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Med Terms A
Medical terms beginning with the letter, "A"
Question | Answer |
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a- | without, absence of |
ab- | from |
abdomin/o- | abdomen |
-able- | capable |
-ac- | pertaining to |
acr/o | extremity |
acou/0 | hearing |
ad- | toward, to |
aden/o- | gland |
adenoid/o- | adenoids (tonsils, filters air) |
adren/o- | adrenal gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
adip- | fat |
aer- | air |
af- | toward |
-al- | pertaining to, expressing a relationship |
alb- | white |
albumin/o- | albumin (white protein found in egg white) |
-algia- | pain |
alges/i | oversensitivity to pain |
aliment- | food |
alveol/o- | alveolus (air sac found in lungs) |
amb/i- | both |
ambul- | walking |
amni/o- | amnion (bag of water fetus develops in) |
amnion/o- | amnion (bag of water fetus develops in) |
an- | without, absence of |
ana- | up, back, apart |
andr/o- | male |
angi/o- | vessel |
ankyl/o- | stiff, crooked, bent |
an/o- | anus |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
antr/o- | antrum |
aort/o- | aorta |
-apheresis- | removal |
apo- | from |
aponeur/o- | aponeurosis |
append/o- | to hang from, appendix |
appendic/o- | appendix |
-ar- | pertaining to |
arche/o- | first, beginning |
aria- | air |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
-ary- | pertaining to |
-ase- | referring to an enzyme protien |
-asis, -asia- | state or condition of |
-asthenia- | weakness, lack of strength |
astr/o- | star |
at- | to |
atel/o- | imperfect |
ather/o- | fatty plaque |
atresia | absence of a normal opening, occlusion or closure |
atri/o- | atrium |
audi/o- | hearing |
aur/i- | ear |
aur/o- | ear |
aut/o- | self |
ax- | axis |
azot/o- | urea, nitrogen |