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a-, an-
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absence, lack
acardia, lack of a heart; anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen |
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ab-
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departing from; away from
abnormal, departing from normal |
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acou-
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hearing
acoustics, the science of sound |
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acr-, acro-
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extreme, extremity; peak
acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
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ad-
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to, toward
adorbital, toward the orbit |
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aden-, adeno-
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gland
adeniform, resembling a gland in shape |
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aero-
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air
aerobic respiration, oxygen-requiring metabolism |
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af-
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toward
afferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system |
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alb-
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white
corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue |
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amphi-
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on both sides; of both kinds
amphibian, an organism capable of living both in water and on land |
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ana-
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apart, up, again
anaphase of mitosis, when the chromosomes separate |
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angi-
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vessel
angiitis, inflammation of a lymphatic vessel or blood vessel |
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ant-, anti
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opposed to; preventing, inhibiting
anticoagulant, a substance that prevents blood coagulation |
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ante-
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preceding; before
antecubital, in front of the elbow |
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ap-, api-
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tip, extremity
apex of the heart |
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append-
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hang, to
appendicular skeleton |
