Vocab Word Elements A-B Flashcards
AB-, ABS-
From, away
Example: abnormal
ACRO
Extremities
Example: acromegaly
AD-
Near, toward
Example: adrenal
ADENO
Gland
Example: adenopathy
AERO
Air
Example: anaerobe
ALB, ALBUS
White
Example: albino
-ALGIA, -ALGESIA
Pain
Example: analgesia
AMBI-
Both
Example: ambidextrous
ANDRO
Man
Example: android
ANGIO
Vessel (blood or lymph)
Example: angioma
ANKYL-
Crooked, looped
Example: ankylosis
ANO
Anus
Example: anoscope
ANTE-
Before
Example: antenatal
ANTI-
Against
Example: antiseptic
AQUA
Water
Example: aquaphobia
ARTERIO
Artery
Example: arteriosclerosis
ARTHRO
Joint
Example: arthoplasty
-ASTHENIA
Weakness
Example: myasthenia
AUTO-
Self
Example: automatic
AUD, AUR
Ear, hearing
Example: audiology
BI-
Two, twice
Example: biweekly
BLEPHARO
Eyelid
Example: bleharitis
BRACHI-
Arm
Example: brachialgia
BRADY
Slow
Example: bradycardia
BRONCHO
Bronchus
Example: bronchitis
BUCCA
Cheek
Example: buccal
A-, AN-
Without, lack of, absent, deficient
Example: asepsis
