Anatomical Terms Flashcards
A-
Absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy)
Ab-
Off, away from (abduct)
Abdomin-
Referring to the abdomen (abdominal)
Acou-
Hear (acoustic)
Ad-
Towards, to (adduct)
Af-
Movement to central point (afferent artery)
Alb-
White (albino)
-algia
Pain (neuralgia)
Ambi-
Both (ambidextrous)
Angi-
Pertaining to vessels (angioplasty)
Ante-
Before, in front of (antebrachiel)
Anti-
Against (anticoagulant)
Aque-
Water (aqueous)
Arthr-
Joint (arthritis)
-asis
Condition or state (homeostasis)
Aud-
Hearing (auditory)
Auto-
Self (autolysis)
Bi-
Two (bipedal)
Bio-
Life (biopsy)
Brachi-
Arm (brachialis)
Brachy-
Short (brachydont)
Brady-
Slow (bradycardia)
Bucc-
Cheek (Buccal)
Calc-
Stone (calculus)
Capit-
Head (calpitis)
Carcin-
Cancer (carcinogenic)
Cardi-
Heart (cardiac)
Caud-
Tail (cauda equine)
Cephal-
Head (cephalic)
Cerebro-
Brain (Cerebrospinal)
Chondr-
Cartilage (chondrocyte)
Chrom-
Color (chromocyte)
-cide
Destroy (germicide)
Circum-
Around (circumduct)
Con-
With/ together (congenital)
Contra-
Opposite (contra lateral)
Corn
Denoting hardness (cornified)
Corp-
Body (corpus)
Crypt-
Hidden (cryptochidism)
-cide
Destroy (germicide)
Circum-
Around (circumduct)
Con-
With/ together (congenital)
Contra-
Opposite (contra lateral)
Corn
Denoting hardness (cornified)
Corp-
Body (corpus)
Crypt-
Hidden (cryptochidism)
Cyano-
Blue (cyanosis)
Cyst-
Sack or bladder (cystoscope)
Cyto-
Cell (cytology)
De-
Down (descent)
Derm-
Skin (dermatology)
Di-
Two (diarthrotic)
Dipl-
Double (diploid)
Dis-
Apart (disarticulate)
Duct-
Lead (ductus deferens)
Dur-
Hard (dura mater)
Dys-
Bad; difficult (dysentery)
E-
Out; from (eccrine)