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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Part 2

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This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms, focusing on terms related to anatomy, physiology, and medical conditions.

aneurysm/o

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Key Terms

Term
Definition
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
blood/lymph vessels
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff, fused together
anomal/o
irregularity
-ant
substance that promotes

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TermDefinition
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
blood/lymph vessels
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff, fused together
anomal/o
irregularity
-ant
substance that promotes
ante-
before, in front of, forward
anter/o
before, front
anti-
against
anxi/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
aort/o
aorta
ap-
toward, to
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
apex, tip
ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-arch, -arche
beginning
areat/o
in patches/circumscribed areas
areol/o
little open space, space around nipple
-aria
connected w/
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
as-
toward, to
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o, aspirat/o
to breathe in, removal
assay
to analyze
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
asthm/o
asthma
astr/o
star, star-shaped
at-
toward, to
atel/o
imcomplete, imperfect
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
-ation
state/action, process/condition
atri/o
atrium (of heart)
attenu/o
diluted, weakened
audi/o, audit/o
ear, hearing, sense of hearing
aur/i
ear, hearing
auscult/a, auscult/o
listen
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bas/o
base, opposite of acid (alkaline)
bi/o
life