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Medical Word Elements - A's
Medical Word Elements - A's
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08/29/2010
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Term
a-; an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
abort/o
 Definition
miscarry
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
acanth/o
 Definition
spiny; thorny
Term
actebul/o
 Definition
actebulum (hip socket)
Term
acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremity
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acromi/o
 Definition
acromion (projection of scapula)
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-acusis
 Definition
hearing
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-ad
 Definition
toward
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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aer/o
 Definition
air
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af-
 Definition
toward
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agghutin/o
 Definition
clumping, gluing
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-agon
 Definition
to assembler ;gather
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agora-
 Definition
marketplace
Term
-agra
 Definition
excessive pain
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
alb/o
 Definition
white
Term
albumin/o
 Definition
albumin (protein)
Term
alges/o
 Definition
sensitive to pain
Term
-algesia
 Definition
sensitive to pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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allo-
 Definition
other, differing from the normal
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alveol/o
 Definition
aveolus (aveoli)
Term
ambly/o
 Definition
dull, dim
Term
-amine
 Definition
nitrogen compound
Term
amin/o
 Definition
amnion (amniotic sac)
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-an
 Definition
pertaining to
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an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
ana-
 Definition
against; up; back
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
aneurysm/o
 Definition
a widening, a widened blood vessel
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Term
aniso-
 Definition
unequal, dissimilar
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffness; bent, crooked
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ante-
 Definition
before; in front of
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior; front
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anthrac/o
 Definition
black, coal
Term
anthr/o
 Definition
antrum of the stomatch
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
anxi/o
 Definition
uneasy; anxious
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
-apheresis
 Definition
removal
Term
aphthr/o
 Definition
ulcer
Term
-apo
 Definition
off; away
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-arche
 Definition
beginning
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arter/o
 Definition
artery
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-arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
-artheria
 Definition
articulate
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auricul/o
 Definition
ear
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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asbest/o
 Definition
asbestos
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
Term
astr/o
 Definition
star
Term
-ate
 Definition
having the form of, something that acts like
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete, imperfect
Term
ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
Term
-ation
 Definition
process of
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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audit/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
aur/o
 Definition
ear
Term
auricul/o
 Definition
ear
Term
auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
ax/o
 Definition
axis, axon
Term
axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
azot/o
 Definition
nitrogenous compounds
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