Chapter 3 Flashcards
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a-
A
without, not
2
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a/mast/ia
A
without a breast
3
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ab-
A
from, away from
4
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ab/duction
A
movement of limb away from body
5
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ad
A
toward
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ad/duction
A
movement of limb toward body
7
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an-
A
without, not
8
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an/esthesia
A
without feeling
9
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anti-
A
against
10
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anti/bacteri/al
A
against bacteria
11
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bi-
A
two
12
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bi/later/al
A
pertaining to two sides
13
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brady-
A
slow
14
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brady/cardia
A
slow heart rate
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circum-
A
around
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circum/ren/al
A
pertaining to around the kidney
17
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contra-
A
against
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contra/ception
A
against conception or impregnation
19
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dia-
A
through, across
20
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dia/rrhea
A
flow through
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dipl-
A
double
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dipl/opia
A
double vision
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diplo-
A
double
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diplo/bacter/ial
A
bacteria linked together in pairs
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
26
dys/tocia
difficult childbirth
27
ecto-
outside, outward
28
ecto/gen/ous
forming outside the body or structure
29
endo-
in, within
30
endo/crine
secrete within
31
epi-
above, upon
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epi/gastr/ic
pertaining to above the stomach
33
eu-
good, normal
34
eu/pnea
normal breathing
35
exo-
outside, outward
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exo/tropia
turning outward
37
extra-
outside, outward
38
extra/crani/al
outside the skull
39
hemi-
one half
40
hemi/plegia
paralysis of one half of body
41
hetero-
different
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hetero/graft
different transplant
43
homeo-
same
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homo-
same
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homeo/plasia
formation of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part
46
homo/graft
same transplant
47
hyper-
excessive, above normal
48
hyper/cal/emia
excessive calcium in the blood
49
hypo-
under, below, deficient
50
hypo/derm/ic
pertaining to under the skin
51
infra-
under, below
52
infra/cost/al
below the ribs
53
inter-
between
54
inter/cost/al
between the ribs
55
intra-
in, within
56
intra/muscul/ar
within the muscle
57
macro-
large
58
macro/cyte
large cell
59
mal-
bad
60
mal/nutrition
bad nutrition
61
micro-
small
62
micro/scope
instrument for examining small things
63
mono-
one
64
mono/therapy
one treatment
65
multi-
many, much
66
multi/gravida
women who has been pregnant more than once
67
pan-
all
68
pan/arthr/itis
inflammation of all joints
69
para-
near, beside, beyond
70
para/nas/al
beside the nose
71
peri-
around
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peri/odont/al
pertaining to around the tooth
73
poly-
many, much
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poly/phobia
fear of many things
75
post-
after, behind
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post/nat/al
pertaining to the period after birth
77
pre-
before, in front of
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pre/nat/al
pertaining to the period before birth
79
primi
first
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primi/gravida
woman during her first pregnancy
81
pro-
before, in front of
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pro/gnosis
knowing before
83
pseudo
false
84
pseudo/cyesis
false pregnancy
85
quadri-
four
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quadri/plegia
paralysis of four limbs
87
retro-
backward, behind
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retro/version
turning backwards
89
sub-
under, below
90
sub/nas/al
under the nose
91
super-
upper, above
92
super/ior
pertaining to upper part of structure
93
supra-
upper, above
94
supra/ren/al
pertaining to above the kidney
95
syn-
union, together, joined
96
syn/dactyl/ism
conditioned of joined fingers or toes
97
tachy-
rapid
98
tachy/pnea
rapid breathing
99
trans-
through, across
100
trans/vagin/al
pertaining to across or through the vagina
101
tri-
three
102
tri/ceps
three heads
103
ultra-
excess, beyond
104
ultra/son/ic
pertaining to sound beyond
105
uni-
one
106
uni/nucle/ar
pertaining to one nucleus
107
pseudo
false
108
pseudo/cyesis
false pregnancy
109
quadri-
four
110
quadri/plegia
paralysis of four limbs
111
retro-
backward, behind
112
retro/version
turning backwards
113
sub-
under, below
114
sub/nas/al
under the nose
115
super-
upper, above
116
super/ior
pertaining to upper part of structure
117
supra-
upper, above
118
supra/ren/al
pertaining to above the kidney
119
syn-
union, together, joined
120
syn/dactyl/ism
conditioned of joined fingers or toes
121
tachy-
rapid
122
tachy/pnea
rapid breathing
123
trans-
through, across
124
trans/vagin/al
pertaining to across or through the vagina
125
tri-
three
126
tri/ceps
three heads
127
ultra-
excess, beyond
128
ultra/son/ic
pertaining to sound beyond
129
uni-
one
130
uni/nucle/ar
pertaining to one nucleus
