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Human Anatomyand Physiology
Word Roots(100
questions fully
solved )
a-, an- - answer absence, lack
acardia - lack of a heart
anaerobic - in the absence of oxygen
ab- - answer departing from, away from
abnormal - departing from normal
acou- - answer hearing
acoustics - the science of sound
ac-, acro- - answer extreme or extermity, peak
,acrodermatitis - inflammation of the skin of the
extremeties
ad- - answer to, toward
adorbital - toward the orbit
aden-, adeno- - answer gland
adeniform - resembling a gland in shape
adren- - answer toward the kidney
adrenal gland - adjacent to the kidney
aero- - answer air
aerobic respiration - oxygen requiring metabolism
af- - answer toward
afferent neurons - neurons which carry impulses to
the central nervous system
agon- - answer contest
agonistic and antagonistic muscles - muscles which
oppose each other
alb- - answer white
, corpus albicans of the ovary - a white scar tissue
aliment- - answer nourish
alimentary canal or digestive tract
allel- - answer of one another
alleles - alternative expressions of a gene
amphi- - answer on both sides, of both kinds
amphibian - an organism capable of living in water
and on land
ana- - answer apart, up, again
anaphase of mitosis - when the chromosomes
separate
anastomos- - answer come together
arteriovenous anastomosis - a connection between
an artery and a vein
aneurysm - answer a widening
aortic aneurysm - a weak spot that causes
enlargement of the blood vessel
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