, arrest, stand  
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steno-   narrow  
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stom-   mouth  
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sub-   under  
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super-, supra-   above, over, upon  
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sym-, syn-   together  
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tachy-   rapid  
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-taxis   movement  
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tel-, telo-   far, distant, end  
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tetra-   four  
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-tom, tomy   cut  
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trans-   across, through  
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trich-   hair, hair-like  
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-troph   nourishment, growth  
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vaso-   vessel  
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villi-   shaggy  
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visco-   sticky  
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zoo-   animal  
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zygo-   join, unite  
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