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Word Part - 1A
Word Part - 1
| Term | Definition | Example(s) | Meaning of Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| a-, an, non | Without, Not | Apnea, Anuria, Nonstriated | Not breathing, Without urine, Muscle not striated |
| ab-, ef- | Away | Abductor muscle, Efferent Neuron | Muscle pulling away from midline, Carrying info away from brain |
| ad-, af- | Toward | Afferent neuron, Adductor muscle | Carry info toward brain, Muscle pulling toward midline |
| adi-, lip(o)- | Fat | Adipose, Liposuction | Fat tissue, Removing fat from the body |
| -alg | Pain | Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia | Nerve pain, Muscle pain |
| ana- | Up | Anabolic reation | Building up molecules |
| ang(i)- | Vessel | Angiogenesis, Vasodialtor | Making of a new blood vessel, Medicines that widen a vessel |
| ante-, pre-, pro- | Before | Prenatal, Antebrachial, Promonocyte | Before birth, Before the upper arm, Before the monocute is mature |
| anti-, contra- | Against, Resisting | Antibody, Contraception | Resisting a foreign body, Against conception |
| aqua(e)-, hydr | Water | Aqueous, Hydrocephalus | Water solution, Water on the brain |