A-D Flashcards by Julia Penna

a-, an-

no; not; without0

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ab-

away from

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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-ac

pertaining to

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acanth/o

spiny; thorny

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acetabul/o

acetabulum (hip socket)

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acous/o

hearing

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acr/o

extremities; top; extreme point

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acromi/o

acromion (extension of the shoulder bone)

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actin/o

light

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acu/o

sharp; severe; sudden

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-acusis

hearing

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ad-, -ad

toward

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aden/o

glands

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adenoid/o

adenoids

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adip/o

fat

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adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal gland

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aer/o

air

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af-

toward

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agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

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-agon

assemble, gather

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agora-

marketplace, leaving home

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-agra

excessive pain

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-al

pertaining to

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alb/o, albin/o

white

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albumin/o

albumin (protein)

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alges/o, -algesia

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

pain

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all/o

other

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alveol/o

alveolus; air sac; small sac

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ambly/o

dim; dull

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-amine

nitrogen compound

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amni/o

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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amyl/o

starch

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an/o

anus

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-an

pertaining to

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ana-

up; apart; backward; again; anew

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andr/o

male

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aneurysm/o

aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

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angi/o

vessel (blood)

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anis/o

unequal

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ankyl/o

stiff

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ante-

before; foward

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anter/o

front

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anthrac/o

coal

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anthr/o

antrum of the stomach

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anti-

against

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anxi/o

uneasy; anxious

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aort/o

aorta (largest artery)

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-apheresis

removal

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aphth/o

ulcer

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apo-

off, away

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aponeur/o

aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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append/o, appensic/o

appendix

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aque/o

water

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-ar

pertaining to

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-arche

beginning

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arter/o, arteri/o

artery

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arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

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arthr/o, articul/o

joint

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-arthria

articulate (speak distinctly)

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-ary

pertaining to

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asbest/o

asbestos

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-ase

enzyme

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-asthenia

lack of strenght

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atel/o

incomplete

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ather/o

plaque (fatty substance)

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-ation

process; condition

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atri/o

atrium (upper heart chamber)

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audi/o, audit/o

hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o

ear

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aut/o, aut-, auto-

self, own

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axill/o

armpit

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azot/o

urea; nitrogen

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bacill/o, bacteri/o

Bacteria

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balan/o

glans penis

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bar/o

pressure; weight

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bartholin/o

bartholin glands

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bas/o

base; opposite of acid

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bi-

two

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bi/o

life

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bil/i

bile; gall

-blast

embryonic; immature cell

-blastoma

immature tumor (cell)

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast; throw

brachi/o

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchial tube

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

bucc/o

cheek

bunion/o

bunion

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

byssin/o

cotton dust

cac/o

bad

calc/o, calci/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneus (heel bone)

cali/o, calic/o

calyx (cup-shaped)

capillar/o

capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

capn/o, -capnia

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancerous; cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist bones (carpals)

cata-

down

caud/o

tail; lower part of body

caus/o

burn; burning

cauter/o

heat, burn

cec/o

cecum (first part of the colon)

-cele

hernia

celi/o

belly; abdomen

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cerumin/o

cerumen (ear wax)

cervic/o

neck, cervix of uterus

cheil/o

lip

-chalasia, -chalasis

relaxation

chem/o

drug; chemical

-chezia

defecation; elimination fo wastes

chir/o

hand

chlor/o

green

chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

chol/e

bile; gall

cholangi/o

bile vessel

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

chori/o, chorion/o

chorion (outermosy membrane of the fetus)

choroid/o

choroid layer of eye

chrom/o

color

chron/o

time

chym/o

to pour

cib/o

meal

-cide

killing

-cidal

pertaining to killing

cine/o

movement

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

cis/o

to cut

-clasis, -clast

to break

claustr/o

enclosed space

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

-clysis

irrigation; washing

coagul/o

coagulation (clotting)

coccyg/o

coccyx (tail bone)

cochle/o

cochlea (inner part of ear)

col/o

colon

coll/a

glue

colon/o

colon (large intestine)

colp/o

vagina

comat/o

deep sleep

comi/o

to care for

con-

together, with

coni/o

dust

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva (lines of the eyelids)

-constriction

narrowinf

contra-

against; opposite

cor/o, core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

heart (crown or circel)

corpor/o

body

cortic/o

cortex, outer region

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

cras/o

mixture; temperameny

crin/o

secrete

-crine

secrete; separate

-crit

separate

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

cul-de-sac

-cusis

hearing

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

-cyesis

pregnancy

cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

cyt/o, -cyte

cell

-cytosis

abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers

dacry/o

tear (like sad tear)

dacryoaden/o

tear gland

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

de-

lack of; down; less; removal of

dem/o

people

dent/i

tooth, teeth

derm/o, -derma, dermat/o

skin

desicc/o

drying

-desis

bind, tie together

dia-

complete; through

diaphor/o

sweat

-dilation

widening; stretching; expanding

dipl/o

double

dips/o

thirst

dist/o

far, distant

dors/o, dorsi-

back of body

-dote

to give

-drome

to run

duct/o

to lead, carry

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura mater

-dynia

pain

dys-

abnormal, bad difficult, painful