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prefixes suffixes
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to | maniac | pertaining to mania |
| acou | hear | acoustic | relating to hearing |
| acr(o) | ends of a part | acromegaly | enlarged hands and feet |
| ad | to, toward | adduct | movement toward the body |
| aden | gland | adenopathy | gland disease |
| adip | fat | adipose tissue | yellow fat under the skin |
| agora | of the marketplace | agoraphopia | fear of open or crowded places |
| al | pertaining to | professional | pertaining to the profession |
| alb | white | albino | without pigment |
| alg | pain | cephalgia | headache |
| algia | pain | neuralgia | nerve pain |
| all | different | allograft | transplant from another person |
| ambi | both | ambidextrous | two rights |
| ana | up, back, again,excessively | anadipsia | excessive thirst |
| andr(o) | male | androgen | causing male-like attributes |
| angi(o) | blood vessel | angiogram | recording vessel properties |
| aniso | different in size | anisocoria | different sized pupils |
| ankyl(o) | bent,crooked | ankylosing | ankylosing spondylitis |
| ante | before, forward | antegrade | forward direction of flow |
| a | without,lacking, not | atypical | not typical |
| ab | away from | abnormal | away from normal |