More Roots/ Prefixes/ Suffixes A Flashcards by Rhi Bowen

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Acanth/o

A

Spiny

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Acarin/o

Acari/o

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Mites of the order Acarina (contains ticks and mites)

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Acet/o

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Vinegar

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Aceton-

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Ketones/acetone

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Achill/o

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Achilles tendon

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Acid/o

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Acid

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Acne/o

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Acne/ point/ peak

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Acin/i

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Sac-like dilation

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Acou-

A

Hearing

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-acousia

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Condition of hearing

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Acoust/o

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Hear/hearing/sound

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Acro-

A

Extremities/point

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Acromi/o

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Acromion (point of the shoulder)

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Actin/o

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Rays (of sun/ UV radiation etc)

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Acu-

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Hear/hearing/severe/sudden

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-acusia

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Condition or sense of hearing

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Adamant/o

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Dental enamel

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Adip/o

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Adipose tissue/fat

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Adnex/o

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Bound to/conjoined

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Aer/o

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Air/gas

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Af-

Ag-

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To/towards/near

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-ago

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Abnormal condition/ disease

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-agogic

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Pertaining to inducing/stimulating

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-agogue

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Inducing/promoting

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Agora-

Open space

-agra

Seizure/sudden pain

-aise

Comfort/ease

Albin/o Alb/i/o Album-

White

All/o

Other/different from normal

Alve/o

Trough/channel/cavity

Amph/i

Both/doubly/on both sides

Amyl/o

Starch

Ana-

Backward/apart/up/again

Ancyl/o

Crooked/stiffening/fusing/bent

-ane

A saturated open-chain hydrocarbon

-ant

Having the characteristic of an agent that...

Antero-

Front/in front of/anterior to

Anthrac/o

Coal dust

Anthrop/o

Human/man

Antr/o

Antrum/maxillary sinus

Ap-

To/towards/near/separated

-aph-

Touch

-apheresis

Removal

Aphth/o

Ulcer

Apic/o

Apex

Ap/o

Away from/detached/derived from/separate

Aponeur/o

Aponeurosis (flat tendon)

Arrhen/o

Male/masculine

Arthr/o | Articul/o

Joint

As-

To/towards/near

-ase

An enzyme

-asthenia

Condition of weakness

Asthen/o

Weakness

Astr/o

Star shaped/star

At-

To/towards/near

-ate

In a state/acted upon/possessing/chemical from a specific source

Ather/o

Porridge-like plaque lining a blood vessel

-ation

Action/condition

-atresia

Condition of occlusion/closure/absence of an opening

Atret/o

Closure of a normal opening/imperforation

Auricul/o

Auricle/pinna

Aux/i -auxis Aux/o

Increase

-ax

Noun ending/a name

Axill/o

Armpit

Ax/i/o

Axis

Axon/o

Axis/axon of a neuron

Azot/o

Urea/nitrogen

Alexia

Word blindness

Asystole

Cardiac arrest rhythm

Anastomosis

A cross-connection between adjacent tubes, fibres, or other parts of a network