PA Med Term Exam 1

a-/an-

not, without

ab-

away from

abomin/o

abdomen

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary

pertaining to

acous, acus

hearing

acro-

extremity

ad-

toward

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal/epinephrine

aer/o

gas

alb

white

alg, algia, algesi

pain

ambly-

dim

ambul/o

walk

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

ankyl/o

crooked, stiff

anomal/o

irregular

ante-

before

anter-, anteri-

front, forward

anti-

against

ap-, apo-

away from/detached

arthr/o

joint

-ase

enzyme

atel/o

incomplete

audi/o

hearing

auri-

ears

auto-

self

azot/o

nitrogen compound

bar/o

pressure

bi-

twice

blast/o

immature cell

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

brady-

slow

bucc/o

cheek

-capnia

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp

wrist

cata-

down

-cele

hernia/dilation

celi/o

abdomen

-centesis

puncture/tap

centre-

center

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

chlor/o

green

cholangi/o

bile duct

chol/e

bile, gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledocho/o

common bile duct

chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o, chromat/o

color

chron/o

time

-cidal, -cide

killing

circum-

around

cis-

on this side

-clasis, -clasia

breaking

cleid

clavicle