Latin and Greek Root Words
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willjardell13 on January 23, 2012
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Anatomy class Latin and Greek root words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a (an) | Without, not acephalia |
| ab | of, off, away from abduct |
| acro | extremity acromegaly |
| ad | to, toward adduct |
| adeno | gland or glandular adenoma |
| adipo | fat adipose |
| are, aero | related to air or oxygen anaerobic |
| ala, alaris | wing (pertaining to a wing) alar notch |
| alba | white linea alba |
| -algia | pain neuralgia |
| ambi | both ambidextrous |
| ana | again anatomy |
| angi | vessel angiogram |
| ankon | elbow anconeal |
| ankylo | bent ankylosis |
| annular | ring annular |
| ante | before antemortem |
| anti | against antibiotic |
| aqua | water aqueous |
| arthro | joint arthritis |
| articularis | jointed articular |
| auris, ariculo | ear, little ear auricular mm. |
| auto | self autograft |
| bi | two biped |
| bio | live biology |
| blast | germ, bud osteoblast |
| blepharo | eyelid blepharospasm |
| brachi | arm brachium |
| brachys | short brachycephalic |
| brady | slow bradycardia |
| brevis | short peroneus brevis |
| buccal | cheek buccinator |
| bulla | blister tympanic bulla |
| bursa | wine skin bursitis |
| capit | head decapitate |
| cant | angle, corner canthus |
| cardio | pertaining to the heart epicardium |
| cauda | tail caudal |
| cec | blind cecum |
| cephalic, cephalo | head hydrocephalicus |
| cervix | neck cervical |
| chondros | cartilage chondroblast |
| clast | to break osteoclast |
| cleido | collar bone clavicle |
| coccyg | tail coccyx |
| coele | hollow blastocoele |
| col, colo | colon colitis |
| commisure | joining together commission |
| con | with, together concurrent |
| conch | shell concha |
| contra | against, opposed contralateral |
| coracoid | crow-like coracoid process |
| corn | horn cornual process |
| cortico | bark, shell, rind cortex |
| corona | crown coronary |
| costal | rib intercostal |
| coxa | hip os coxae |
| cranium | head neurocranium |
| cruci, crux | cross cruciate |
| crus | a leg-like part crural |
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