Word Roots for Structure & Body Regions
Cyt/o
Word root meaning "front
Anter/o
Word root for black
Melan/o
Word root for sound
Son/o
Word root for unknown, peculiar
Idi/o
Word root for tissue
Hist/o (sneeze!)
Word root meaning far or farthest
Dist/o
Word root for blue
Cyan/o
Word root for dry
Xer/o
Word root for disease
Path/o
Word root meaning nucleus
Kary/o OR nucle/o
Word root meaning near or nearest
Proxim/o
Word root for red
Erythr/o
Word root for body
Somat/o
Word root for gray
Poli/o
Word root for neck
Cervic/o
Word root meaning middle
Medi/o
Word root for white (two options)
albin/o or leuk/o
Word root for side
Later/o
Word root for groin
Inguin/o
Word root meaning "tail"
Caud/o
Word root for yellow (3 options)
Cirrh/o, jaund/o or xanth/o
Word root for extremity
Acr/o
Word root for chest
Thorac/o