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a-, an-
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absence or lack
ex: acardia, lack of a heart; anaerobic, lack of oxygen |
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ab-
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departing from; away from
ex: abnormal, departing form 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
ex: peak acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
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ad-
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to or toward
ex: adorbital, toward the orbit |
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aden-, adeno-
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gland
ex: adeniform, resembling a gland in shape |
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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: agonistic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose each other |
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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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anastomos-
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come together
ex: arteriovenous anastomosis, a connection between an artery and a vein |
