abc Flashcards
ab-
from, away
a- , an-
without, lack of
-able
capable of
-ac , -ic
pertaining to
acr- (o)
extremeties (arms and legs)
ad-
to, toward, near
aden- (o)
gland, glandular
adren- (o)
adrenal gland
aer- (o)
air
-al
like, similar, pertaining to
alba-
white
alges- (i, a)
pain
-algia
pain
ambi-
both, both sides
an- (o, us)
anus (opening to rectum)
angi- (o)
vessel
ankyl-
crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
ante- (ro)
before, in front of, ahead
anti-
against
append- (i, o)
appendix
arter- (io)
artery
arthr- (o)
joint
-ase
enzyme
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
ather- (o)
fatty, lipid
audi- (o)
sound, hearing
aur-
ear
auto-
self
bi- (s)
twice, double, both
bio-
life
-blast
germ/embryonic cell
blephar- (o)
eyelid
brachi-
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
bronch- (i, o)
air tubes in lungs
bucc- (a)
cheek
calc- (u, ulus)
stone
carcin- (o)
cancer, malignancy
cardi- (a, o)
pertaining to heart ❤️
carp- (o)
wrist
-cele
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia