More Roots/ Prefixes/ Suffixes A Flashcards by Rhi Bowen | Brainscape

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Acanth/o

A

Spiny

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Acarin/o

Acari/o

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Mites of the order Acarina (contains ticks and mites)

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Acet/o

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Vinegar

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Aceton-

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Ketones/acetone

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Achill/o

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Achilles tendon

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Acid/o

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Acid

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Acne/o

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Acne/ point/ peak

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Acin/i

A

Sac-like dilation

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Acou-

A

Hearing

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-acousia

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Condition of hearing

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Acoust/o

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Hear/hearing/sound

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Acro-

A

Extremities/point

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Acromi/o

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Acromion (point of the shoulder)

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Actin/o

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Rays (of sun/ UV radiation etc)

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Acu-

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Hear/hearing/severe/sudden

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-acusia

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Condition or sense of hearing

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Adamant/o

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Dental enamel

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Adip/o

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Adipose tissue/fat

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Adnex/o

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Bound to/conjoined

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Aer/o

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Air/gas

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Af-

Ag-

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To/towards/near

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-ago

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Abnormal condition/ disease

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-agogic

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Pertaining to inducing/stimulating

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-agogue

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Inducing/promoting

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Agora-

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Open space

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-agra

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Seizure/sudden pain

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-aise

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Comfort/ease

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Albin/o
Alb/i/o
Album-

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White

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All/o

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Other/different from normal

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Alve/o

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Trough/channel/cavity

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Amph/i

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Both/doubly/on both sides

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Amyl/o

A

Starch

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Ana-

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Backward/apart/up/again

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Ancyl/o

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Crooked/stiffening/fusing/bent

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-ane

A

A saturated open-chain hydrocarbon

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-ant

A

Having the characteristic of an agent that…

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Antero-

A

Front/in front of/anterior to

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Anthrac/o

A

Coal dust

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Anthrop/o

A

Human/man

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Antr/o

A

Antrum/maxillary sinus

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Ap-

A

To/towards/near/separated

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-aph-

A

Touch

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-apheresis

A

Removal

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Aphth/o

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Ulcer

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Apic/o

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Apex

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Ap/o

A

Away from/detached/derived from/separate

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Aponeur/o

A

Aponeurosis (flat tendon)

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Arrhen/o

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Male/masculine

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Arthr/o

Articul/o

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Joint

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As-

A

To/towards/near

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-ase

A

An enzyme

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-asthenia

A

Condition of weakness

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Asthen/o

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Weakness

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Astr/o

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Star shaped/star

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At-

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To/towards/near

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-ate

A

In a state/acted upon/possessing/chemical from a specific source

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Ather/o

A

Porridge-like plaque lining a blood vessel

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-ation

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Action/condition

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-atresia

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Condition of occlusion/closure/absence of an opening

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Atret/o

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Closure of a normal opening/imperforation

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Auricul/o

A

Auricle/pinna

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Aux/i
-auxis
Aux/o

A

Increase

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-ax

A

Noun ending/a name

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Axill/o

A

Armpit

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Ax/i/o

A

Axis

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Axon/o

A

Axis/axon of a neuron

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Azot/o

A

Urea/nitrogen

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Alexia

A

Word blindness

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Asystole

A

Cardiac arrest rhythm

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Anastomosis

A

A cross-connection between adjacent tubes, fibres, or other parts of a network