Roots-Cells & Tissues
nucle/o
nucleus
toward the side of the body
lateral
hydr/o
water, fluid
cervic/o
neck
sub-
below, under
muc/o
mucus, mucus membrane
above, in a higher position
superior
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
lumb/o
lumbar region, lower back
inter-
between
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
toward or at the front (belly) of the body
anterior (ventral)
adip/o
fat
thorac/o
chest, thorax
circum-
around
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
toward the head
cranial (cephalad)
prote/o
protein
cephal/o
head
supra-
above
somat/o, -some
body, small body
closer to the surface of the body
superficial (external)
lip/o
lipid, fat
lapar/o
abdominal wall
extra-
outside