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Medical Terminology Set 1
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, and Combined Forms used in Medicine
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04/10/2011

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Term
no, not, without
Definition
What are the three meanings of a- and an-?
Term
ab-
Definition
Prefix meaning away from
Term
abdomen
Definition
What does abdomin/o mean?
Term
pertaining to
Definition
What does the suffix -ac  mean?
Term
acanth/o
Definition
What combined form means spiny or thorny?
Term
acetabulum
Definition
What does acetabul/o mean?
Term
hearing
Definition
What does acous/o mean?
Term
acr/o
Definition
Combined form that means extremities, top, or extreme point
Term
acromion
Definition
What does acromi/o mean? 
Term
light
Definition
What does actin/o mean?
Term
acu/o
Definition
What combined form means sharp, severe, sudden?
Term
hearing
Definition
What does the suffix -acusis mean?
Term
toward
Definition
What does the prefix ad- mean?
Term
toward
Definition
What does the suffix -ad mean?
Term
gland
Definition
What does the combined form aden/o mean?
Term
adenoids
Definition
What does the combined form adenoid/o mean?
Term
fat
Definition
What does the combined form adip/o mean?
Term
adren/o, adrenal/o
Definition
What two combined forms mean adrenal gland?
Term
air
Definition
What does aer/o mean?
Term
toward
Definition
What does the prefix af- mean?
Term
agglutin/o
Definition
What combined form means clumping and sticking together?
Term
-agon
Definition
What suffix means assemble and gather?
Term
marketplace
Definition
What does the prefix agora- mean?
Term
excessive pain
Definition
What does the suffix -agra  mean?
Term
pertaining to
Definition
What does the suffix -al mean?
Term
white
Definition
Alb/o and albin/o both mean ______.
Term
albumin
Definition
What does albumin/o mean?
Term
sensitivity to pain
Definition
What does alges/o mean?
Term
sensitivity to pain
Definition
What does the suffix -algesia mean?
Term
pain
Definition
What does the suffix -algia mean?
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