anat & phys: roots, prefixes, and suffixes (zyg-a)

a-

without, lack of

ab-

away from

acou-

hearing

-ac, -al

pertaining to

ad-

to, toward, near to

aden-, adeno-

gland

af-

toward

albi-

white

-algia

painful condition

an-

without, lack of

andro-

male

angi-, angio-

vessel

ante-

before

anti-

against

apo-

separated from, off

arthr-, arthro-

join

-ary

associated with

-asis, -asia

condition or state of

audio-

hearing

auri-

ear

auto-

self

baro-

weight, pressure

bi-

twice, double

-blast

germ, bud

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

bucc-

cheek

carcin

cancer

cardio-

heart

caud-

tail

-ferent

carry

-form

resembling, shape of

gastr-, gastro-

stomach

-genesis, -genic

produce, origin

gloss-, glosso-

tongue

glyco-

sugar, sweet

gyn-

female, woman

haplo-

single

hem-, hemato-

blood

hepato-

liver

hetero-

different

hist-, histo-

tissue

homo-, homeo-,

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, over

hypo-

under, below

idio-

self, distinct

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

-issimus

greatest

iso-

equal, same

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near

labi-

lip

lacto-

milk

leuko-

white

lip-

fat

-ology

study of

-lysis

breaking up, dissolve

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain

chondro-

cartilage

-cide

kill

circum-

around

-clast

break

co-, com-

with, together

contra-

against, opposite

cost-

rib

crani-

skull

cune-

wedge

cuti-

skin

cyan-

blue color

cysti-, cysto-

sac, bladder

-cyte, cyto-

cell

demi-

half

di, diplo-

two

duct-, -duct

lead, draw

dur-

hard

dys-

painful, difficult, bad

e-, ec-, ef-, ex-

out, from

ecto-

outside, outer

-ectomy

to cut out

ede-, -edem

swelling

-el, -elle

small

endo-

within

entero-

intestine

epi-

above, on

ex-, exo

outside

extra-

outside

macro-

large

mamm-, mast-

breast

medi-

middle

melano-

black

-mers, -meres

parts

meta-

after, beyond

micro-

small

mono-

single, one

morph-

form, shape

myo-

muscle