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Word Part A
Word part starting with A with meaning.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, lack of |
| ab- | from, away |
| -ac, -ic | pertaining to |
| acr- (o) | extremities (arms and legs) |
| ad- | to, toward, near |
| aden- (o) | gland, glandular |
| adren- (o) | adrenal gland |
| aer- (o) | air |
| -al | like, similar, pertaining to |
| alba-, albi- | white |
| alges- (i, ia) | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| ambi- | both, both sides |
| an- (o, us) | anus (opening to rectum) |
| angi- (o) | vessel |
| ankyl- | crooked, looped, immovable, fixed |
| ante- (ro) | before, in front of, ahead of |
| anti- | against |
| append- (i, o) | appendix |
| arter- (io) | artery |
| arthro- (o) | joint |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asis | condition of |
| -asthenia | weakness, lack of strength |
| ather- (o) | fatty, lipid |
| audi- (o) | sound, hearing |
| aur- | ear |
| auto- | self |