Chapter 4: Prefixes Flashcards by Sydnie Bookman | Brainscape

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cost/o

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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flex/o

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to bend

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gloss/o

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tongue

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immun/o

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protection

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone)

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put, place

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland, shield

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top/o

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place, position, location

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tox/o

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poison

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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urethr/o

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urethra

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blast

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embryonic, immature

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crine

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to secrete

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drome

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to run

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fusion

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coming together; to pour

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gen

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substance that produces

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lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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lysis

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breakdown, destruction, sepration

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meter

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to measure

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misson

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to send

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or

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one who

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oxia

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oxygen

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partum

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birth, labor

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phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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physis

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grow

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plasia

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development, formation, growth

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plasm

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structure, formation

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pnea

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breathing

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ptosis

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falling, drooping, prolapse

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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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stasis

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stopping, controlling

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trophy

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development, nourishment

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ab

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away from

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ad

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towards

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ana

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up, apart

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ante

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before, forward

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anti

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against

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auto

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self, own

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bi

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two

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brady

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slow

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cata

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down

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con

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with, together

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contra

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against, opposite

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de

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down, lack of

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dia

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through, complete

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dys

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec

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out, outside

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endo

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in, within

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epi

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upon, above, on

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eu

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good, normal

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ex

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out, outside

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive, above

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hypo

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deficient, unnder

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in

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not; into, within

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infra

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beneath, under

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inter

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between

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macro

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large

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mal

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bad

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meta

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beyond, change

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micro

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small

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neo

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new

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pan

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all

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para

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abnormal, beside, near

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per

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through

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peri

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surrounding

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poly

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many, much

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post

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after, behind

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pre

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before, in front of

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pro, pros

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before, forward

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re

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back, again

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retro

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behind, backward

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sub

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under

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supra

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up, above

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syn, sym

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together, with

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tachy

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fast

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trans

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across, through

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ultra

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beyond, excess

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uni

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one

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What is an antigen?

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a substance, usually foreign to the body, that stimulates production of antibodies

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What is an antibody?

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proteins made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens

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What is Rh condition?

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an antigen-antibody condition that develops when there is a difference in Rh blood factor between that of the pregnant mother (Rh negative) and that one of the fetus (Rh positive)

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What is a congenital anomaly?

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an irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with

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What is recombinant DNA and give an example

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when you take a gene from one organism and insert it into the DNA of another organism
ex. to make insulin outside of the body

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What is a polymerase chain reaction?

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method of producing multiple copies of a single gene

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What is a syndrome?

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a group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

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What is Reye syndrome?

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syndrome who’s symptoms include vomiting, swelling of the brain, increased intracranial pressure, hypoglycemia, and dysfunction of the liver
can happen to children after a viral infection that was treated with aspirin

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What is a transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP)?

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portion of prostate gland is removed with a resectoscope passed through the urethra to help the patient urinate

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What is ultrasonography?

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diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image of an organ or tissue

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What is a sonogram?

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fetal ultrasound image