Anatomy_ Word Roots_1 Flashcards
a-, an-
not, without
ante-
before
append
hang to
axi
axis
brachi
arm
cardi
heart
caud
tail
cephal/crani
head
contra
against, opposite
dors
the back
epi-
above, over
-graph
write
infer
low, underneath
infra-
below
ipsi
same
later
side
morpho
form, shape
-logy
the study of
para
beside, near
pariet
a wall
patho/pathy
disease
peri-
around
pleur
rib, side
post
behind, after
sagitt
arrow
super
above
tom
cut
trans
across, through
venter, ventr
belly
viscero
organs
ana-
apart
bi-
two
chrom
color
cis
on this side
cyt
cell
dys-
bad, malicious
-ell
small
endo
within, inner
exo
outside
hyper
excessive
inter
between
kinesis
movement
lamina
layer
lysis
loosening, breaking down
mere
part, portion
meta
after, between
mito
thread
multi
many
necro
death
nucle
little nut
-osis
process
phago
eat
pino
drink
plasi
shape
plasma
forming or molded material
pre-, pro-
before
reticul
network
som, soma
body
telo
end
blast
bud, germ
chord
string
coel
hollow
cyst
bag, bladder
derm
skin
ecto
out, outside
meso
middle
myo
muscle
nata
birth
noto
the back
pre-
before
retro
back, behind
sclero
hard
splanchnic
viscera
troph
nourish
adeno
gland
alveol
cavity, pit
areola
a small open space
basi, basa
base
chondr
cartilage
cili
small hair, eye lash, eyelid
crine
separate
duc, duct
lead
extra
outside, beyond
fibr
fiber
hist
tissue
lacun
space, lake, cavity
matri(x)
womb
micro
small
neo
new
-oma, onco
tumor
osteo
bone
pseudo
false
squam
flat, scale
stasis
standing
strati
layer
uni
one
villi
shaggy hair
carcin
crab
corn
horny
cortex (word root)
bark
cutaneo
skin
gran
grain
hemo
blood
holo
whole
hypo
under, beneath
-itis
inflammation
kera
horn
lucid
clear
lun
moon
medull
pith, marrow
melan
black
papill
nipple
spin
spine
strata, strati
layer
sub-
under, below
-ule
little
apo-
from, off, away
artic
joint
circum
around
clast
break, destroy
condyl
knuckle, knob
cost
rib
di-
separate, apart, two
facet
face or flat surface
foramen
an opening
foss
a ditch, trench
gen
produce
-icul
small
hyal
glass, transparent
lamell
small plate
malac
soft
-oid
like, resembling
osteo, oss
bone
phy
grow, produce, growth
plasi, plast
form, shape
porus
pore, opening
proli
offspring
sinu
a hollow
-sis
the act of
trab
beam
tuber
knob, knot
-ula, -ule, -ulus
little
ala
wing
anul, -us, -o
ring
cervi
neck
corona
crown
den
tooth
ethmo
sieve
form
shape
glosso
tongue
lacrima
tear
mast
breast
nucha
the nape
occip
back of head
opti
eye
orbi
circular
ovalis
egg-shaped
pedi
feet
petro
rock
pterygo
wing
radi
a spoke or ray
ramus
branch
rotund
round
scoli
curved
sphen
wedge
stylo
stake
tempo
time
tympan
a drum
xipho
a sword
arcus
a bow, arch
auricul
ear
calc
heel
capit
head
carp
wrist
clavicul
key
corac
crow
cox
hip
cune
wedge
fovea
pit
hamat
hooked
ilia
flank
ischi
hip
linea
line
malle
hammer
obtur
close, stop up
olecran
elbow
pect
breast
pelv
basin
phalan
battle line
pis
pea
pubi
genital region
scaph
bowl or boat
styl
a pillar, stake
sulc
groove
tars
ankle
triquetr
triangular
trochle
pulley
ab-
away
ad-
toward
amphi
both
ankylo
crooked, bent
arthro
joint
auto-
self
bursa
purse
cruci
cross
delta
triangular
desm
band, ligament
e-, ef-, ex-
out
flex
bend
gompho
bolt or peg
intra
within
labrum, labri
lip
luxat
dislocate
menisc
crescent
ovi
egg
poplit
back of knee
pron
bent forward
rota
a wheel, revolve
rheum
a watery flow
scope, scopy
see
spondyl
vertebra
supine
lying on back
sutur
a seam
syn-, sym-
together
tract
drawn
vert
turn
aero
air
-algia
pain
bouton
button
con-
with, together
ec-
out, out of
fasci
bundle
lemma
sheath
myo, mys
muscle
neuro
nerve
raphe
seam, seam of fibrous tissue
sarco
flesh
strait
furrow, streak
tri
three
tropo
turn, change
ago
leader
anta, anti
against
-ceps
head
dia-
across
gaster, gastr
belly
genio
chin
glute
bottock, rump
gracil
slender
-issimus
superlative, the most
lat
broad, wide
masseter (word root)
chewer
ocul
eye
oris
mouth
palp
touch
penna
feather
not, without
a-, an-
before
ante-
hang to
append
axis
axi
arm
brachi
heart
cardi
tail
caud
head
cephal/crani
against, opposite
contra
the back
dors
above, over
epi-
write
-graph
low, underneath
infer
below
infra-
same
ipsi
side
later
form, shape
morpho
the study of
-logy
beside, near
para
a wall
pariet
disease
patho/pathy
around
peri-
rib, side
pleur
behind, after
post
arrow
sagitt
above
super
cut
tom
across, through
trans
belly
venter, ventr
organs
viscero
apart
ana-
two
bi-
color
chrom
on this side
cis
cell
cyt
bad, malicious
dys-
small
-ell
within, inner
endo
outside
exo
excessive
hyper
between
inter
movement
kinesis
layer
lamina
loosening, breaking down
lysis
part, portion
mere
after, between
meta
thread
mito
many
multi
death
necro
little nut
nucle
process
-osis
eat
phago
drink
pino
shape
plasi
forming or molded material
plasma
before
pre-, pro-
network
reticul
body
som, soma
end
telo
bud, germ
blast
string
chord
hollow
coel
bag, bladder
cyst
skin
derm
out, outside
ecto
middle
meso
muscle
myo
birth
nata
the back
noto
before
pre-
back, behind
retro
hard
sclero
viscera
splanchnic
nourish
troph
gland
adeno
cavity, pit
alveol
a small open space
areola
base
basi, basa
cartilage
chondr
small hair, eye lash, eyelid
cili
separate
crine
lead
duc, duct
outside, beyond
extra
fiber
fibr
tissue
hist
space, lake, cavity
lacun
womb
matri(x)
small
micro
new
neo
tumor
-oma, onco
bone
osteo
false
pseudo
flat, scale
squam
standing
stasis
layer
strati
one
uni
shaggy hair
villi
crab
carcin
horny
corn
bark
cortex (word root)
skin
cutaneo
grain
gran
blood
hemo
whole
holo
under, beneath
hypo
inflammation
-itis
horn
kera
clear
lucid
moon
lun
pith, marrow
medull
black
melan
nipple
papill
spine
spin
layer
strata, strati
under, below
sub-
little
-ule
from, off, away
apo-
joint
artic
around
circum
break, destroy
clast
knuckle, knob
condyl
rib
cost
separate, apart, two
di-
face or flat surface
facet
an opening
foramen
a ditch, trench
foss
produce
gen
small
-icul
glass, transparent
hyal
small plate
lamell
soft
malac
like, resembling
-oid
bone
osteo, oss
grow, produce, growth
phy
form, shape
plasi, plast
pore, opening
porus
offspring
proli
a hollow
sinu
the act of
-sis
beam
trab
knob, knot
tuber
little
-ula, -ule, -ulus
wing
ala
ring
anul, -us, -o
neck
cervi
crown
corona
tooth
den
sieve
ethmo
shape
form
tongue
glosso
tear
lacrima
breast
mast
the nape
nucha
back of head
occip
eye
opti
circular
orbi
egg-shaped
ovalis
feet
pedi
rock
petro
wing
pterygo
a spoke or ray
radi
branch
ramus
round
rotund
curved
scoli
wedge
sphen
stake
stylo
time
tempo
a drum
tympan
a sword
xipho
a bow, arch
arcus
ear
auricul
heel
calc
head
capit
wrist
carp
key
clavicul
crow
corac
hip
cox
wedge
cune
pit
fovea
hooked
hamat
flank
ilia
hip
ischi
line
linea
hammer
malle
close, stop up
obtur
elbow
olecran
breast
pect
basin
pelv
battle line
phalan
pea
pis
genital region
pubi
bowl or boat
scaph
a pillar, stake
styl
groove
sulc
ankle
tars
triangular
triquetr
pulley
trochle
away
ab-
toward
ad-
both
amphi
crooked, bent
ankylo
joint
arthro
self
auto-
purse
bursa
cross
cruci
triangular
delta
band, ligament
desm
out
e-, ef-, ex-
bend
flex
bolt or peg
gompho
within
intra
lip
labrum, labri
dislocate
luxat
crescent
menisc
egg
ovi
back of knee
poplit
bent forward
pron
a wheel, revolve
rota
a watery flow
rheum
see
scope, scopy
vertebra
spondyl
lying on back
supine
a seam
sutur
together
syn-, sym-
drawn
tract
turn
vert
air
aero
pain
-algia
button
bouton
with, together
con-
out, out of
ec-
bundle
fasci
sheath
lemma
muscle
myo, mys
nerve
neuro
seam, seam of fibrous tissue
raphe
flesh
sarco
furrow, streak
strait
three
tri
turn, change
tropo
leader
ago
against
anta, anti
head
-ceps
across
dia-
belly
gaster, gastr
chin
genio
bottock, rump
glute
slender
gracil
superlative, the most
-issimus
broad, wide
lat
chewer
masseter (word root)
eye
ocul
mouth
oris
touch
palp
feather
penna