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What does the prefix 'a-, an-' mean?
What does the prefix 'a-, an-' mean?
- with
- without, lack of (correct)
- to, toward
- pain
What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?
What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?
- both, both sides
- from, away (correct)
- before
- to, toward
What does the suffix '-ac, -ic' mean?
What does the suffix '-ac, -ic' mean?
- twice, double
- pertaining to (correct)
- short
- pain
What does 'acr-' refer to?
What does 'acr-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?
What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?
What does the prefix 'aden-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'aden-' refer to?
What does 'adren-' refer to?
What does 'adren-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'aer-' mean?
What does the prefix 'aer-' mean?
What does the suffix '-al' indicate?
What does the suffix '-al' indicate?
What does 'alba-, albi-' mean?
What does 'alba-, albi-' mean?
What does 'alges-' refer to?
What does 'alges-' refer to?
What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
What does 'ambi-' mean?
What does 'ambi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'an-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'an-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'angi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'angi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'ankyl-' suggest?
What does the prefix 'ankyl-' suggest?
What does 'ante-' mean?
What does 'ante-' mean?
What does 'anti-' mean?
What does 'anti-' mean?
What does the prefix 'append-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'append-' refer to?
What does 'arter-' mean?
What does 'arter-' mean?
What does 'arthr-' represent?
What does 'arthr-' represent?
What does the suffix '-ase' denote?
What does the suffix '-ase' denote?
What does the suffix '-asis' mean?
What does the suffix '-asis' mean?
What does '-asthenia' refer to?
What does '-asthenia' refer to?
What does 'ather-' mean?
What does 'ather-' mean?
What does 'audi-' refer to?
What does 'audi-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'aur-' denote?
What does the prefix 'aur-' denote?
What does 'auto-' mean?
What does 'auto-' mean?
What does 'bi-' signify?
What does 'bi-' signify?
What does 'bio-' denote?
What does 'bio-' denote?
What does '-blast' mean?
What does '-blast' mean?
What does 'blephar-' refer to?
What does 'blephar-' refer to?
What does 'brachi-' mean?
What does 'brachi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'brachy-' signify?
What does the prefix 'brachy-' signify?
What does 'brady-' mean?
What does 'brady-' mean?
What does the prefix 'bronch-' denote?
What does the prefix 'bronch-' denote?
What does 'bucc-' mean?
What does 'bucc-' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology A-B
- Prefix a-, an-: Indicates absence or lack of something.
- Prefix ab-: Signifies movement from or away.
- Suffixes -ac, -ic: Pertaining to a specified subject or characteristic.
- Root word acr-: Refers to extremities, specifically arms and legs.
- Prefix ad-: Denotes direction towards or near.
- Root word aden-: Relates to glands and glandular tissues.
- Root word adren-: Specifies the adrenal gland.
- Root word aer-: Stands for air.
- Suffix -al: Indicates likeness or relation.
- Roots alba-, albi-: Mean white in color, often used in medical contexts like albinism.
- Roots alges- and -algia: Both refer to pain, often used in describing conditions of discomfort.
- Prefix ambi-: Signifies both sides or duality.
- Root word an-: Pertains specifically to the anus.
- Root word angi-: Relates to vessels, particularly blood vessels.
- Root word ankyl-: Suggests something that is crooked, fixed, or immovable.
- Prefix ante-: Indicates placement before, in front, or ahead of something.
- Prefix anti-: Means against or in opposition to.
- Root word append-: Refers to the appendix.
- Root word arter-: Denotes arteries, which transport blood.
- Root word arthr-: Associated with joints in the body.
- Suffix -ase: Represents enzymes that catalyze biochemical reactions.
- Suffix -asis: Refers to a condition or state.
- Suffix -asthenia: Indicates weakness or a lack of strength.
- Root word ather-: Relates to fatty substances or lipid material.
- Root word audi-: Pertains to sound or hearing.
- Root word aur-: Refers specifically to the ear.
- Prefix auto-: Indicates self or automatic processes.
- Prefix bi-: Means twice, double, or both.
- Prefix bio-: Refers to life or living organisms.
- Suffix -blast: Indicates a germ or embryonic cell.
- Root word blephar-: Relates to the eyelid.
- Root word brachi-: Refers to the arm.
- Prefix brachy-: Indicates shortness.
- Prefix brady-: Means slow; often used in reference to heart rates.
- Root word bronch-: Relates to the air tubes within the lungs.
- Root word bucc-: Refers to the cheek area of the face.
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