A terms Flashcards
Anti
against
Alveolo
aveolus
Anomalo
irregular
Amblyo
dull, blunt, dim
Ana
up, against, backward
Ante
before
Albino
white
Arachno
spider
Apico
apex, tip
Arsenico
arsenic (poison)
Ablato
take away
Auxo
growth, acceleration
Apo
away, separation
Aspiro
violently inhaling
-assay
to examine/evaluate
Atto
one quintillionth
Arteriolo
smaller arteries
Aqueo
water
Amnio
amnion (thin membrane that forms sac around fetus)
Anthraco
carbon
-atresia
blockage, occlusion (body part doesn’t have normal opening)
Atelo
incomplete
Azoto
nitrogen, urea
Algia
pain
Antro
antrum (chamber/cavity within body)
Aphtho
ulcer
Andro
male
-agra
severe pain
Apheresis
separation
Aneurysmo
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
Archi
first
Asthenia
weakness
Axio
axis
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, beside
a- , an-
without, lacking, not
Abdomino
abdomen
Acuto
sharp
Agglutino
clumping
Adeno
gland
Acaro
mites (small parasite that can invade skin)
Auriculo
EAR
Atreto
closed
Ather
fatty plaque
Ausculto
to listen
Ambulo
to walk
Adenoido
adenoids
Actino
radiation
Agogue
leader
Agito
restlessness
Acouso, Acousto
hearing or sound
Arthro
joint
Axillo
armpit
Auto
self
Acido
acidic
Abraso
to scrape off
Aero
aero (air)
Adreno
adrenal glands
Acu
needle
Audio
to hear
Acro
extremities
Arterio
arteries
Astro
star-like
Articulo
regarding health of two bones coming together (joint)
Ammono
ammonium
Amylo
starch
Angio
BLOOD VESSEL
Atmo
steam
Aniso
UNEQUAL
Ankylo
stiff
Ano
anus
Anthropo
human
Adipo
fat
Acantho
thorny, spiny
Algesia
sensitivity to pain
Allo
different
Amphi
around
Antero
front
Albumino
albumin (protein found in blood)
Aorto
aorta