Term | Definition |
a- | no, not, without, away from |
ab- | away from |
abdomin- | abdomen |
ablat/o | to remove, to destroy |
abrad/o | to scrape, to wear away |
-ac | pertaining to |
acanth/o | thorny, sharp spine |
acar/o | mites |
acid/o | acid, sour, bitter |
acou- | hear |
acr/o | extremities, top |
act- | drive, do, act |
actin/o | radiation, ray |
acu- | needle |
-ad | toward, in the direction of |
ad- | toward, increase |
aden/o | gland |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
adip/o | fat |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
aer- | air |
agglutin/o | clumping |
agit/o | rapidity, restlessness |
-agogue | simulator, agent causing change |
-agra | severe pain |
-al | relating to |
albin/o | white, deficient pigmentation |
-algesia | pain |
-algia | pain |
aliment/o | nutrition |
allo- | other |
alve- | channel, cavity |
alveol/o | alveolus |
ambi- | both, both sides, around |
ambly/o | dull, dim |
ambul/o | walking |
amni/o | amnion, sac around embryo |
amphi- | both sides |
ampho- | both sides, double |
amyl- | starch |
-an | pertaining to |
an- | not, without, away from |
an/o | anus, ring |
ana- | up, apart, again |
andr/o | male |
andro- | male |
angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
anis- | unequal |
ankyl/o | bent, stiff |
anomal/o | irregular |
ante- | forward, before |
anter/o | front |
anthrac/o | carbon, coal |
anthrop/o | human life |
anti- | against |
antr/o | antrum, cavity |
aort/o | aorta |
-apheresis | separation, removal |
aphth/o | ulcer |
apic/o | apex |
apo- | separate, away from |
append/o | appendix |
aque/o | water |
-ar | pertaining to |
arch- | beginning, origin, first |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | small artery |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme |
aspir/o | inhaling |
asthen- | weakness |
astr/o | star |
atelo- | incomplete, imperfect |
ather/o | plaque, soft fatty deposit |
atmo | steam, vapor |
-atresia | closure, occlusion |
atreto- | closed |
atri/o | atrium |
audi/o | hearing |
aur/o | ear |
auto- | self, same |
aux/o | growth |
axi/o | axis |
axill/o | armpit |
azot/o | nitrogen |