UF HSC3537 Flashcards

A-

without or lack of

AB-

away (away from)

-ABLE

capable of or ability to

ABORTO/IO-

to miscarry (natural or induced)

ABRUPT/IO-

to tear away from

ABSCESS

a going away

ACNE

pointed

ACOUST/I-

hearing

ACR/O-

extremities, height, and pointed

ACTIN/O-

sun, ray, radium

ACU-

sharp

-AC

refers to, pertains to, or state of

AD-

near or beside

ADEN/O-

gland

ADIP/O-

fat

AER/O-

air or gas

AF-

toward

ALB/O-

white

ALGES/I-

pain

-ALGIA

pain

ALOPEC/I-

fox mange or baldness

ALVEOL/I-

cavity

AMBI-

both

AMBUL/O-

to walk

AMPHI-

both

AMYLO-

starch

AN-

lack of or without

AN/O-

ring

ANA-

apart or up

ANGI/O-

vessel

ANGIN/O-

vessel

ANKYL/O-

fuse or bind

ANTE-

before

ANTER/O-

before or foremost

ANTHRAX

coal or carbuncle

ANTI-

against

ANEURYSM-

dilation or ballooning

-APHERESIS

to remove or separate (blood in parts)

APO-

above or upon

AQUA-

water

ARACHINO-

spider

ARCHE/O-

first

-ARIA

air

ARTERI/O-

artery

ARTHR/O-

jointed

ARTICUL/O-

jointed

-AR

refers to or pertains to

ASCAR/I-

worm

-ASE

enzyme

-ASTHENIA

weakness

ASTHMA-

panting

ATELO-

incomplete, without end, imperfect ending

ATHERO-

porridge or yellow fat

-ATION

process of or procedure of

-ATRESIA

closure

ATRI/O-

chamber

ATTRIT/I-

wearing out

AUDI-

hearing

AUR/I-

ear

AUSCULT/O-

to listen

AUTO-

self

AVULS/I-

to tear

BACILL/O-

rod-like

BACTERI/O-

rod

BALAN/O-

penis

BARO-

weight

BAS/O-

basic or at base

BENE-

good or normal

BENIGN-

kind

BERI-

weakness

BI-

two

BIL/I-

bile or gall

BIN-

two

BIO-

life

-BLAST

beginning or young

BLEB/O-

blister

BLENNO-

mucus

BLEPHARO-

eyelid

BOL/O-

lump or ball

BRACH/I-

arm

BRACHY-

short

BRADY-

slow

BREVI-

short

BRONCH/I-

windpipe or trachea like

BRUX-

grinding

BUCCA-

cheek

BULBA-

blister or vesicle

BULIMO-

hunger

BURS/O-

sac, wine sac, pouch

CAL/O-

heat, heated, or hot

CALCIN/O-

calcium

CALCO-

pebbles or granules of calcium mineral

CALX-

heel or lime

CANDID/I-

glowing white

CANTH/O-

corner of eye

CAPILL/O-

hair-like

CAPIT/O-

head

CAPN/O-

carbon dioxide

CAPUT

head

CARBUN/O-

glowing ember