Anthro-: Medical Prefix Meaning Human

The combining form anthro- (from Greek anthrōpos) means "human" or "man." It appears in terms across disciplines:

  • Anthropology – study of humanity (anthro- + -logy).
  • Androcentric – male-centered (anthro- variant andr- + centric).
  • Anthropoid – resembling humans (anthro- + -oid).
  • Anthropometry – measurement of human body.
  • Anthropogenesis – human origins.

It references human biology, culture, society, or evolution.

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