Cengage Appendix A (A-F) Flashcards
-nic
pertaining to
-i
plural noun ending
-ae
plural ending
a-
no, not, without, away from, negative
-a
noun ending
ab-
away from, negative, absent
abdomin/o
abdomen
-able
capable of, able to
abrad/o
rub or scrape off
abras/o
rub or scrape off
abrupt/o
broken away from
abs-
away from
abscess/o
collection of pus
-ac
pertaining to
-acious
characterized by
acous/o
hearing, sound
acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adhes/o
stick to, cling to
adip/o
fat
adnex/o
bound to
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air, gas
affect/o
exert influence on
af-
toward, to
-ago
abnormal condition, disease
agor/a
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain, seizure
-aise
comfort, ease
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin, protein
alg/o
pain, relationship to pain
alges/o
pain, relationship to pain
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
align/o
bring into line or correct position
aliment/o
to nourish
all/o
other, different from normal, reversal
all-
other, different from normal, reversal
alopec/o
baldness
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
ambly/o
dull, dim
ambulat/o
walking
-amine
nitrogen compound
amni/o
amnion, fetal membrane
amput/o
cut away, cut off a part of the body
amyl/o
starch, carbohydrate
an-
not, without
ana-
up, apart, excessive
an/o
anus, ring
-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
-ancy
state of
andr/o
male, masculine
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
anomal/o
irregularity
ante-
before, in front of, forward
anter/o
before, front
anti-
against
anxi/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
aort/o
aorta
ap-
toward, to
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
apex, tip
ap-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
areat/o
occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
areol/o
little open space, space around the nipple
-aria
connected with
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
as-
toward, to
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
to breathe in
aspirat/o
to breathe in
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
astr/o
star, star-shaped
at-
toward, to
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
-ation
state or action
atri/o
atrium (of the heart)
attenu/o
diluted, weakened
audi/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
audit/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
aur/i
ear, hearing
auscult/a
listen
auscult/o
listen
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
bacteria/o
bacteria (singular, bacterium)
balance/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bas/o
base, opposite of acid (alkaline)
bi-
twice, double, two
bi/o
life
bifid/o
split, divided into two parts
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bin-
two
-blast
embryonic, immature, formative element
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, bronchiolus
brux/o
grind
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
calci-
calcium
calc/o
calcium
calcul/o
stone, little stone
cali/o
cup-like structure, calyx
calic/o
cup-like structure, calyx
calor/i
heat
canth/o
corner of the eye
capill/o
hair
capit/o
head
capn/o
carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
capsul/o
little box
carb/o
carbon
carcin/o
cancerous
cardi/o
heart
card/o
heart
cardi/o
caries, tooth decay
carp/o
wrist bones