Anatomy & Physiology Word List Flashcards
Learn the prefixes and suffixes most commonly used in A&P to aid in memorization and knowledge of the subject.
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A, An
A
without
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Ab
A
away, off
3
Q
Adeno
A
gland
4
Q
Aer, Aero
A
air
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Af
A
toward
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Algia
A
pain
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Andro
A
male
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Angi
A
vessel
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Ankyl
A
stiff, stuck
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Ante
A
before
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Anti
A
against
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Arachn
A
spider
13
Q
Arthro
A
joint
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Q
Aster
A
star
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Aur
A
ear
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Q
Auto
A
self
17
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Bi
A
two
18
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Bio
A
life
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Blast
A
precursor
20
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Brachi
A
arm
21
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Brady
A
slow
22
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Bronch
A
airway
23
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Capilli
A
hair
24
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Carcin
A
cancer
25
Cardio
heart
26
Carni
flesh
27
Caudal
tail
28
Cephalo
head
29
Cerebro
brain
30
Cervical
neck
31
Chemo
chemical
32
Chondro
cartilage
33
Clast
broken
34
Cide
kill
35
Corp
body
36
Cost
rib
37
Cranio
skull
38
Cruci
cross
39
Cyano
blue
40
Cyst
sac
41
Cyte
cell
42
De
from, away
43
Dendr
tree
44
Dent, Dont
teeth
45
Derm
skin
46
Di
twice
47
Dia
passing through
48
Dys
painful
49
Ex, Ec
out
50
Ecto
outside
51
Ectomy
excision
52
Emia
blood condition
53
En
in
54
Encephalo
brain
55
Endo
inside
56
Entero
intestine
57
Epi
on, over
58
Erythro
red
59
Exo
outside
60
Extra
beyond
61
Fer
to carry
62
Folli
bag
63
Ganglio
knot
64
Gastro
stomach
65
Gen
creation / beginning
66
Gest
to bear / carry
67
Glia
glue
68
Glosso
tongue
69
Gluco, Glyco
sugar
70
Grapho
write
71
Gyn
woman
72
Hemi
half
73
Hemo
blood
74
Hepato
liver
75
Histo
tissue
76
Horri
become bristly
77
Hyper
over, above
78
Hypno
sleep
79
Hypo
below
80
Hyo
u shaped
81
Hyster
uterus
82
Im
not
83
In
not, without
84
Inter
between
85
Intra
within
86
Iso
same
87
Itis
inflammation
88
Lacrima
tear
89
Lacto
milk
90
Latero
side
91
Lemma
husk
92
Leuko
white
93
Lipo
fat
94
Lith
stone
95
Lysis
dissolution
96
Macro
large
97
Mal
bad
98
Mamm, Mast
breast
99
Mega
large
100
Meningo
membrane
101
Micro
small
102
Mono
single, one
103
Morph
form
104
Myo/Mys
muscle
105
Nas
nose
106
Nephro
kidney
107
Neuro
nerve
108
Nocti
night
109
Non
not
110
Oculo
eye
111
Oligo
few
112
Ology
study of
113
Oma
tumor
114
Adip
fat
115
Opia
eye
116
Orb
circle
117
Oral
mouth
118
Osteo
bone
119
Ova, Oo
egg
120
Para
beyond, beside
121
Patho
disease
122
Ped, Pod
foot
123
Penia
deficiency; poverty
124
Peri
around
125
Phage
to eat
126
Photo
light
127
Phragm
barrier
128
Pil
hair-like
129
Plasia
formation
130
Poiesis
creation, formation
131
Poly
many
132
Poro
passage
133
Post
after
134
Pre, Pro
before
135
Pseudo
false, fake
136
Pulmo
lung
137
Re
again, back
138
Renal
kidney
139
Rhin
nose
140
Rrhea
flow, discharge
141
Sarco
flesh
142
Sclero
hard
143
Sect
to cut
144
Semi
half
145
Sis
state or condition
146
Sperm
seed
147
Spino
spine, vert. column
148
Steno
narrowing
149
Sub
below
150
Syn, Sym
with, together
151
Tachy
rapid
152
Tendo
stretching
153
Therm
heat
154
Thoracic
chest
155
Thromb
clot
156
Tox
poison
157
Trans
across, through
158
Ultra
beyond
159
Uro, Uria
urine
160
Vacci
cow
161
Vaso
vessel
162
Ventral
belly
163
Vis, Vid
see
164
Viscero
organs
