Medical Word Parts Flashcards
a-, an-
no, not, without
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
acanth/o
spiny, thorny
acetabul/o
acetabulum
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
acromi/o
acromion
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
-acusis
hearing
ad-
toward
-ad
toward
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping, sticking together
-agon
assemble, gather
agora-
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
all/o
other
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
ambly/o
dim, dull
-amine
nitrogen compound
amni/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
-an
pertaining to
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
aneurysm