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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Part 2
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms, focusing on terms related to anatomy, physiology, and medical conditions.
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
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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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| 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 |
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 |