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MEDICAL TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |