Medical Word Parts (A) Flashcards

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1
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-a

A

noun ending

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2
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a-

A

no, not, without

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ab-

A

away from

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4
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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5
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-ablation

A

removal

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6
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-abrasion

A

scraping of

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7
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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8
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acid/o

A

acid

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9
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acous/o

A

hearing

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acro-

A

heights, extremities

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11
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acromi/o

A

acromion

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12
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acu-

A

sharp

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13
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-acusis

A

hearing

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14
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-ad

A

toward

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15
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ad-

A

toward

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16
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aden/o

A

gland

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17
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adenoid/o

A

adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)

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18
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adip/o

A

fat

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19
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adnex/o

A

accessory

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20
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adren/o

A

adrenal gland

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21
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aer/o

A

air

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22
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af-

A

toward

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23
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agglutin/o

A

clumping

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24
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agora-

A

marketplace

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25
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-al

A

pertaining to

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26
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albin/o

A

white

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27
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albumin/o

A

protein

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28
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-algia

A

pain

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29
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aliment/o

A

nutrition

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30
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allo-

A

other, different

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31
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alveol/o

A

alveolus

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32
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ambly/o

A

dull, dim

33
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ambul/o

A

walking

34
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amni/o

A

amnion

35
Q

-amnios

A

amnion, inner fetal sac

36
Q

amphi-

A

both

37
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

38
Q

-an

A

pertaining to

39
Q

an-

A

no, not, without

40
Q

an/o

A

anus

41
Q

ana-

A

up, apart, away

42
Q

andr/o

A

male

43
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

44
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiffening

45
Q

ante-

A

forward, in front of, before

46
Q

anter/o

A

front

47
Q

anthrop/o

A

man

48
Q

anti-

A

against

49
Q

antr/o

A

antrum, cavity

50
Q

aort/o

A

aorta (largest artery)

51
Q

-apheresis

A

removal

52
Q

aphth/o

A

ulceration

53
Q

apic/o

A

pointed extremity, apex

54
Q

apo-

A

separate, away from

55
Q

append/o

A

vermiform appendix, that which is added

56
Q

appendic/o

A

vermiform appendix, that which is added

57
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

58
Q

-arche

A

beginning

59
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

60
Q

arteriol/o

A

arteriole (small artery)

61
Q

arthr/o

A

articulation (joint)

62
Q

articul/o

A

articulation (joint)

63
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-ary

A

pertaining to

64
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

65
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astr/o

A

star

66
Q

ather/o

A

fatty plaque

67
Q

-atic

A

pertaining to

68
Q

-ation

A

process of

69
Q

atri/o

A

atrium

70
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audi/o

A

hearing

71
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aur/o

A

ear

72
Q

auricul/o

A

ear

73
Q

auto-

A

self

74
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axill/o

A

axilla (armpit)

75
Q

az/o

A

nitrogen

76
Q

azot/o

A

nitrogen

77
Q

aniso-

A

unequal

78
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness