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LIST OF GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS Anatomy and Physiology 2007-2008 Group 1: a,an → erythro Group 2: gam → noto Group 3: oid → zyg a, an (G)--not; without; negative: asexual, abiogenesis, atrophy ab (L)-off; from; away: abduct ad, af (L)-to; toward: adductor, adrenal, adhere, afferent ana (G)-through: anaphase, anatomy, anabolic angio (G)-vessel: angiotensin,angiogenesis annul (L)-ring: annelida, annular ante (L)-before; the front: anterior anti (G)-opposite; against: antigen, antifreeze apex (L)-the tip: apex, apical ase (L/G)-enzyme: lactase, maltase, dehydrogenase auto (G)-self: autonomic, autosome, autograph, automobile bi (L)-two: bisexual, binary, biweekly, biennial, bicycle bio (G)-life; live: biology, biogenetic, biography, biometry blast (G)--producer; creator: chondroblast, osteoblast, blastula brachium (L)-arm: brachial, brachiopod, brachiocephalic capil (L)-hair: capillary cardio (G)--heart: cardiac, cardiovascular cata (G)-downward; inferior: catabolism, catalyst caud (L)-tail: caudal, caudate cecum (L)-pouch; pocket; sac: cecum cephal (G)--head: cephalothorax, telencephalon, cephalic cerv (L)-neck: cervix, cervical chondr (G)-cartilage: chondroblast, chondrocyte, chondrichthian chrom (G)--color: chromatin, chromatic, chromium, chromosome cilio (L)--hair: cilium, ciliate, ciliophoran cyst (G)-pocket or capsule: statocyst, trichocyst, blastocyst cyt (G)-cell: cytology, erythrocyte, chondrocyte, osteocyte, cytoplasm dendr (G)-tree: dendrite, dendrology derm (G)-skin: dermis, ectoderm, hypodermic di (G)-two, second, or double: dihybrid, dimer, diploid, diencephalon (but not dissect) dis (L)-separating from or parting from: dissect, dismiss, discover, disaster dorso (L)--the back: dorsal, dorsum ect (G)-outer: ectoderm, ectoplasm ef, ex (L)-away; from; outward: efferent, exoskeleton, excretion end (G)-inner: endoderm, endoplasm, endopodite enter (G)--gut; intestine: archenteron, coelenterate, enteric epi (G)-upon; above: epithelium, epidermis, epibranchial, epimere erythro (G)-red: erythrocyte, erythroblast gam (G)--marriage: polygamy, gamete, gemetogenesis gaster (G)--stomach: gastric, gastrula, gastropod, gastrin gen, gem (L)-be born; create; produce: gene, genetics, progenitor, gemule glossa (G)-tongue: hypoglossal, glossary, glossopharyngeal gnath (G)--jaw. aganathan, gnathostome heme (G)--blood: hemocoel, hematology, hemoglobin hetero (G)-different; other: heterochromatin, heterozygous, heterosexual hexa (G)-six: hexose, hexagon hist (G)--tissue: histology, histogenesis, histamine, antihistamine holo (G)--whole; entire: holoblastic, holozoic, holophytic homo (G)--same; like; similar: homogenious; homologous; homosexual hydro (G)-water: hydrology, dehydration, hydration, hydrogen, hydrophilic, hydroelectric hyper (G)--over; beyond: hyperosmotic, hyperthyroidic, hyperactive hypo (G)--under; less than: hypodermis, hypodermic, hypomere, hyposmotic infra (L)--below. infrared, inferior, infrastructure inter (L)--between; among: intercellular, interphase, interim intra (L)-inside; within: intracellular, intravascular Iso (G)--equal: isometric, isogamy, isoptera, isosmotic, isotonic lamella (L)--Iayer; leaf: lamella, delamination latus (L)--the side: lateral leuc, leuk (G)--white; bright: leucocyte, leukemia ling (L)--tongue: lingual, linguistic log (G)--study; discourse: biology, geology, zoology lys (G)-losing; dissolving, breaking: hydrolysis, catalysis, plasmolysis, glycolysis macro (G)--Iarge: macromolecule, macroscopic, macroeconomics, macronucleus maxilla (L)-jaw. maxilla, premaxillary, maxilliped, medi (L)-middle: medial, mediate, intermedial mega (L)-great: megakaryocyte, megawatt meso (G)-middle: mesoderm, mesonephros, mesencephalon meta (G)--after; beyond: metamerism, metatheria, metamorphosis mito (G)-thread: mitosis, mitochondrion mono (G)-one; single: monosaccharide, monocular, mononuclear leucocyte morph (G)-form; appearance: metamorphosis, morphology, morphogenesis myo (G)-muscle: myosin, myofibril, myotome, myocardium nano (G)-dwarf; 1/1,000,000,000: nanobiology, nanometer necro (G)--dead: necropsy, necrotic, necrology, necrophiliac nema (G)--thread: nematode, nematocyst, nemathelminth neo (G)-new. neotropical, nearctic, neolithic, neon nephro (G)--kidney: nepric, epinephrine, pronephros nom (L)--name: taxonomy, innominate, nomenclature noto (G)--dorsal; back: notochord, pronotum oid (L)-like; resembling: diploid, humanoid, anthropoid oo (G)-egg: oocyte, oogenesis, ootid (pronounced two long o's in sequence, as in "oh, oh") ortho (G)--straight: orthoptera, orthodox, orthodontics ose (?)--sugar: glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, ribose oss, ost (?)--bone: ossification, osteocyte, periosteum ov (L)-egg: ovum, oviparous, oviduct paleo (G)--old; ancient: palearctic, paleobotany, paleontology, Paleocene para (G)--near; beside: parathryoid, parapodia, paragraph partheno (G)--virgin: parthenogenesis peri (G)-around: pericardium, perichondrium, perimeter phag (G)-eat: phagocyte, phagocytosis, euphagic phil (G)-attraction for; love for: neutrophil, philanthropy ph or (G)-bearing, carrying, or possessing: melanophore, trichophore photo (G)--light: photosynthesis, photophorphoryation, photograph, photon phyll (G)-leaf: chlorophyll, phyllotaxy phyt (G)-plant: gametophyte, sporophyte plasma (G)-something formed; a fluid: cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, protoplasm pleur (L)-side: splanchnopleur, somatopleur, pleurisy ped (L)--Ieg, stock, or stem: milliped, pedicellaria, pedicle, pedestrian penta (G)--five: pentose, pentagon, pentamer pod (G)-leg; appendage: arthropod, endopodite, podiatry poly (G)-many: polymer, polysaccharide, polypeptide, polymorphonuclear post (L)-behind; after; rear: posterior, postmortem pro, proto (G)--first, for: protein, protoplasm, proton, prophase, proponent, promote pseudo (G)-false; fake: pseudopod, pseudocoel, pseudonym, pseudostratified pter (G)-wing; feather: Archaeopteryx, diptera, apterium ren (L)-kidney: renal, adrenalin, renin rhiz (G)-root: rhizome, Rhizopus, mycorhyza, rhyzoid sacchar (G)--sugar; sweet: monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide, sarco (G)--muscle; flesh: sarcomere, sarcolema scler (G)--hard: sclera, sclerotome, arteriosclerosis semi, hemi (L)-half: semicircle, semi-annual, hemisphere soma (G)--body: somatic, somite, chromosome stom (G)--mouth: stomadeum, nephrostome, stomate syn, sym (G)-together: symbiosis, syncytium, synapse, synchrony, synthesis, symphony tax (G)-arrangement: taxon, taxonomy, ataxia tel (G)-end; far; distant: telencephalon, telophase, telophone, telomere, television tetra (G)-four: tetrose, tetramer ther (G)-mammal; beast: prototherian, metatherian, eutherian therm (G)-heat; temperature; ectothermic, heterothermic, thermometer, thermostat thromb (G)-clot: thrombosis, thrombin, thrombocyte tom (G)-piece; cut; section: anatomy, myotome, microtome, dermatome tri (L)-three: triose, tripeptide, triploid, tricycle troph (G)--food: eutrophic, stenotrophic, autotrophic, heterotrophic, trophoblast trop (G)--to turn toward; to go to: gonadotropin, tropism tunic (L)-a coat: tunica media, tunica interna, tunicate ultra (L)-beyond: ultraviolet, ultracentrifuge, ultramarine, ultrasound vas (L)--vessel: vascular, vas deferens vlvi (L)-alive: viviparous, vivid, vivisection, vivaceous vor (L)--eat: voracious, carnivore, omnivore, herbivore xero (G)--dry: xerophyte, xeroscape, xerography zo (G)--animal: zoology, protozoon, zoological garden (pronounced 2 long o's in succession) zyg (g)--united; tied together: zygote, heterozygous, homozygous