Med term A-B Flashcards
A-
No, Not, Without
An-
No, Not, Without
Ab-
Away from
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
-ac
Pertaining to
Acanth/o
Spiny, thorny
Acar/o
Mites
Acetabul/o
Acetabulum (hip socket)
Acous/o
hearing, sound
Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
Acromi/o
Acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
Actin/o
Light
Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
-Acusis
hearing
-ad
towards
Ad-
toward
Aden/o
gland
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Adip/o
fat
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
Aer/o
air
Af-
Toward
Agglutin/o
Clumping, sticking together
-agogue
producer, leader
-agon
to assemble, gather
Agora-
marketplace (open space)
-agra
excessive pain
-al
pertaining to
Alb/o
white
Albin/o
White
Alges/o
sensitivity to pain
algesia - sensitivity to pain
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
All/o
other
Alveol/o
Alveolus, air sac, small sac
Ambi-
Around, on both sides, about
Ambly/o
dim, dull
amblyopia - lazy eye
Amhpi-
around, on both sides
-amine
nitrogen compound
Ammon/o
ammonium
Amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding embryo)
Amyl/o
Starch
amylase - break down carbs
An/o
anus
-an
pertaining to
Ana-
up, apart, back, again, anew
Andr/o
male
androgenic
Aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
Angi/o
Vessel (blood)
Anis/o
unequal
Ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff, fuse
Ante-
before, forward
Anter/o
front
Anthrac/o
coal
Anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
lower part
Anti-
against
Anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
Aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
apheresis
removal
process where blood is collected, separated in RBC, platelets, plasma and given to donor
Aphth/o
ulcer
aphthous ulcer
Apo-
off, away
Aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
Append/o
Appendix
Appendic/o
appendix
Aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
Arachn/o
spider
Arsenic/o
arsenic
Arter/o
artery
Arteri/o
artery
Arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
Arthr/o
Joint
arthritis
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
dysarthria - slurred speech
Articul/o
joint
-artresia
closure, occlusion
part has no opening, but should - blockage
Atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
-ary
pertaining to
Asbest/o
asbestos
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
breathe in, suck in
-assay
to examine, analyze
asthen/o
lack of strength
asthenia
Astr/o
star, star shape
Aque/o
water
Atelo
incomplete
Ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
Atherosclerosis - plaque in artery walls
-ation
process, condition
Atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
Atmo-
Steam, vapor
Audi/o
hearing
Audit/o
hearing
Aur/o
ear
Auricul/o
ear
Auscult/o
to listen
auscultation
Aut/o
self, own
Aut-
self, own
Aux/o
growth, acceleration
auxiliary
Axill/o
armpit
axillary
Axi/o
axis
Azot/o/e
urea, nitrogen
azotemia - nitrogen, creatine, waste in blood
Bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
bacteri/o
bacteria
Balan/o
glans penis
balanoposthitis
Bar/o
pressure, weight
Bartholin/o
bartholin glands
glands on each side of vagina opening
Bary-
weight, pressure
bariatric
-basia
walking
Bas/o
base, opposite of acid
Batho- , Bathy-
deep, depth
Bi-
two
Bi/o
life
Bil/l
bile, gall
Bilirubin/o
bilirubin
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
precursor, stem cell
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
Blenn/o
mucus
blennorrhea - excessive discharge of mucus
Blephar/o
eyelid
blepharitits - eyelid inflammation
Bol/o
cast, throw
-boulia
will
aboulia - no will power
Brachi/o
arm
Brachy-
short
Brady-
slow