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1
Q

a-

A

no; not; without

2
Q

ab-

A

away from

3
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

4
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-ac

A

pertaining to

5
Q

acid/o

A

acid

6
Q

acr/o

A

extremities; arms or legs

7
Q

ad-

A

toward

8
Q

aden/o

A

gland

9
Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoid

10
Q

adip/o

A

fat

11
Q

adren/o

A

adrenal glands

12
Q

adrenal/o

A

adrenal glands

13
Q

adrenalin/o

A

adrenalin

14
Q

aer/o

A

air

15
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

16
Q

alb/o

A

white

17
Q

albin/o

A

white

18
Q

algesi/o

A

sensitivity to pain

19
Q

-algia

A

pain

20
Q

alkal/o

A

alkaline; basic

21
Q

alveol/o

A

alveolus; air sac

22
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

23
Q

an-

A

no; without

24
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

25
Q

anis/o

A

unequal

26
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff

27
Q

ante-

A

before

28
Q

anter/o

A

front

29
Q

anti-

A

against

30
Q

aort/o

A

aorta

31
Q

append/o

A

appendix

32
Q

appendic/o

A

appendix

33
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

34
Q

arteriol/o

A

arteriole

35
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

36
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

37
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

38
Q

ather/o

A

yellowish, fatty plaque

39
Q

atri/o

A

atrium

40
Q

aut/o

A

self

41
Q

audi/o

A

hearing

42
Q

axill/o

A

armpit

43
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

44
Q

bi-

A

two

45
Q

bi/o

A

life; living

46
Q

-blast or blast/o

A

embryonic form

47
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

48
Q

brady-

A

slow

49
Q

bronch/o or bronchi/o

A

bronchi

50
Q

bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole

51
Q

calc/i

A

calcium

52
Q

calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

53
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

54
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

55
Q

carp/o

A

carpus (wrist bone)

56
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

57
Q

-cele

A

hernia

58
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

59
Q

cephal/o

A

head

60
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

61
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum; brain

62
Q

cervic/o

A

neck; cervix; uteri

63
Q

cheil/o

A

lip

64
Q

chem/o

A

chemical

65
Q

chir/o

A

hand

66
Q

chlor/o

A

green

67
Q

chol/e

A

gall; bile

68
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

69
Q

chrom/o

A

color

70
Q

-cidal

A

killing

71
Q

-clasia

A

break

72
Q

clavic/o

A

clavicle; collar bone

73
Q

-clysis

A

irrigation; washing out

74
Q

coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tail bone)

75
Q

col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

76
Q

colp/o

A

vagina

77
Q

contra-

A

against

78
Q

cost/o

A

ribs

79
Q

crani/o

A

cranium; skull

80
Q

crin/o or crine

A

secrete

81
Q

cry/o

A

cold

82
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

83
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

84
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

85
Q

-cyesis

A

pregnancy

86
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder; cyst; sac

87
Q

cyt/o or -cyte

A

cell

88
Q

dacry/o

A

tear

89
Q

dactyt/o

A

digits; fingers or toes

90
Q

de-

A

down; from

91
Q

dendri/o

A

tree

92
Q

dent/i or dent/o

A

teeth

93
Q

derm/a or dermat/o

A

skin

94
Q

di-

A

twice; two

95
Q

dia-

A

through

96
Q

dipl/o

A

double

97
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

98
Q

dist/o

A

distant; far

99
Q

dors/o

A

back

100
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

101
Q

-dynia

A

pain

102
Q

dys-

A

bad; difficult