Body part or component

Greek root

Latin root

abdomen
aorta
arm
armpit
artery
back
big toe
bladder

laparaort(o)brachimaschalarterinot
cyst-

blood

haemat-, hemat- (haem-, hem-)

sangui-, sanguin-

blood clot
blood vessel
body
bone
bone marrow, marrow
brain
breast
chest
cheek
ear
eggs, ova
eye
eyelid
face
fallopian tubes
fat, fatty tissue
finger
forehead
gallbladder

thrombangisomat-,somostemyelencephal(o)maststethpareiot(o)ooophthalm(o)blephar(o)prosop(o)salping(o)lip(o)dactyl(o)cholecyst(o)-

vas-, vasculcorporossimedullcerebrmamm(o)pectorbuccaur(i)ovocul(o)cili-, palpebrfaci(o)

adipdigitfront(o)fell-

genitals, sexually
undifferentiated

gon(o)-, phall(o)-

gland

aden(o)-

glans penis or clitoridis

balan(o)-

gums
hair
hand
head
heart
hip, hip-joint
horn

trich(o)cheir(o)-, chir(o)cephal(o)cardi(o)cerat(o)-

gingivcapillmanucapit(o)cordicoxcornu-

abdominaort(o)armaxill
dorsallic-, hallicvesic-

intestine
jaw
kidney
knee
lip
liver
loins, pubic region
lungs

enter(o)gnath(o)nephr(o)goncheil(o)-, chil(o)hepat(o)-, (hepatic-)

episi(o)pneumon-

rengenulabi(o)jecorpudendpulmon(i)-, (pulmo-)

marrow, bone marrow

myel(o)-

medull-

mind
mouth
muscle
nail
navel
neck

psychstomat(o)my(o)onych(o)omphal(o)trachel(o)-

mentorunguiumbiliccervic-

nerve; the nervous system

neur(o)-

nerv-

nipple, teat
nose
ovary
pelvis
penis
pupil (of the eye)
rib
rib cage
shoulder
sinus
skin
skull
stomach
testis

thelerhin(o)oophor(o)pyel(o)pe(o)cor-, core-, coropleur(o)thorac(i)-, thorac(o)om(o)dermat(o)-, (derm-)

crani(o)gastr(o)orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-

papill-, mammillnasovari(o)pelv(i)cost(o)humer(o)sinuscut-, cuticulventr(o)-

throat (upper throat cavity)

pharyng(o)-

throat (lower throat

cavity/voice box])

laryng(o)-

thumb
tooth
tongue
toe
tumour
ureter
urethra

odont(o)gloss-, glottdactyl(o)cel-, onc(o)ureter(o)urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-

pollicdent(i)lingu(a)digittumureter(o)urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-

urine, urinary system

uterine tubes
uterus
vagina
vein
vulva
womb
wrist

ur(o)salping(o)hyster(o)-, metr(o)colp(o)phleb(o)episi(o)hyster(o)-, metr(o)carp(o)-

urin(o)salping(o)uter(o)vaginvenvulvuter(o)carp(o)-

Roots of color[edit]
Color
black
blue
gray, grey
green
purple
red
red-orange
white
yellow

Greek root in English

melancyanpolichlorporphyr(o)erythr(o)-, rhod(o)cirrh(o)leuc-, leukxanth-

Latin root in English

atr-, nigrcerulecanvirpurpur-, purpureorub-, rubr
alb-, candflav-

Roots of description[edit]
(Size, shape, strength, etc.)

Description
bad, incorrect
bent, crooked
big
biggest
broad, wide
cold
dead
equal
female, feminine
flat
good, well
great

Greek root in English

cac(o)-, dysankyl(o)mega-, megal(o)megisteurycry(o)necr(o)is(o)0 pseud(o)thelyplatyeumega-, megal(o)-

Latin root in English

mal(e)prav(i)magn(i)maximlat(i)frig(i)mortequ(i)fals(i)plan(i)ben(e)-, bon(i)magn(i)-

hard
heavy
hollow
huge
incorrect, bad
irregular

scler(o)bar(o)coel(o)megal(o)cac(o)-, dyspoikil(o)

dur(i)grav(i)cav(i)magn(i)mal(e)

large; extremely large

mega-

magn(i)-

largest
long
male, masculine
narrow
new
normal, correct
old
sharp
short
small
smallest
slow
fast
soft
straight
thick
varied, various
well, good
wide, broad

megistmacr(o)arsenosten(o)ne(o)orth(o)paleooxybrachymicr(o)bradytachymalac(o)orth(o)pachypoikiloeueury-

maximlong(i)virangust(i)nov(i)rect(i)veteracbrev(i)parv(i)- (rare)
minimtard(i)celermoll(i)rect(i)crass(i)variben(e)lat(i)-

Roots of position[edit]
Description
around
left
middle
right
surrounding

Greek root in English

perilevomes(o)dexi(o)peri-

Latin root in English

circumlaev(o)-, sinistrmedidextr(o)circum-

Other root
optic(o)- (French)
-

Other root

jaun- (French)

Other root
mis

mis

Other root