226 medical term pg 3 Flashcards

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Post-

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After

-postpartum (after birth)

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postero-

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After, behind

-posterior (the back side)

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Pre-

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Before, in front

-prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)

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Pro-

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Before, in front

-prodrome (very earliestsymptoms)

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Pseudo-

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False

-pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)

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re-

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Again, back

-recurrent (to occur again)

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Retro-

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backward, behind

-retrograde (move in backward direction)

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Sinistro

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Left

-sinistrotorsion (twisted to the left)

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Sub-

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Below, under

-subcutaneous (under, below the skin)

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Super-

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Above, excess

-supernumerary (above the normal number)

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Supra-

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Above

-suprapubic (above the pubic bone)

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sym-

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Together

-symphysis (to grow together)

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syn-

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Together

-syndactyly (born with fingers fused)

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tachy-

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Rapid, fast

-tachycardia

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Trans-

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Through, across

-transurethral (through the urethra)

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ultra

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Beyond, excess

-ultrasound