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Human Anatomy - Definition and Root Terms
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- 1ante/obefore
- 2ventr/otowards the belly
- 3anter/otowards the front
- 4post/oafter
- 5poster/otowards the back
- 6dors/oback
- 7phren/odiaphragm
- 8retin/onet-like
- 9cili/oeyelash
- 10palpebr/oeyelid
- 11phys/ogrowth
- 12-sis(CAPS)
Condition
or Action
or Process
or State - 13clin/osloped
- 14lacer/otorn
- 15cav/ohollow
- 16petr/o(dense)
rock - 17upsilon20th letter of greek alphabet
- 18hyoid/oshaped like the Greek letter upsilon
- 19incis/ocut into
- 20cid/ocut
- 21canal/owater channel
- 22bucc/ocheek
- 23membran/oa skin
- 24mening/omembrane
- 25tympan/odrum
- 26glandul/olittle acorn
- 27ment/ochin
- 28pont/obridge
- 29labi/olip
- 30tonsil/otonsil
- 31genionchin
- 32larynxupper windpipe
- 33mast/obreast
- 34pharanxchasm
- 35pharung/o"pharunx"
throat - 36conuscone
- 37descendto climb down
- 38ascendto climb up
- 39scendereto climb
- 40de-down
- 41abdo-conceal
- 42gono-angle
- 43volarsynonymous with palmar
pertaining to the palm - 44processa going forward
(outgrowth of tissue) - 45flex/oto bend
- 46scaph/oboat-shaped
- 47stoma-mouth
- 48sinus/oa recess
- 49epi-upon
- 50vas/ovessel
- 51tibi/oaulos
or shin bone - 52recessto go back
- 53aurisear
- 54papill/onipple-like
- 55cuspid/opoint
- 56pariet/othe wall
- 57temp/oside of forehead
or temples - 58arteri/oartery
or windpipe
"They were regarded by the ancients as air ducts because the arteries do not contain blood after death" - 59patellakneepan
- 60tal/oslope
derived from talutum (structure of a slope)
A medieval castle architecture used steep slopes on the outside perimeter as a defensive tactic - 61end/owithin
- 62cub/ocube
- 63later/oside
- 64cardi/oheart
- 65cameravault
- 66valv/odouble door
- 67coron/oencircling like a crown
or heart - 68trunkfrom latin truncus
to cut off - 69septumstructure of a partition
- 70circum/oaround
- 71ob-against
- 72myo-muscle
- 73pulmonaryof the lungs
- 74manubri/oa handle
- 75cervic/oneck
- 76lumb/oloin
- 77clavic/olittle key
- 78unc/ohook
- 79scapul/osmall shovel
- 80uln/oelbow
- 81pisi/opea-shaped
- 82proxim/onearest
- 83dist/odistant
- 84distantto stand apart
- 85-tomyto cut
- 86fossato resemble a ditch
- 87ethmoid/oa seive
- 88front/othe front
- 89oc-the backside of
- 90ciput/ohead
- 91mandibul/othe jaw
- 92vomerplowshare
- 93plowsharethe cutting edge of a plow
- 94auricul/oexternal ear
- 95anatomyto cut apart
- 96lachrym/o or lacrim/oa tear
related to the eyes - 97nas/onose
- 98gladi/osmall sword
like the flower, gladiolus - 99cost/orib
- 100atlasThe Bearer
(of the heavens) - 101carp/owrist
- 102capit/ohead
- 103lun/omoon
- 104meta-beyond
- 105phalang/oof fingers or toes
derived from phalanx - 106brachi/oarm
- 107cephal/ohead
- 108axill/oarmpit
- 109digit/ofinger
or toe - 110faci/orelating to the face
- 111opthalm/oeye
- 112palm/opalm of the hand
- 113poplit/ohollow of the knee
- 114cerebr/obrain
- 115cerebell/olittle brain
- 116trans/oacross
- 117basil/oof or situated at a base
- 118gastr/ostomach
- 119transverseto turn across
- 120diagon/oto angle through
- 121dia-across
- 122vena cavahollow vein
- 123tars/oankle
- 124sphenoid/oa wedge
- 125inter/obetween
- 126aort/o or aorta"what is hung up"
- 127zygom/orelating to the zygomatic bone
- 128veinunderground channel of water
- 129ligament/oto bond
- 130femor/othigh bone
- 131fibul/oclasp
or brooch - 132chamberprivate room
from latin camera "vault" - 133medi/omiddle
- 134sacr/osacred
a bone sought after during sacrifices - 135coccyg/orelating to the coccyx
or cuckoos beak - 136calcane/oheel bone
- 137margin/orelating to the edge of
- 138obliqueslanting
- 139myocardiumstructure of the heart muscle
- 140conch/oshellfish
- 141turbin/ospinning top
- 142xiph/osword
- 143vert/oto turn
- 144humer/oshoulder (bone)
- 145radi/orod
- 146-anaapart
- 147articul/ojoint
- 148stern/osternum
- 149thorac/ochest
- 150acrom/oto the highest
- 151trapez/olittle table
- 152-ion(AC)
Action
or Condition - 153arc/o or archbow
- 154sub/ounder
- 155commonshared by all
- 156carotidrelating to the carotid artery
drowsiness
to cut off carotid blood supply to cause "drowsiness", like a drunk - 157claviskey
- 158thyr/ooblong shield
- 159bifurc/odivided into two forks
- 160cric/oshape of a ring
- 161nod/oknot
- 162tri/othree
- 163triquetr/othree-cornered
- 164mal/ocheek
- 165navic/oboat
- 166cuneuswedge
- 167properFrom Latin propro-
"one's own"
Modern:
"strictly belonging to" - 168papul/osmall protuberance
- 169apartfrench: a parte
"at the side" - 170cric/oring-shaped
- 171ham/ohook
- 172lingu/otongue
- 173kleid/okay
clavicle, combining form - 174gloss/otongue
- 175infra-below
- 176bas/obase
- 177axill/oarmpit
- 178palat/opalace
Mythology to the location of a cave located in Palatine Hill
Palate of the mouth - 179gutter/othroat
- 180angul/oangle
- 181trochle/opulley block
- 182mens/omind
- 183pteryg/owing-like
- 184maseter/oto chew
- 185orb/ocircle
- 186greaterbig
(not Latin) - 187lesserlittle
(not Latin) - 188cavern/ocave
- 189hyp/ounder
- 190ocul/oeye
- 191muscul/olittle mouse
- 192centr/ocenter
pivoting point in drawing a circle
like a compass - 193peri-around
- 194co-together
- 195mamm/obreast
like a child saying "mamma" - 196collater/oside by side
- 197-alpertaining to
- 198-icpertaining to
- 199-arpertaining to
- 200-umstructure of
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- Comprehensive list of Latin root terms as they pertain to Human Anatomy. Basically, this list is beyond (meta-) to what you need to know for basic terms. The more you know the better!
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