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KINE 306 MT (1-60)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not, without, away from, negative |
| ab- | away from, negative, absent |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| abras/o | rub or scrape off |
| abrupt/o | broken away from |
| abscess/o | collection of pus, going away |
| absorpt/o | suck up, suck in |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum (hip socket) |
| acous/o,acoust/o | hearing, sound |
| acromi/o | acromion, point of shoulder blade |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| acuit/o, acut/o | sharp, sharpness |
| ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
| aden/o | gland |
| adhes/o | stick to, cling to |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o | relationship to pain |
| -algesia, -algesic | painful, pain sense |
| -algia | pain, painful condition |
| align/o | bring into line or correct position |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac, small sac |
| ambi- | both sides, around or about, double |
| ambul/o, ambulat/o | walk |
| amput/o, amputat/o | cut away, cut off a part of the body |
| an- | no, not, without |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| angin/o | angina, choking, strangling |
| ankyl/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anter/o | before, front |
| anti- | against |
| aort/o | aorta |
| ap- | toward, to |
| ap-, apo- | separation, away from, opposed, detached |
| aponeur/o | aponeurosis (type of tendon) |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| attenuat/o | diluted, weakened |
| aur/i, aur/o | ear, hearing |
| aut/o | self |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi- | twice, double, two |
| bifurcat/o | divide or fork into two branches |
| -blast | embryonic, immature, formative element |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| brachi/o | arm |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| brev/i, brev/o | short |
| bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| burs/o | bursa, sac of fluid near joint |
| calcane/o | calcaneus, heel bone |
| calcul/o | stone, little stone |
| call/i, callos/o | hard, hardened and thickened |
| calor/i | heat |
| capit/o | head |
| cardi/o, card/o | heart |