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A'S
MEDICAL TERMS
Term | Definition |
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a- | away from; without |
ab- | away from |
abdomin- | abdomen |
ablat- | take away; destroy |
-able | able to be |
abort- | stop prematurely |
abras- | scrape off |
absorpt- | absorb; take in |
-ac | pertaining to |
acess | supplemental or contributing part |
accommod- | to adapt |
acetabul- | acetabulum (hip socket) |
acid- | acid (low pH) |
acous- | hearing; sound |
acro- | extremity; highest point |
actin- | rays of the sun |
act- | action |
acu- | needle; sharpness |
ad- | towards |
-ad | toward; in the direction of |
addict- | surrender to; be controlled by |
-ade | action; process |
adn- | gland |
adenoid- | adenoids |
adhes- | to stick to |
adip- | fat |
adjuv- | giving help or assistance |
Adnex- | Accessory connecting parts |
Adolesc- | The beginning of being an adult |
Adrenal- | Adrenal gland |
Adren- | Adrenal gland |
Affect- | State of mind; mood; to have an influence on |
Affer- | Bring toward the center |
Agglutin- | Clumping; sticking |
Aggreg- | Crowding together |
ag- | To lead to |
Angon- | Causing action |
agor- | Open area or space |
-al | Pertaining to |
Albin- | White |
Albumin- | Albumin |
Alges- | Sensation of pain |
-algia | Painful condition |
alg- | Pain |
Align- | Arranged in a straight line |
alilment- | Food; nourishment |
-alis | Pertaing to |
Alkal- | base (high pH) |
Allerg- | Allergy |
all- | Other; strange |
alopec- | Bald |
alveol- | alveolus (air sac) |
ambly- | dimness |
ambulat- | walking |
amnes- | forgetfulness |
amni- | amnion (fetal membrane) |
-amnios | amniotic fluid |
amputat- | to cut off |
amput- | To cut off |
amygdal- | almond shape |
amyl- | Carbohydrate; starch |
an- | Without; not |
-an | pertaining to |
ana- | apart from; excessive |
anabol- | building up |
analy- | to separate |
anastom- | create an opening between two structures |
-ance | state of |
ancillo- | servant; accessory |
-ancy | state of |
andr- | male |
aneurysm- | aneurysm (dilation) |
angin- | angina |
angi- | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
anis- | unequal |
ankyl- | fused together; stiff |
an- | anus |
ant- | againts |
-ant | pertaining to |
antagon- | oppose or work against |
ante- | forward; before |
anter- | before; front part |
anthrac- | coal |
anti- | againts |
anxi- | fear; worry |
aort- | aorta |
apher- | withdrawl |
aphth- | ulcer |
apic- | apex |
apo- | away from |
appendic- | appendix |
appendicul- | limb; small attatched part |
append- | small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix |
apperceept- | fully perceived |
aque- | watery substance |
-ar | pertaining to |
arachn- | spider; spider web |
-arche | a beggining |
areol- | small area around the nipple |
-arian | pertaining to a person |
-aris | pertaining to |
arteri- | artery |
arteriol- | arteriole |
arter- | artery |
arthr- | joint |
articul- | joint |
-ary | pertaining to |
asbest- | asbestos |
ascit- | ascites |
-ase | enzyme |
aspir- | to breathein; to suck in |
asthen- | lack of strenght |
asthm- | asthma |
astr- | starlike structure |
-ate | composed of; pertaining to |
-ated | pertaning to a condition; composed of |
atel- | incomplete |
ather- | soft, fatty substance |
atheromat- | fatty deposit or mass |
athet- | without position or place |
-atic | pertaining to |
-ation | a process; being or having |
-ative | pertaining to |
-ator | person or thing that produces or does |
-atory | pertaining to |
atri- | atrium (upper heart chamber) |
attenu- | weakened |
-ature | system composed of |
audi- | the sense of hearing |
augment- | increase in the size of degree |
aur- | ear |
auricul- | ear |
auscult- | listening |
aut- | self |
autonom- | independent; self-governing |
axill- | axilla |
axi- | axis |