Chapter 3 Flashcards

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a-

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without, absence of

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ab-

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away from

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endo-

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within

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4
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intra-

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within

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sub-

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under, beneath, below

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anticonvulsive

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a type of drug used to stop

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con-

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together, with, jointly.

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contra-

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counter or against

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meta-

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after or change

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di-

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double

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diplegia

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double paralysis, or the loss of muscle function of the two arms or two legs

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dipl-

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double

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13
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diplopia

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a person with the condition perceives a single object as two objects

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14
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hemi-

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half

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15
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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half the body

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mono-

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one

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb or muscle/muscle group

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18
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nulli-

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none

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19
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nullipara

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condition of never having given birth, or no births

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20
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nulligravida

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never having been pregnant or no pregnancies

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21
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pan-

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all

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22
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pansinusitis

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inflammation of all paranasal sinuses on one or both sides of the nose

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polyphagia

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excessive eating

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polydipsia

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condition of excessive thirst

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polyuria
excessive production of urine
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polyarteritis
inflammation of many medium and small arteries where they branch
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primi-
first
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primipara
a woman who has given birth for the first time
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primigravida
pregnant for the first time
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semi-
half or partial
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ad-
toward
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ana-
up, toward
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dia-
through
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dialysis
procedure that temporarily replaces fucntion of the kidneys
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dis-
apart or away
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ec-
outside or out
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ecto-
outside or out
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ectopic pregnancy
egg is somewhere other than the uterus
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edno-
within
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eso-
inward
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ex-
outside or away from
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exo-
outside or away from
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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para-
alongside or abnormal
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paracusis
abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing
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eu-
normal or good
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad
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megalo-
large or great
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pseudo-
false
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pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
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trans-
through, across, beyond
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ultra-
beyond normal