Roots Prefix Suffix A-C Flashcards
a-
not, without
an-
not, without
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
ablat/o
to remove, take away
abrado/o
to scrape off
abras/o
to scrape off
acanth/o
thorny, spiny
acar/o
mites
acid/o
acid, sour, bitter
acous/o
hearing
acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremities
actin/o
ray, radiation
acu-
needle
acu/o
sharp, severe
acut/o
sharp, severe
ad-
toward, near
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air, gas
agglutin/o
clumping
agit/o
rapidity, restlessned
-agogue
producer, leader
-agra
severe pain
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin
-algesia
pain sensitivity
alges/o
pain sensitivity
-algia
pain
allo-
other, different
alveol/o
alveolus
ambi-
around, on both sides, about
ambly/o
dim, dull
ambul/o
to walk
ammon/o
ammonium
amni/o
amnion
amphi-
around, on both sides
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
ana-
up, backward, against
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
stiff, crooked, bent
anomal/o
irregular
ante-
before, forward
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal, carbon, carbuncle
anthrop/o
man, human being
anti-
against
antr/o
antrum
aort/o
aorta
-apheresis
separation, removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
apex
apo-
away, separation
aque/o
water
arachn/o
spider
arch/i
first
arch/e
first
-arche
first
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
aspir/o
inhaling, removal
aspirat/o
inhaling, removal
-assay
to examine, analyze
-asthenia
weakness
asthen/o
weakness
astr/o
star, star shaped
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
ather/o
fatty substance, plaque
atmo-
steam, vapor
-atresia
closure, occlusion
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
auscult/o
to listen
auscultat/o
to listen
auto-
self
aux/o
growth, acceleration
axi/o
axis
axill/o
armpit