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Chapter 1: Latin Prefixes 1 (words) Flashcards

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premature

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occurring before the proper time, not ripe

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suprabuccal

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located or occurring above the cheek

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dementia

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a progressive debilitation of the cognitive facilities

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ultrasensitive

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overly responsive to stimuli

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juxta-articular

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located or occurring next to a joint

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extrauterine

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located or occurring outside the uterus/womb

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capsule

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a structure in which something is enclosed (eg. a soluble container of a dose of medicine)

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postoperative

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occurring after a medical procedure

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desalination

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the removal of salt from a substance

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malabsorption

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impaired absorption (eg. of nutrients)

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mental

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related to the mind

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extravascular

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located or occurring outside the vessels

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intraocular

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within the eye

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interocular

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between the eyes

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anteflexion

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an abnormal forward bending (esp. of the uterus)

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postuterine

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referring to the region behind the uterus

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contraindication

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a symptom that argues against a certain type of treatment

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retroversion

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a turning backwards (esp. the tilting of an organ)

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decerebration

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removal of the brain

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intrapartum

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occurring during (“within”) birth

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infraversion

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a downward turning (esp. of the eyes)

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extravasate

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to escape from a vessel into tissue

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preictal

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prior to a stroke or convulsion

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contralateral

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having to do with the opposite side of the body

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process

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a prominence or projection, as of a bone

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parietal

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relating to a wall or wall-like structure

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ictus solis

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sunstroke

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spect-

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to look at

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val-

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to be strong or well

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ocul-

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eye

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vacu-

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empty

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flex-

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to bend

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ped-

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foot

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