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Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes

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

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  1. Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes Keep adding to your list each day. Quizzes on Fridays

  2. a, an • Not, without • Anemia, anaerobic • A patient is asymptomatic if he or she does not have symptoms.

  3. ab • Away from • Absent, abnormal • An abductor is a muscle that moves a limb away from the body.

  4. acu • Sharp • Acupuncture, accurate • Acute pains are sharp pains.

  5. ad • Toward • Addiction, adhere • Adductor muscles brings limbs toward the body.

  6. Ag, act • Do, move, cause • Reaction, reagent, agitate, action • Disease agents cause diseases.

  7. -al • Relating to, at • Nocturnal, terrestrial • Nocturnal animals are active at night

  8. alb • White • Albino, albacore • Albinos appear white due to the absence of pigmentation.

  9. ambul • To walk • Ambulatory, amble • Ambulatory patients can walk.

  10. amph • Double, both • Amphibian • Amphibians live both on land and in the water.

  11. amyl • Starch • Amylase, amylose • Amylase is an enzyme that converts starch to simple sugars.

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