State Review - Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Flashcards
a-
without, absence of
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
-able
capable
-ac
pertaining to
acr/o
extremity
acou/o
hearing
ad-
towards, to
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
af
toward
-al
pertaining to
alb
white
albumin/o
albumin; simple protein
-algia
pain
alges/i
sense of pain
aliment-
food
alveol/o
alveolus; small hollow cavity
amb/i
both
ambul-
to walk
amni/o
amnion; inner fetal membrane
an-
without, absence of
ana-
up, back, apart
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
ankyl/o
stiff, crooked, bent
an/o
anus
ante-
before
anti-
against
antr/o
antrum; nearly closed cavity
aort/o
aorta; largest artery
-apheresis
removal
aponeur/o
aponeurosis; flat sheet of connective tissue
append/o
to hang from, appendix
-ar
pertaining to
arche-
first
aria-
air
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
referring to an enzyme
-asis, -asia
state or condition of
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
astr/o
star shaped
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
at-
to
atel/o
imperfect
ather/o
fatty plaque
atresia-
absence of a normal opening; occlusion
atrl/o
atrium; chamber
audi/o
hearing, sound
aur/i
ear
aur/o
goid
aut/o
self
ax-
axis
azot/o
nitrogen; urea nitrogen waste