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Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes. Keep adding to your list each day. Quizzes on Fridays. a, an. Not, without Anemia, anaerobic A patient is asymptomatic if he or she does not have symptoms. ab. Away from Absent, abnormal An abductor is a muscle that moves a limb away from the body. acu.
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Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes Keep adding to your list each day. Quizzes on Fridays
a, an • Not, without • Anemia, anaerobic • A patient is asymptomatic if he or she does not have symptoms.
ab • Away from • Absent, abnormal • An abductor is a muscle that moves a limb away from the body.
acu • Sharp • Acupuncture, accurate • Acute pains are sharp pains.
ad • Toward • Addiction, adhere • Adductor muscles brings limbs toward the body.
Ag, act • Do, move, cause • Reaction, reagent, agitate, action • Disease agents cause diseases.
-al • Relating to, at • Nocturnal, terrestrial • Nocturnal animals are active at night
alb • White • Albino, albacore • Albinos appear white due to the absence of pigmentation.
ambul • To walk • Ambulatory, amble • Ambulatory patients can walk.
amph • Double, both • Amphibian • Amphibians live both on land and in the water.
amyl • Starch • Amylase, amylose • Amylase is an enzyme that converts starch to simple sugars.