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Chapter 4: terms Flashcards

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cis/o

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cut

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cost/o

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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duct/o

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lead, carry

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flex/o

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bend

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furc/o

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branching

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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immun/o

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protection

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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tens/o

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force, strain, stretch

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the/o

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put, place

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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top/o

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place, position, location

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tox/o

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poison

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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urethr/o

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urethra

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Suffix:

-crine

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secrete

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Suffix:

-drome

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run

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Suffix:

-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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Suffix:

-gen

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substance that produces

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Suffix:

-lapse

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slide, fall, sag

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Suffix:

-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, seperation

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Suffix:

-meter

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measure

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Suffix:

-mission

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send

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Suffix:

-or

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one who

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-oxia

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oxygen

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Suffix:

-partum

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birth, labor

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-phoria

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bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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Suffix:

-physis

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grow

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Suffix:

-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptom

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happening, occurence

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, prolapse

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-a, an

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no, not, without

-> apnea

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-ab

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away from

-> abnormal

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-ad

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toward

-> adductor

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-ana

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up, apart

  • > anabolism
  • > urinalysis (urin/o + [an]/ alysis) is a labratory exam of urine that aids in the diagnosis of many medical conditions. In this term lysis means seperation
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-ante

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before, forward

  • > ante cibum: the word cibum means meal
  • > anteflexion
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-anti

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against

  • > antibiotic
  • > antibody
  • > antitoxin: This is an antibody, often from an animal (such as a horse), that acts against a toxin. An example is tetanus antitoxin given against tetanus, an acute bacterial infection of the nervous system.
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-auto

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self, own

-> autoimmune disease

57
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-bi

A

two

58
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-brady

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slow

->bradycardia:slow heart rate

59
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-cata

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down

60
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-con

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with, together

61
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autoimmune disease

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  • > rheumatoid arthritis: affect joints
  • > celiac disease: affect intestinal tract
  • > graves disease: affecting thyroid gland
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-contra

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against or opposite. can have 2 meanings

63
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-de

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down, lack of

-> dehydration

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-dia

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through, complete

  • > diarrhea
  • > diameter
65
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hemodialysis

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waste materials are separated from the blood via a machine (artificial kidney) when the kidneys no longer function. another form of dialysis is peritoneal dialysis

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-dys

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abnormal, bad difficult, painful

  • > dyspnea: often cause by respiratory or cardiac conditions, strenuous exercise, or anxiety
  • > muscular dystrophy
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-ec

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out, outside

68
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peritoneal dialysis

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a special fluid is inserted into the peritoneal cavity through a tube in the abdomen.

  • waste materials (urea) seep into the fluid from the blood.
  • fluid and the wastes are then drained from the peritoneal cavity
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-endo

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in, within

  • > endocardium
  • > endotracheal: An endotracheal tube, placed through the mouth into the trachea, is used for giving oxygen and in general anesthesia procedures.
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-epi

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upon, on, above

-> epithelium

71
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-eu

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good, normal

  • > euphoria
  • > euthyroid: normal thyroid function
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-ex

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out, outside

-> exophthalmos: protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland

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-hemi

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half

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-hyper

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excessive, above
-> hyperglycemia: sign of diabetes mellitus

  • > hyperplasia: increase in cell numbers. characteristic of tumor growth
  • > hypertrophy: increase in size of individual cells
  • > hypertension: high blood pressure
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sign

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an objective finding that is perceived by an examiner such as fever, rash, or hyperglycemia

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symptom

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a subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient
ex: loss of apetite, abdominal pain, fatigue

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-hypo

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deficient, under

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-in

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not

-> insomniac

79
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-in

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into, within

-> incision

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-infra

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beneath, under

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-inter

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between

-> intercostal- intercostal muscles lie between adjacent ribs

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-intra

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in, within, into

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-macro

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large

-> macrocephaly

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-mal

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bad

  • > malaise: discomfort
  • > malignant: benign (ben=good) is noncancerous, whereas malignant means cancerous
85
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-meta

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beyond, change
-> Metastasis: malignant tumor that has spread to a secondary location

->metamorphosis

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-micro

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small

  • > miscroscope
  • > microcephaly: Microcephaly is associated with a smaller, underdeveloped brain. Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly.
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-neo

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new

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Prefix:

-pan

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all

-> pancytopenia: deficiency of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes

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-para

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abnormal, beside, near

  • > paralysis: abnormal disruption of the connection between nerve and muscle
  • > parathyroid gland: Para means beside. the 4 parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid gland. they secrete a hormone that regulates the calcium levels in blood and tissues
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-per

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through

91
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Prefix:

-peri

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surrounding

->pericardium

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-poly

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many, much

93
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-post

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after, behind

  • > postmortem
  • > postpartum
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-pre

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before, in front of

-> prenatal

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-pro

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before, forward
-> prodrome: Prodromal signs and symptoms (rash, fever) appear before the actual illness (such as chickenpox) and signal its onset. Altered mood, fatigue, flashes of light, or stiff muscles may accompany the prodromal migraine aura that occurs before the actual headache.

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-pros

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before, forward

-> prosthesis

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-re

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back, again

  • > relapse
  • > remission
98
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Prefix:

-retro

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behind, backward

-> retroflexion: an abnormal position of an organ, such as the uterus, bent or tilted backward

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-sub

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under

-> subcutaneous

100
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-supra

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above, better

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-syn, sym

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together, with

-> symphysis: a symphysis is a joint in which the bony surface are firmly united by a layer of fibrocartilage

102
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symbiosis

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occurs when 2 organisms live together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not

103
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-tachy

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fast

104
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Prefix:

-trans

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across, through

-> transfusion

105
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Prefix:

-ultra

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beyond, excess

106
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Prefix:

-uni

A

one

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