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Details Title: Word Roots Description: Prefixes/Suffixes and Combining forms Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 03/31/2004 10:20:54	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term a-, an- Definition absence or lack .... acardia, lask of a heart; anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen Term ab- Definition departing from; away from .... abnormal, departing from normal Term acou- Definition hearing .... acoustics, the science of sound Term acr-, acro- Definition extreme or extremity; peak .... acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities Term ad- Definition to or toward .... adorbital, toward the orbit. Term aden-, adeno- Definition gland .... adeniform, resembling a gland in shape. Term adren- Definition toward the kidney .... adrenal gland, adjacent to the kidney. Term aero- Definition air .... aerobic respiration, oxygen-requiring metabolism. Term af- Definition toward .... afferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system. Term agon- Definition contest .... agonistic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose each other. Term alb- Definition white .... corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue.