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Terminology
roots, prefixes, suffixes
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09/02/2005
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Term
a-
 Definition
no,not,without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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-able, -ible
 Definition
capable of able to
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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acr/o
 Definition
extreminites (arms and legs)
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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aer/o
 Definition
air
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agora-
 Definition
marketplace
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alb/o, albin/o
 Definition
white
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algesi/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveoulus
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anmi/o
 Definition
amnion
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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andr/o
 Definition
male, masculine
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angi/o, vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff
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ante-
 Definition
before
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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append/o,appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior, toward the front
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anti-
 Definition
against
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arteriol/o
 Definition
articulation, joint
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-astehnia
 Definition
weakness
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atel/o
 Definition
imperfect
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ather/o
 Definition
yellow fatty plaque
Term
-ation
 Definition
action or process
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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aut/o
 Definition
self
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axill/o
 Definition
axilla (armpit)
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bacter/i, bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
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bi-
 Definition
two
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bil/i
 Definition
bile
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blast/o
 Definition
embryonic form
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchi
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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cancer/o, carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
 Definition
hear
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carp/o
 Definition
carpus (wrist)
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caud/o
 Definition
tail, in a posterior direction
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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