Chapter 4: Prefixes Flashcards
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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
4
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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
8
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immun/o
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protection
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morph/o
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shape, form
10
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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
A
embryonic, immature
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crine
to secrete
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drome
to run
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fusion
coming together; to pour
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gen
substance that produces
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lapse
to slide, fall, sag
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lysis
breakdown, destruction, sepration
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meter
to measure
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misson
to send
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or
one who
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oxia
oxygen
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partum
birth, labor
36
phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
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physis
grow
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plasia
development, formation, growth
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plasm
structure, formation
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pnea
breathing
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ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
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rrhea
flow, discharge
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stasis
stopping, controlling
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trophy
development, nourishment
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ab
away from
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ad
towards
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ana
up, apart
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ante
before, forward
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anti
against
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auto
self, own
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bi
two
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brady
slow
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cata
down
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con
with, together
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contra
against, opposite
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de
down, lack of
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dia
through, complete
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dys
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec
out, outside
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endo
in, within
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epi
upon, above, on
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eu
good, normal
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ex
out, outside
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hemi
half
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hyper
excessive, above
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hypo
deficient, unnder
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in
not; into, within
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infra
beneath, under
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inter
between
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macro
large
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mal
bad
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meta
beyond, change
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micro
small
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neo
new
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pan
all
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para
abnormal, beside, near
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per
through
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peri
surrounding
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poly
many, much
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post
after, behind
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pre
before, in front of
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pro, pros
before, forward
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re
back, again
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retro
behind, backward
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sub
under
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supra
up, above
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syn, sym
together, with
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tachy
fast
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trans
across, through
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ultra
beyond, excess
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uni
one
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What is an antigen?
a substance, usually foreign to the body, that stimulates production of antibodies
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What is an antibody?
proteins made by white blood cells in response to the presence of foreign antigens
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What is Rh condition?
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?
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
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?
method of producing multiple copies of a single gene
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What is a syndrome?
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?
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)?
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?
diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image of an organ or tissue
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What is a sonogram?
fetal ultrasound image
