12A Stems

ORANGE

AN-

• Anorexia – without sufficient food intake to remain healthywithout

AB

• Absent – away from a normally scheduled routine or activityaway

MEL

• Melody – notes that compose a song

song

ADEN

• Adenoid – a gland that filters mucus

gland

AER

• Aerobic – the need for air increases during exercise

air

ALB

• Albino – an abnormally white person, animal, or plantwhite

ASE

• Proteinase – enzymes in the stomach that help break down proteinsenzyme

EPI

• Epitaph – an statement in memory of a person on a tombstoneon

HUM

• Exhume – to remove from the earth

earth

-BE

• Microbes – tiny life forms that cause diseases

life

BON

• Bonus – a reward for good performance

good

STRUCT

• Construct – to build something, typically a building, road, or machinebuild