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Medical Roots Prefixes and Suffixes
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What does the prefix 'a-' or 'an-' mean in medical terminology?
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Not, without, less
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What does the prefix 'ab-' or 'abs-' mean in medical terms?
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From, away from, off
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What does the root 'abdomen/o' refer to?
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Abdomen
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What does the suffix '-ac' indicate in medical terminology?
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Pertaining to
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What does the root 'acou-' or 'acu-' mean?
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Hearing
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What does the root 'acro' refer to?
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Extremity
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What does the prefix 'ad-' mean in medical terms?
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Increase, adherence, motion towards, very
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What does the suffix '-ad' indicate?
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Toward, in the direction of
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What does the root 'aden/o' mean?
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Gland
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What does the root 'adip-' or 'adipo-' refer to?
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Fat
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What does the prefix 'aero-' mean?
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Air
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What does the suffix '-al' indicate?
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Pertaining to
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What does the prefix 'albo-' mean?
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White
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What does 'algesi-,' 'algio-,' 'algo-,' 'alge-,' or '-algia' mean?
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Pain
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What does the prefix 'ambi-' mean in medical terms?
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Around, on (both) sides, on all sides, both
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What does the root 'amni/o' refer to?
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The amnion, innermost membranes enveloping the embryo in utero
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What does the suffix '-an' indicate?
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Relating to
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What does the prefix 'an/o' mean?
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Not, without, less
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What does the prefix 'ana-' mean?
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Up, toward, apart
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What does the prefix 'andro-' mean?
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Male
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What does the root 'angi/o' refer to?
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Vessel
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What does the root 'ankylo' mean?
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Crooked
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What does the prefix 'ante-' mean?
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Before
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What does the root 'anter/o' refer to?
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Before
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What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?
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Against, opposing, curative, antibody
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What does the prefix 'apo-' mean?
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Separated from, derived from
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What does 'aque-' or 'aqueo-' mean?
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Water
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What does the root 'arteri-' or 'arterio-' refer to?
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Artery
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What does the root 'arthr/o' mean?
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Joint/articulation
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What does the suffix '-ase' indicate?
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An enzyme