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Anatomy Prefixes
Prefixes a-b
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | absense or lack |
| ab | departing from |
| acou | hearing |
| ac, acro | extremity or peak |
| ad | toward |
| aden | gland |
| adreno | toward the kidney |
| aero | air |
| af | toward |
| agon | contest |
| alb | white |
| aliment | nourish |
| allel | of one another |
| amphi | on both sides |
| ana | apart, up, again |
| anatomos | come together |
| aneurysm | a widening |
| angi | vessel |
| angin | choked |
| ant, anti | opposed to |
| ante | preceding, before |
| aort | great artery |
| ap, api | tip, extremity |
| append | hang to |
| aqua | water |
| arbor | tree |
| areola | open space |
| arrect | upright |
| arthro | joint |
| artic | joint |
| atri | vestibule |
| auscult | listen |
| auto | self |
| axi | axis, angle |
| azyg | unpaired |
| baro | pressure |
| basal | base |
| bi | two |
| bili | bile |
| bio | life |
| blast | bud or germ |
| brachi | arm |
| brady | slow |
| brev | short |
| broncho | bronchus |
| bucco | cheek |
| calor | heat |
| capill | hair |