More Roots/ Prefixes/ Suffixes A Flashcards
Acanth/o
Spiny
Acarin/o
Acari/o
Mites of the order Acarina (contains ticks and mites)
Acet/o
Vinegar
Aceton-
Ketones/acetone
Achill/o
Achilles tendon
Acid/o
Acid
Acne/o
Acne/ point/ peak
Acin/i
Sac-like dilation
Acou-
Hearing
-acousia
Condition of hearing
Acoust/o
Hear/hearing/sound
Acro-
Extremities/point
Acromi/o
Acromion (point of the shoulder)
Actin/o
Rays (of sun/ UV radiation etc)
Acu-
Hear/hearing/severe/sudden
-acusia
Condition or sense of hearing
Adamant/o
Dental enamel
Adip/o
Adipose tissue/fat
Adnex/o
Bound to/conjoined
Aer/o
Air/gas
Af-
Ag-
To/towards/near
-ago
Abnormal condition/ disease
-agogic
Pertaining to inducing/stimulating
-agogue
Inducing/promoting
Agora-
Open space
-agra
Seizure/sudden pain
-aise
Comfort/ease
Albin/o
Alb/i/o
Album-
White
All/o
Other/different from normal
Alve/o
Trough/channel/cavity
Amph/i
Both/doubly/on both sides
Amyl/o
Starch
Ana-
Backward/apart/up/again
Ancyl/o
Crooked/stiffening/fusing/bent
-ane
A saturated open-chain hydrocarbon
-ant
Having the characteristic of an agent that…
Antero-
Front/in front of/anterior to
Anthrac/o
Coal dust
Anthrop/o
Human/man
Antr/o
Antrum/maxillary sinus
Ap-
To/towards/near/separated
-aph-
Touch
-apheresis
Removal
Aphth/o
Ulcer
Apic/o
Apex
Ap/o
Away from/detached/derived from/separate
Aponeur/o
Aponeurosis (flat tendon)
Arrhen/o
Male/masculine
Arthr/o
Articul/o
Joint
As-
To/towards/near
-ase
An enzyme
-asthenia
Condition of weakness
Asthen/o
Weakness
Astr/o
Star shaped/star
At-
To/towards/near
-ate
In a state/acted upon/possessing/chemical from a specific source
Ather/o
Porridge-like plaque lining a blood vessel
-ation
Action/condition
-atresia
Condition of occlusion/closure/absence of an opening
Atret/o
Closure of a normal opening/imperforation
Auricul/o
Auricle/pinna
Aux/i
-auxis
Aux/o
Increase
-ax
Noun ending/a name
Axill/o
Armpit
Ax/i/o
Axis
Axon/o
Axis/axon of a neuron
Azot/o
Urea/nitrogen
Alexia
Word blindness
Asystole
Cardiac arrest rhythm
Anastomosis
A cross-connection between adjacent tubes, fibres, or other parts of a network