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med. term
prefixes
100 cards·by beckym3983
-able
capable of, able to
arteriol(o)
arteriole
-ate
to cause an action or the result of an action
-asthenia
weakness
-ase
enzyme
-ary
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ant
that which causes
-an
belonging or pertaining to
-algia
pain
-al
pertaining to
question
answer
-ac
pertaining to
a-
no, not, without
abo-
away from
anti-
against
ante-
before in time or in place
ana-
upward,excessive, again
an-
no,not,without
ad-
toward
abdomin(o)
abdomen
arthr(o)/articul(o)
joint, articulation
ab-
away from
acid(o)
acid
acr(o)
extremities (arms & legs)
aden(o)
gland
adenoid
adenoids
adip(o)
fat
adren(o)/adrenal(o)
adrenal gland
aer(o)
air or gas
alb(o)/ albin(o)
albumin
algesi(o)
sensitivity to pain
alkal(o)
alkaline, basic
alveol(o)
alveoli, air sac
amni(o)
amnion
amyl(o)
no, not, without
-an
belonging or pertaining to
an(o)
anus
andr(o)
aneurysm
angi(o)
vessel
question
answer
ankl(o)
stiff
question
answer
-ant
that which causes
ante-
before in time or place
anter(o)
anterior or front
andr(o)
male or masculine
aneurysm(o)
neurysm
anthrac(o)
coal
anti-
against
aort(o)
aorta
apic(o)
apex
append(o)/appendic(o)
appendix
-ar
pertaining to
arachno(o)
spider or arachnoid membrane
arter(o), arteri(o)
artery
arteriol(o)
arteriole
arthr(o), articul(o)
joing; articulation
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-asthenia
weakness
-ate
to cause an action or the result of an action
atel(o)
imperfect or imcomplete
arther(o)
yellowish, fatty plaque
-ation
process
atri(o)
atrium
audi(o)
hearing
auto(o)
self
axill(o)
axilla (armpit)
axill(o)
axilla (armpit)
bacter(i), bacteri(o)
bacteria
balan(o)
glans penis
bi-
two
bi(o)
life or living
bil(i)
bile or gall
blast(o),-blast
immature, embryonic form
blephar(o)
eyelid
brady-
slow
bronch(o), bronchi(o)
bronchi
bucc(o)
cheek
burs(o)
bursa
calc(i)
calcium
calcane(o)
calcaneus (heel bone)
cancer(o)
cancer
cardi(o)
heart
carp(o)
carpus (wrist)
caud(o)
tail or toward the tail
cec(o)
cecum
-cele
hernia
cellul(o)
little cell or compartment
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate of remove fluid
centri-
one hundred or one hundreth
cephal(o)
head
cerebell(o)
cerebellum
cerebr(o)
brain, cerebrum
cervic(o)
neck; cervix uteri
cheil(o)
lip
chem(o)
chemical
chir(o)
hand
chlor(o)
green