Anatomy Terminology
(kyoo-TAY-nee-us)
cutane/o- skin
-ous pertaining to
(EP-ih-DER-mihs)
(EP-ih-DER-mal)
epi- above; upon
derm/o- skin
-al pertaining to
(EP-ih-THEE-lee-al)
epi- above; upon
theli/o- cellular layer
-al pertaining to
(SKWAY-muhs)
squam/o- scale-like cell
-ous pertaining to
(KAIR-ah-tin)
kerat/o- cornea; hard, fibrous protein
-in substance
(eks-FOH-lee-AA-shun)
ex- away from; out
foli/o- leaf
-ation being; having; process
(BAY-sal)
bas/o- alkaline; base of a structure
-al pertaining to
(MEH-lah-noh-site)
melan/o- black
-cyte cell
(SOO-doh-RIF-er-us)
sudor/o- sweat
fer/o- bear; carry; range
-ous pertaining to
(DER-mihs)
(KAW-lah-jen)
coll/a- fibers that hold together
-gen that which produces
(ee-LAS-tin)
elast/o- flexing; stretching
-in substance
(DY-ah-for-EE-sihs)
dia- complete; through
phor/o- bear; carry; range
-sis abnormal condition; process
(AD-ih-poh-SEER)
adip/o- fat
-cere waxy substance
(PER-spih-RAY-shun)
per- through; throughout
spir/o- breathe; coil
-ation being; having; process
(FAW-lih-kul)
folli/o- sac-like structure
-cle small thing
(PY-loh-eh-REK-shun)
pil/o- hair
erect/o- stand up
-ion action; condition
(LOO-nyoo-lah)
lun/o- moon
-ula small thing
(KYOO-tee-kul)
cut/i- skin
-cle small thing
(SUB-kyoo-TAY-nee-us)
sub- below; underneath
cutene/o- skin
-ous pertaining to
(AD-ih-pohs)
adip/o- fat
-ose full of
(LIP-oh-site
lip/o- fat; lipid
-cyte cell