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ab-
from, away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
abort/o
to miscarry
-ac
pertaining to
acid/o
acid
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremity
acromi/o
acomion (projection of scapula)
-acousis
hearing
-ad
toward
ad-
toward
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
,adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
agora-
marketplace
-al
pertaining to
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
-algesia
pain
-algia
pain
allo-
other, differing from the normal
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
ambly/o
dull, dim
,amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
an-
without, not
an/o
anus
ana-
against; up; back
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
widened blood vessel
angi/o
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
ankyl/o
stiffness; bent, crooked
ante-
before, in front of
anter/o
anterior, front
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta
append/o
, appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arter/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbestos
-asthenia
weakess, debility
astr/o
star
-ate
having the form of, possessing
atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
ab-
from, away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
abort/o
to miscarry
-ac
pertaining to
acid/o
acid
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremity
acromi/o
acomion (projection of scapula)
-acousis
hearing
-ad
toward
ad-
toward
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
,adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
agora-
marketplace
-al
pertaining to
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
-algesia
pain
-algia
pain
allo-
other, differing from the normal
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
ambly/o
dull, dim
,amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
an-
without, not
an/o
anus
ana-
against; up; back
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
widened blood vessel
angi/o
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
ankyl/o
stiffness; bent, crooked
ante-
before, in front of
anter/o
anterior, front
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta
append/o
, appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arter/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbestos
-asthenia
weakess, debility
astr/o
star
-ate
having the form of, possessing
atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
