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a-,an-
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absence or lack
ex. acardia, lack of a heart ex. anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen |
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ab-
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departing from; away from
ex. abnormal, departing from normal |
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acou-
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hearing
ex. acoustics, the science of sound |
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ac-, acro-
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extreme or extremity; peak
ex. acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
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ad-
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to or toward
ex. adoribital, toward the orbital |
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aden-, adeno-
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gland
ex. adeniform, resembling a gland in shape |
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adren-
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toward the kidney
ex. adrenal gland, adjacent to the kidney |
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aero-
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air
ex. aerobic respiration, oxygen-requiring metabolism |
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af-
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toward
ex. afferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system |
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agon-
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contest
ex. agnostic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose eachother |
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alb-
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white
ex. corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue |
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aliment-
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nourish
ex. alimentary canal, or digestive tract |
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allel-
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of one another
ex. alleles, alternative expressions of a gene |
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amphi-
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on both sides; of both kinds
ex. amphibian, an organism capable of living in water and on land |
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ana-
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apart, up, again
ex. anaphase of mitosis, when the chromosomes separate |
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anastomes-
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come together
ex. arteriovenous anastomosis, a connection between artery and a vein |
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aneurysm
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a widening
ex. aortic aneurysm, a weak spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel |
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angi-
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vessel
ex. angiitis, inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel |
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angin-
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choked
ex. angina pectoris, a choked feeling in the chest due to dysfunction of the heart |
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ant-, anti-
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opposed to; preventing or inhibiting
ex. anticoagulant, a substance that prevents blood coagulation |
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ante-
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preceding; before
ex. antecubital, in front of the elbow |
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aort-
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great artery
ex. aorta |
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ap-, api-
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tip, extremity
ex. apex of the heart |
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append-
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hang to
ex. appendicular skeleton |
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aqua-, aque-
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water
ex. aqueous solutions |
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arbor
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tree
ex. arbor vitae of the cerebellum, the treelike pattern of white matter |
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areola-
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open space
ex. areolar connective tissue, a loose conective tissue |
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arrect-
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upright
ex. arrector pili muscles of the skin, which make the hairs stand erect |
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arthr-, arthro-
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joint
ex. arthropathy, any joint disease |
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artic-
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joint
ex. articular surfaces of bones, the points of connection |
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atri-
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vestibule
ex. atria, upper chambers of the heart |
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auscult-
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listen
es. ausculatatory method for measuring blood pressure |
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aut-, auto-
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self
ex. autogenous, self-generated |
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ax-, axi-, axo-
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axis, axle
ex. axial skeleton, axis of vertebral column |
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azyg-
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unpaired
ex. azygous vein, an unpaired vessel |
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baro-
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pressure
ex. baroreceptors for monitoring blood pressure |
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basal
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base
ex. basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane |
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bi-
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two
ex. bicuspid, having two cusps |
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bili-
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bile
ex. bilirubin, a bile pigment |
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bio-
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life
ex. biology, the study of life and living things |
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blast-
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bud or germ
ex. blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell |
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branchi-
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arm
ex. branchial plexus of periphreal nervous system supplies the arm |
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brady-
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slow
ex. bradycardia, abnormally slow heart rate |
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brev-
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short
peroneus brevis, a short leg muscle |
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broncho-
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bronchus
bronchospasm, a spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscle |