Human Anatomy - Definition and Root Terms

Pregunta	Respuesta
ante/o	before
ventr/o	towards the belly
anter/o	towards the front
post/o	after
poster/o	towards the back
dors/o	back
phren/o	diaphragm
retin/o	net-like
cili/o	eyelash
palpebr/o	eyelid
phys/o	growth
-sis	(CAPS) Condition or Action or Process or State
clin/o	sloped
lacer/o	torn
cav/o	hollow
petr/o	(dense) rock
upsilon	20th letter of greek alphabet
hyoid/o	shaped like the Greek letter upsilon
incis/o	cut into
cid/o	cut
canal/o	water channel
bucc/o	cheek
membran/o	a skin
mening/o	membrane
tympan/o	drum
glandul/o	little acorn
ment/o	chin
pont/o	bridge
labi/o	lip
tonsil/o	tonsil
genion	chin
larynx	upper windpipe
mast/o	breast
pharanx	chasm
pharung/o	"pharunx" throat
conus	cone
descend	to climb down
ascend	to climb up
scendere	to climb
de-	down
abdo-	conceal
gono-	angle
volar	synonymous with palmar pertaining to the palm
process	a going forward (outgrowth of tissue)
flex/o	to bend
scaph/o	boat-shaped
stoma-	mouth
sinus/o	a recess
epi-	upon
vas/o	vessel
tibi/o	aulos or shin bone
recess	to go back
auris	ear
papill/o	nipple-like
cuspid/o	point
pariet/o	the wall
temp/o	side of forehead or temples
arteri/o	artery or windpipe "They were regarded by the ancients as air ducts because the arteries do not contain blood after death"
patella	kneepan
tal/o	slope derived from talutum (structure of a slope) A medieval castle architecture used steep slopes on the outside perimeter as a defensive tactic
end/o	within
cub/o	cube
later/o	side
cardi/o	heart
camera	vault
valv/o	double door
coron/o	encircling like a crown or heart
trunk	from latin truncus to cut off
septum	structure of a partition
circum/o	around
ob-	against
myo-	muscle
pulmonary	of the lungs
manubri/o	a handle
cervic/o	neck
lumb/o	loin
clavic/o	little key
unc/o	hook
scapul/o	small shovel
uln/o	elbow
pisi/o	pea-shaped
proxim/o	nearest
dist/o	distant
distant	to stand apart
-tomy	to cut
fossa	to resemble a ditch
ethmoid/o	a seive
front/o	the front
oc-	the backside of
ciput/o	head
mandibul/o	the jaw
vomer	plowshare
plowshare	the cutting edge of a plow
auricul/o	external ear
anatomy	to cut apart
lachrym/o or lacrim/o	a tear related to the eyes
nas/o	nose
gladi/o	small sword like the flower, gladiolus
cost/o	rib
atlas	The Bearer (of the heavens)
carp/o	wrist
capit/o	head
lun/o	moon
meta-	beyond
phalang/o	of fingers or toes derived from phalanx
brachi/o	arm
cephal/o	head
axill/o	armpit
digit/o	finger or toe
faci/o	relating to the face
opthalm/o	eye
palm/o	palm of the hand
poplit/o	hollow of the knee
cerebr/o	brain
cerebell/o	little brain
trans/o	across
basil/o	of or situated at a base
gastr/o	stomach
transverse	to turn across
diagon/o	to angle through
dia-	across
vena cava	hollow vein
tars/o	ankle
sphenoid/o	a wedge
inter/o	between
aort/o or aorta	"what is hung up"
zygom/o	relating to the zygomatic bone
vein	underground channel of water
ligament/o	to bond
femor/o	thigh bone
fibul/o	clasp or brooch
chamber	private room from latin camera "vault"
medi/o	middle
sacr/o	sacred a bone sought after during sacrifices
coccyg/o	relating to the coccyx or cuckoos beak
calcane/o	heel bone
margin/o	relating to the edge of
oblique	slanting
myocardium	structure of the heart muscle
conch/o	shellfish
turbin/o	spinning top
xiph/o	sword
vert/o	to turn
humer/o	shoulder (bone)
radi/o	rod
-ana	apart
articul/o	joint
stern/o	sternum
thorac/o	chest
acrom/o	to the highest
trapez/o	little table
-ion	(AC) Action or Condition
arc/o or arch	bow
sub/o	under
common	shared by all
carotid	relating to the carotid artery drowsiness to cut off carotid blood supply to cause "drowsiness", like a drunk
clavis	key
thyr/o	oblong shield
bifurc/o	divided into two forks
cric/o	shape of a ring
nod/o	knot
tri/o	three
triquetr/o	three-cornered
mal/o	cheek
navic/o	boat
cuneus	wedge
proper	From Latin propro- "one's own" Modern: "strictly belonging to"
papul/o	small protuberance
apart	french: a parte "at the side"
cric/o	ring-shaped
ham/o	hook
lingu/o	tongue
kleid/o	kay clavicle, combining form
gloss/o	tongue
infra-	below
bas/o	base
axill/o	armpit
palat/o	palace Mythology to the location of a cave located in Palatine Hill Palate of the mouth
gutter/o	throat
angul/o	angle
trochle/o	pulley block
mens/o	mind
pteryg/o	wing-like
maseter/o	to chew
orb/o	circle
greater	big (not Latin)
lesser	little (not Latin)
cavern/o	cave
hyp/o	under
ocul/o	eye
muscul/o	little mouse
centr/o	center pivoting point in drawing a circle like a compass
peri-	around
co-	together
mamm/o	breast like a child saying "mamma"
collater/o	side by side
-al	pertaining to
-ic	pertaining to
-ar	pertaining to
-um	structure of

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