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combining forms
Combining forms Vet 1055
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | away from, no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| able | capable of |
| abort/o | premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus |
| abrad/o abras/o | scrape off |
| abrupt/o | broken away from |
| abs- | away from |
| absorpt/o | to suck up or in |
| ac- | toward |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| acanth/o | spiny |
| acetabul/o | hip socket |
| -acousia acous/o acoust/o | hearing |
| -acious | characterized by |
| acne/o | point |
| acr/o | extremities or top |
| acromi/o | point of the shoulder blade |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden, needle |
| acuit/o acut/o | sharp |
| ad- | toward |
| aden/o | gland |
| adhes/o | stickiness or clinginess |
| adip/o | fat |
| adnex/o | bound to |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| aesthet/o | sensation or feeling |
| af- | toward |
| affect/o | exert influence on |
| ag- | toward |
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| aggress/o | attack or step forward |
| ago- | attack, diseased condition |
| -agra | excessive pain or seizure |
| -aise | ease or comfort |
| al- | similar to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| alb/i alb/o albin/o | white |
| albumin/o | albumin (one type of protein) |