HOSA Vocab (copy)

a-

without, away from, not

an-

without, away from, not

ab/s-

from, away from, absent

abdomin/o-

abdomen

abort/o-

to miscarry

acanth/o-

thorn, spine

acous/t/o-

hearing

acro-

extremity, top point

actin/o-

ray, some type of radiation

ad-

adherence, increase, toward

-ad

toward, in the direction of

aden/o-

gland

adip/o-

fat

adren/o-

adrenal glands

adrenal/o-

adrenal glands

-aemia

blood

aer/o-

air or gas

\-aesthesia

ability to perceive sensations

\-aesthesio

ability to perceive sensations

af-

toward

-agogue

an agent that promotes the expulsion of a substance

-agra

sudden severe pain

-al

relating to

albumin/o-

albumin

\-algesia

suffering, pain

\-algia

suffering, pain

algi-

pain

all/o

other

amb/i

both, on both sides, around, about

amph-

both, on both sides, on all sides, double, around, about

amphi-

both, on both sides, on all sides, double, around, about

ampho-

both, on both sides, on all sides, double, around, about

ana-

up, against, back

an-

up, against, back

andro-

man, male, masculine

angi/o-

blood or lymph vessels

aniso-

unequal, asymmetrical, dissimilar

ankyl/o-

crooked, bent, fusion

ante-

before

antero-

anterior, front, before

anthropo-

human beings, human life

ant/i-

against

antr/o

antrum

apo-

from, derived from, separated from, opposed

arch/e/i-

first, principal, beginning, original

arteri/o-

artery

arthr/o

joint

-ase

enzyme

-asis

condition, pathological state

-esis

condition, pathological state

-iasis

condition, pathological state

-isis

condition, pathological state

-sis

condition, pathological state

astro-

star, star-shaped

atelo-

imperfect, incomplete

ather/o-

fatty plaque

atmo-

steam, vapor

atreto-

absence of an opening

aut/o-

self

axio-

axis, long axis of the tooth

axo-

axis, axon

axot/o-

nitrogenous compounds

bacteri/o-

bacteria, bacterium

balan/o-

glands clitoridis, glans penis

bar/o

weight, pressure

basi/o-

base, foundation

bi/s-

two, double, twice

bili-

bile

bio-

life

blast-

germ, bud, embryonic state of development

-blast

germ, bud, embryonic state of development

blenn/o-

mucus

blephar/o-

eyelid

brachio-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bron/o-

bromine

bronch-

airway

bronchi-

airway

broncho-

airway

bronchiol/o-

bronchiole

cac-

bad, ill

caci-

bad, ill

caco-

bad, ill

calc/o-

calcium

calcan/neo-

calcaneum

carcin/o-

cancer

cardi/o-

heart

carpo-

carpus

cary/o-

nucleus, nut

cat-

down, downward, destructive, against, according to

cata-

down, downward, destructive, against, according to

cath-

down, downward, destructive, against, according to

kat-

down, downward, destructive, against, according to

kata-

down, downward, destructive, against, according to

cel/o-

tumour, hernia, cavity

-cele

tumor, swelling, hernia

cent-

hundred

cephal/o-

head

cerebell/o-

cerebellum