Chapter 3 Flashcards by Mailee Xiong

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a-

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no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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an-

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no, not, without

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ana-

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excessive; upward or again

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ante-

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before in time or in place

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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centi-

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one hundred or 1/100

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circum-

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around or circular

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contra-

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against

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di-

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two

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dia-

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through

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diplo-

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double

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dys-

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bad; difficult

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ecto-

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out, without, away from

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en-, end-, endo-

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inside

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epi-

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above; on

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eu-

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good; normal

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ex-, exo-, extra-

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out, without, away from

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hemi-

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half; partly

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hyper-

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excessive; more than normal

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hypo-

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beneath or below normal

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in-

not or inside

infra-

beneath, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

macro-

large or great

mal-

bad

medio-, meso-

middle

mega-, megalo-

large or great

micro-

small

mid-

middle

milli-

1/1000

mono-

one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

pan-

all

para-

near, besides, or abnormal

per-

through or by

peri-

around

poly-

many

pre-

before in time or in place

primi-

first

pro-

before in time or in place; favoring; supporting

quad-, quadri-

four

retro-

behind, backward

semi-

half; partly

sub-

beneath; under

super-

excessive; above; beyond

super-, supra-

excessive; beyond

sym-, syn-

joined; together

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

excessive

uni-

one

abdomin(o)

abdomen

acr(o)

extremities; arms and legs

anter(o)

anterior; nearer to or toward the front

axill(o)

armpit

caud(o)

caudad; caudal; toward the tail or away from the head

cephal(o)

cephalad; toward the head

crani(o)

cranium; towards the head

dactyl(o)

finger or toe

dist(o)

distal; far or distant from the origin point

dors(o)

dorsal; situated on the backside

encephal(o)

brain

herni(o)

hernia

infer(o)

inferior; lowermost or below

later(o)

lateral; toward the side

medi(o)

medial; median; middle

omphal(o)

umbilicus; naval

pelv(i)

pelvis

periton(o)

peritoneum

pod(o)

foot

poster(o)

posterior; nearer to or toward the back

proxim(o)

proximal; nearer the origin

som(a), somat(o)

body

spin(o)

spine

steth(o)

thorax; chest

super(o)

superior; uppermost or above

tel(e)

distal; far from the origin

thorac(o)

thorax; chest

umbilic(o)

umbilicus; naval

ventr(o)

ventral; belly side

viscer(o)

viscera; large abdominal organs