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Medical Terminology
A's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not |
| ab- | from, away from |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| abort/o | to miscarry |
| -ac | pertaining to , relating to |
| acous/o | hearing |
| acr/o | extremity |
| acromi/o | acromion (projection of scapula) |
| -acusis | hearing |
| -ad | toward |
| ad- | toward |
| aden/o | gland |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| aer/o | air |
| af- | toward |
| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
| agora- | marketplace |
| -al | pertaining to, relating to |
| albin/o | white |
| albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
| -algesia | pain |
| allo- | other, differing from the normal |
| alveol/o | alveolus (plural, alveoli) |
| ambly/o | dull, dim |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| an- | without, not |
| an/o | anus |
| ana- | against; up; back |
| andr/o | male |
| anerurysm/o | a widening, a widened blood vessel |
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| ankyl/o | stiffness; bent, crooked |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anter/o | anterior, front |
| anthrac/o | black, coal |
| anti- | against |
| aort/o | aorta |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| aque/o | water |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -arche | beginning |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -ary | pertaining to, relating to |
| asbest/o | asbestos |
| -asthenia | weaking, debility |
| astr/o | star |
| -ate | having the form of, possessing |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| -ation | process of |
| atri/o | atrium |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| auricul/o | ear |
| auto- | self, own |
| ax/o | axis, axon |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |