Anatomical Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

Without, lack of

Hint 1

Asymptomatic (without symptoms)

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away

Hint 2

Abduct (move away from midline)

Front 3

acou-

Back 3

Hearing

Hint 3

Acoustic meatus (part of ear)

Front 4

ad-

Back 4

To, toward

Hint 4

Adduct (move toward midline)

Front 5

aden-, adeno-

Back 5

Gland

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Adenoma (tumor of a gland)

Front 6

-algia

Back 6

Pain

Hint 6

Neuralgia (nerve pain)

Front 7

andro-

Back 7

Male

Hint 7

Androgen (male hormone)

Front 8

angi-, angio-

Back 8

Vessel

Hint 8

Angiogram (imaging of vessels

Front 9

ante-

Back 9

Before

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Antebrachium (before the arm)

Front 10

athr-, arthro-

Back 10

Joint

Hint 10

Arthritis (inflammation of a joint)

Front 11

-asis, -asia

Back 11

Condition of state of

Hint 11

Homeostasis (state of balance of physiological processes)

Front 12

audi-, audio-

Back 12

Hearing

Hint 12

Auditory (hearing sense)

Front 13

auto-

Back 13

Self

Hint 13

Autoimmunity (immune response against self)

Front 14

baro-

Back 14

Pressure, weight

Hint 14

Baroreceptor (receptor for blood pressure changes)

Front 15

bi-

Back 15

Twice, double, two

Hint 15

Biceps brachii (arm muscle with two heads)

Front 16

brady-

Back 16

Slow

Hint 16

Bradykinesia (slow movement)

Front 17

carcin-

Back 17

Cancer

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Carcinogen (cancer-causing substance)

Front 18

cardio-

Back 18

Heart

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Cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the heart muscle)

Front 19

cerebro-

Back 19

Brain

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Cerebrovascular (of the vasculature of the brain)

Front 20

Chondro

Back 20

Cartilage

Hint 20

Osteochondritis (bone and cartilage inflammation)

Front 21

circum-

Back 21

Around

Hint 21

Circumflex (to bend around something)

Front 22

-clast

Back 22

Break down

Hint 22

Osteoclast (cell that breaks down bone)

Front 23

contra-

Back 23

Opposite

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Contralateral (opposite side)

Front 24

cost-

Back 24

Rib

Hint 24

Costochondritis (inflammation of cartilage of the ribs)

Front 25

cuti-

Back 25

Skin

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Cutaneous (of the skin)

Front 26

cyan-

Back 26

Blue

Hint 26

Cyanosis (bluish coloring of the skin)

Front 27

-cyte, cyto-

Back 27

Cell

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Keratinocyte (cell that produces keratin)

Front 28

derm-

Back 28

Skin

Hint 28

Epidermis (outer layer of the skin)

Front 29

dys-

Back 29

Difficult, bad

Hint 29

Dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

Front 30

e-, ec-, ef-, ex-

Back 30

Out, away from

Hint 30

Efferent (conducting out or away from)

Front 31

ecto-

Back 31

Outer

Hint 31

Ectoderm (outer layer of the developing embryo)

Front 32

-ectomy

Back 32

To cut out

Hint 32

Lobectomy (removal of a lobe, as that of the lung or liver)

Front 33

ede-, -edem

Back 33

Swelling

Hint 33

Edema (having swelling)

Front 34

endo-

Back 34

Within

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Endoderm (inner layer of the developing embryo)

Front 35

Entero-

Back 35

Intestine

Hint 35

Enterocolitis (inflammation of the small intestine & colon)

Front 36

epi-

Back 36

Upon, on

Hint 36

Epiglottis (flap that lays upon the larynx with swallowing)

Front 37

extra-

Back 37

Outside

Hint 37

Extracellular (outside the cell)

Front 38

-ferent

Back 38

Carry

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Efferent (carry away from the cell)

Front 39

gastr-, gastro-

Back 39

Stomach

Hint 39

Gastroenteritis (inflammation of stomach & intestines)

Front 40

-genesis, -genic

Back 40

Produce, origin

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Neurogenesis (development/production of new neurons)

Front 41

gloss-, glosso-

Back 41

Tongue

Hint 41

Glossopharyngeal (of the tongue and pharynx)

Front 42

glyco-

Back 42

Sugar, sweet

Hint 42

Glycolysis (breakdown of glucose)

Front 43

hem-, hemato-

Back 43

Blood

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Hemogenesis (formation of blood cells)

Front 44

hepato-

Back 44

Liver

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Hepatocyte (cell of the liver)

Front 45

histo-, hist-

Back 45

Tissue

Hint 45

Histology (the study of tissues)

Front 46

hyper-

Back 46

Above, over

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Hyperthyroidism (having an overactive thyroid)

Front 47

hypo-

Back 47

Below, under

Hint 47

Hypothyroidism (having an underactive thyroid)

Front 48

infra-

Back 48

Below

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Infraspinous (below the spine)

Front 49

inter-

Back 49

Between

Hint 49

Interspinous (between the spines)

Front 50

intra-

Back 50

Within

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Intraabdominal (within the abdominal cavity)

Front 51

iso-

Back 51

Equal, same

Hint 51

Isometric (contraction with no change in muscle length)

Front 52

-itis

Back 52

Inflammation

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Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)

Front 53

labi-

Back 53

Lip

Hint 53

Labial (of the lip)

Front 54

leuko-

Back 54

White

Hint 54

Leukocytes (white blood cells)

Front 55

lip-

Back 55

Fat

Hint 55

Lipase (breaks down fat cells)

Front 56

-lysis

Back 56

Break down

Hint 56

Glycolysis (breakdown of glucose)

Front 57

mamm-

Back 57

Breast

Hint 57

Mammary gland (gland of the breast)

Front 58

medi-

Back 58

Middle

Hint 58

Medial (toward the midline)

Front 59

melano-

Back 59

Black

Hint 59

Melanocyte (cell that produces dark/black pigment)

Front 60

myo-

Back 60

Muscle

Hint 60

Myopathy (disease of the muscle)

Front 61

necro-

Back 61

Dead

Hint 61

Necrotizing (causing death, of tissue)

Front 62

neo-

Back 62

New

Hint 62

Gluconeogenesis (formation of new glucose)

Front 63

nephron-

Back 63

Kidney

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Nephron (functional unit of the kidney)

Front 64

neuro-

Back 64

nerve

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Neuropathy (disease of nerves)

Front 65

oculo-, ophthalm-

Back 65

Eye

Hint 65

Ophthalmic (of or relating to the eye)

Front 66

odotno-

Back 66

Tooth

Hint 66

Odontology (study of structure and diseases of teeth)

Front 67

-oma

Back 67

Tumor

Hint 67

Glioma (tumor of glial cells)

Front 68

-osis

Back 68

Condition of

Hint 68

Neurosis (condition of nerves)

Front 69

osse-, osteo-

Back 69

Bone

Hint 69

Osteology (study of bone)

Front 70

oto-

Back 70

Ear

Hint 70

Otitis (inflammation of the ear)

Front 71

-pathy

Back 71

Disease

Hint 71

Cardiopathy (disease of the heart)

Front 72

phag-

Back 72

Eat

Hint 72

Phagocyte (cell that 'eats,' as in extracellular debris)

Front 73

-plegia

Back 73

Paralyze

Hint 73

Quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)

Front 74

pneumo-

Back 74

Lungs, air, gas

Hint 74

Pneumonia (infection of air sacs of the lungs)

Front 75

-poieses

Back 75

Make, formation of

Hint 75

Hematopoiesis (formation of blood cellular components)

Front 76

poly-

Back 76

Many

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Polycystic (many cysts)

Front 77

quad-

Back 77

Four

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Quadriceps femoris (thigh muscle with four heads)

Front 78

rami-

Back 78

Branch

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Ramus (initial branch of a nerve from the spinal cord)

Front 79

rect-

Back 79

Straight

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Rectus femoris (straight muscle of the thigh)

Front 80

reno-

Back 80

Kidney

Hint 80

Renal (of the kidney)

Front 81

sclero-

Back 81

Hard

Hint 81

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

Front 82

somato-

Back 82

Body

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Somatosensation (sensation of the body)

Front 83

steno-

Back 83

Narrowing

Hint 83

Stenosis (narrowing of an opening or tube)

Front 84

sterno-

Back 84

Chest

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Sternum (bone in the middle of the chest)

Front 85

sub-

Back 85

Under

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Subscapular (under the scapula)

Front 86

super-, supra-

Back 86

Above, upper

Hint 86

Supraspinatus (muscle above the scapular spine)

Front 87

tachy-

Back 87

Fast

Hint 87

Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)

Front 88

thorac-

Back 88

Chest, thorax

Hint 88

Thoracic cavity (chest cavity)

Front 89

thrombo-

Back 89

Blood clot

Hint 89

Thrombosis (condition of having a blood clot)

Front 90

-tomy

Back 90

Cut, incise

Hint 90

Craniotomy (operation involving the cutting of the skull)

Front 91

tri-

Back 91

Three

Hint 91

Triceps brachii (muscle of the arm that has three heads)

Front 92

tunica-

Back 92

Layer

Hint 92

Tunica externa (external layer)

Front 93

ultra-

Back 93

Beyond, excess

Hint 93

Ultrastructure (structure that can only be seen with extreme magnification, as in part of a cell)

Front 94

uni-

Back 94

One

Hint 94

Unicellular (one cell)

Front 95

vas-

Back 95

Vessel

Hint 95

Vasoconstriction (constriction of a blood vessel)

Front 96

villo-

Back 96

Hair

Hint 96

Vellus (fine unpigmented or lightly-pigmented hair)

Front 97

viscer-

Back 97

Internal organ

Hint 97

Viscera (internal organs)